anna walsh
@annamccachren.bsky.social
director of editorial operations at Texas Monthly // often found walking the streets of Austin, looking for a cat to pet
a little Valentine’s Day programming for you: this delightful piece on gondoliers in the middle of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex and what they’ve learned about love www.texasmonthly.com/being-texan/...
These Suburban Gondoliers Have Seen 10,000 Proposals. Here’s What They’ve Learned About Love.
Often privy to multiple marriage proposals a day, the gondola king of Irving has learned a thing or two about the affairs of the heart.
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February 14, 2026 at 9:13 PM
a little Valentine’s Day programming for you: this delightful piece on gondoliers in the middle of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex and what they’ve learned about love www.texasmonthly.com/being-texan/...
They laid off Marty?! 😭 www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/b...
He Was Laid Off at The Washington Post After Working There 60 Years
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February 6, 2026 at 1:17 PM
They laid off Marty?! 😭 www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/b...
😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 www.thebanner.com/culture/food...
The Brewer’s Art, a Mount Vernon mainstay, abruptly closes after 30 years
Owner Volker Stewart informed employees by text message Monday that he was closing effective immediately due to financial problems, according to screenshots shared with The Banner.
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February 2, 2026 at 11:49 PM
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the newsroom where I started my journalism career is no more 😢 www.abc27.com/local-news/y...
York Dispatch publishes final issue as newsroom merges with, website redirects to York Daily Record
YORK, Pa. (WHTM) — Another Midstate newspaper has published its last issue. The York Dispatch hit newsstands for the final time Friday and, by Friday evening, its website redirected to that o…
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January 31, 2026 at 4:56 PM
the newsroom where I started my journalism career is no more 😢 www.abc27.com/local-news/y...
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The southern frontier is quiet enough that Border Patrol agents have time to go brutalize Minnesotans.
But people are still crossing.
Who are they? I found out in a peculiar way—by getting briefly confused for a smuggler and stopped on the Rio Grande: www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...
But people are still crossing.
Who are they? I found out in a peculiar way—by getting briefly confused for a smuggler and stopped on the Rio Grande: www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...
Is Anyone Still Crossing the Border? Yes, Actually.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has boasted that border crossings have dropped to zero. That’s not true.
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January 30, 2026 at 8:31 PM
The southern frontier is quiet enough that Border Patrol agents have time to go brutalize Minnesotans.
But people are still crossing.
Who are they? I found out in a peculiar way—by getting briefly confused for a smuggler and stopped on the Rio Grande: www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...
But people are still crossing.
Who are they? I found out in a peculiar way—by getting briefly confused for a smuggler and stopped on the Rio Grande: www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...
a hell of a story by Chris
For two years, I've been investigating claims that Texas A&M University has been overtaken by the forces of gay race communism. The truth is a little more complicated: www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...
What’s the Matter With Texas A&M?
Five presidents in five years. Firings of “woke” professors. Crackdowns on Plato. Inside state leaders’ efforts to remake a great university.
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January 30, 2026 at 8:25 PM
a hell of a story by Chris
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The way the press is treating chatbots, like they have agency and they “know” things all of a sudden, crossed the line recently from dumb and obsequious to something else entirely. Treating them as alive and making conscious decisions is an almost religious belief. It won’t age well.
January 3, 2026 at 2:52 AM
The way the press is treating chatbots, like they have agency and they “know” things all of a sudden, crossed the line recently from dumb and obsequious to something else entirely. Treating them as alive and making conscious decisions is an almost religious belief. It won’t age well.
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Merry Christmas and happy holidays from us (and Willie) to you. 🎄
In our December 2012 issue, writer Michael Hall weighs the question: What if Willie Nelson is Santa Claus? 🤔 https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/the-red-hooded-stranger/
In our December 2012 issue, writer Michael Hall weighs the question: What if Willie Nelson is Santa Claus? 🤔 https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/the-red-hooded-stranger/
December 25, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Merry Christmas and happy holidays from us (and Willie) to you. 🎄
In our December 2012 issue, writer Michael Hall weighs the question: What if Willie Nelson is Santa Claus? 🤔 https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/the-red-hooded-stranger/
In our December 2012 issue, writer Michael Hall weighs the question: What if Willie Nelson is Santa Claus? 🤔 https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/the-red-hooded-stranger/
An absolute delight by @lonlozzin.bsky.social, @texasmonthly.bsky.social’s chief Christmas correspondent www.texasmonthly.com/being-texan/...
Ice Companies Used to Suffer All Winter. Then Texans Started Paying Thousands for Snow Parties.
Pricey snowscapes are delighting winter-starved Texans and also keep ice distributors in business.
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December 19, 2025 at 6:08 PM
An absolute delight by @lonlozzin.bsky.social, @texasmonthly.bsky.social’s chief Christmas correspondent www.texasmonthly.com/being-texan/...
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All y'all should read the great Mike Hall on the great Joe Ely
For decades, charismatic singer-songwriter Joe Ely made music that sounded like all of Texas.
In the months before his death, everything got very quiet. https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/joe-ely-legacy-and-posthumous-album/
In the months before his death, everything got very quiet. https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/joe-ely-legacy-and-posthumous-album/
Joe Ely’s Final Act
For decades, the charismatic singer-songwriter Joe Ely made music that sounded like all of Texas. In the months before his death, everything got very quiet.
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December 18, 2025 at 5:17 PM
All y'all should read the great Mike Hall on the great Joe Ely
obsessed with @lonlozzin.bsky.social look behind the scenes at Prestonwood Baptist Church’s annual extravaganza "The Gift of Christmas," featuring three camels, two zebras, 1,200 cast members (including angels and a Santa who fly in on wires), and so much more www.texasmonthly.com/being-texan/...
Behind the Scenes at America's Most Extreme Christmas Pageant
Prestonwood Baptist Church’s 'The Gift of Christmas' features pyrotechnics, lasers, elves on trapezes, peacocks, and a flying Santa. Oh, and a nativity.
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December 5, 2025 at 6:58 PM
obsessed with @lonlozzin.bsky.social look behind the scenes at Prestonwood Baptist Church’s annual extravaganza "The Gift of Christmas," featuring three camels, two zebras, 1,200 cast members (including angels and a Santa who fly in on wires), and so much more www.texasmonthly.com/being-texan/...
huge news www.thebanner.com/economy/mcco...
McCormick drops plastic, brings back classic Old Bay tin
McCormick & Company is bringing back tin packaging for Old Bay, the spice blend’s original packaging before the brand switched to plastic in 2017.
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December 1, 2025 at 10:37 PM
huge news www.thebanner.com/economy/mcco...
is the script for “Wicked: For Good” a mess? yes. did I still ugly-cry through “For Good”? also yes
November 24, 2025 at 2:39 AM
is the script for “Wicked: For Good” a mess? yes. did I still ugly-cry through “For Good”? also yes
spotted feral hogs for the first time at a Texas state park. does this mean I’m a real Texan now @thetexanist.bsky.social
November 22, 2025 at 5:12 PM
spotted feral hogs for the first time at a Texas state park. does this mean I’m a real Texan now @thetexanist.bsky.social
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Soup season is upon us! It's the best time of the year. 🍲
Slurp up our favorites: https://www.texasmonthly.com/food/9-essential-texas-soups-to-keep-you-warm-and-full/
Slurp up our favorites: https://www.texasmonthly.com/food/9-essential-texas-soups-to-keep-you-warm-and-full/
It’s Slurp Season. Here Are 9 Essential Texas Soups to Keep You Warm and Full.
Steaming stews, beefy broths, and a bonus side of cornbread.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Soup season is upon us! It's the best time of the year. 🍲
Slurp up our favorites: https://www.texasmonthly.com/food/9-essential-texas-soups-to-keep-you-warm-and-full/
Slurp up our favorites: https://www.texasmonthly.com/food/9-essential-texas-soups-to-keep-you-warm-and-full/
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- first frame: lady yells "Why can't you be normal?"
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the 2025 michelin guide to texas will be announced in houston on tuesday
it's michelin season babyyyyyy. no matter what you think of the guide itself, it has serious material impact on the restaurants it recognizes. i talked to three proprietors who received a star in 2024 about how it changed the game.
These Restaurants Got Coveted Michelin Stars. What Did That Really Mean?
Ahead of the reveal of the new guide, we check in with members of the inaugural class of awardees.
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October 24, 2025 at 9:33 PM
the 2025 michelin guide to texas will be announced in houston on tuesday
we're going nationwide!!!
FUN news: we have two TV specials airing on PBS starting tomorrow. 📺 🎉
'Being Texan' and 'The State of BBQ' are derived from the magazine’s Lone Star Emmy–nominated program 'Texas Monthly Presents.' https://www.texasmonthly.com/press-room/two-texas-monthly-tv-specials-on-national-pbs/
'Being Texan' and 'The State of BBQ' are derived from the magazine’s Lone Star Emmy–nominated program 'Texas Monthly Presents.' https://www.texasmonthly.com/press-room/two-texas-monthly-tv-specials-on-national-pbs/
Two Texas Monthly TV Specials to Air on PBS Across the Country
‘Being Texan’ and ‘The State of BBQ’ are derived from the magazine’s Lone Star Emmy–nominated program ‘Texas Monthly Presents.’
www.texasmonthly.com
October 23, 2025 at 10:59 PM
we're going nationwide!!!
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Earlier this month, we asked readers to send us pictures of their homecoming mums and share memories or reflections on the custom. 🏵️🔔✨
Boy, did y'all deliver: https://www.texasmonthly.com/being-texan/texas-homecoming-mums-photos/
Boy, did y'all deliver: https://www.texasmonthly.com/being-texan/texas-homecoming-mums-photos/
Across Texas, Through the Decades: Your Homecoming Mum Photos
The real stars of the homecoming game? The longstanding, celebratory Texas tradition of homecoming mums. Here are some of our readers' photos with their mums.
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October 22, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Earlier this month, we asked readers to send us pictures of their homecoming mums and share memories or reflections on the custom. 🏵️🔔✨
Boy, did y'all deliver: https://www.texasmonthly.com/being-texan/texas-homecoming-mums-photos/
Boy, did y'all deliver: https://www.texasmonthly.com/being-texan/texas-homecoming-mums-photos/
what a great profile of Skip Hollandsworth by Sarah Hepola 🩷 www.dallasnews.com/arts-enterta...
Hepola: Dallas true-crime great Skip Hollandsworth and a mystery that refuses to be solved
The Texas Monthly giant’s new collection about female criminals, ‘She Kills,’ tells with epic stories. Good luck finding out his.
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October 22, 2025 at 12:55 PM
what a great profile of Skip Hollandsworth by Sarah Hepola 🩷 www.dallasnews.com/arts-enterta...
in case you need a reminder today that there are people trying to do good in the world www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...
I Wrote About an Innocent Man Who Spent 28 Years in Prison. A Stranger Wanted to Help.
When the Texas criminal justice system wouldn’t compensate Carlos Jaile for the time he spent behind bars, a retired insurance agent stepped in.
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October 21, 2025 at 10:00 PM
in case you need a reminder today that there are people trying to do good in the world www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...
I now think of @lonlozzin.bsky.social when I go to a Buc-ee’s bathroom thanks to this piece www.texasmonthly.com/style/bucees...
October 15, 2025 at 12:12 AM
I now think of @lonlozzin.bsky.social when I go to a Buc-ee’s bathroom thanks to this piece www.texasmonthly.com/style/bucees...
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NOW HIRING: open fact-check position at @texasmonthly.bsky.social, come work with us and potentially save me and my colleagues from ourselves www.texasmonthly.com/about/jobs-a...
Jobs and Internships
Since 1973, Texas Monthly has chronicled life in contemporary Texas, reporting on vital issues such as politics, criminal justice, the environment,
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October 6, 2025 at 8:29 PM
NOW HIRING: open fact-check position at @texasmonthly.bsky.social, come work with us and potentially save me and my colleagues from ourselves www.texasmonthly.com/about/jobs-a...
THE Skip Hollandsworth on the case from his teens that set him on the path to becoming a true crime writer: www.texasmonthly.com/true-crime/s...
The Murder That Made Me a True Crime Writer
The legendary Skip Hollandsworth revisits the case that launched his lifelong obsession. An exclusive excerpt from his new book, ‘She Kills.’
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October 1, 2025 at 2:27 PM
THE Skip Hollandsworth on the case from his teens that set him on the path to becoming a true crime writer: www.texasmonthly.com/true-crime/s...
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By any measure, Tim Kennedy’s life is full of genuine accomplishments.
But if you look past the broadest strokes of his résumé to confirm the details of what he says and writes about his life, much of it proves elusive, or just plain wrong. https://txmnth.ly/3Wcwutg
But if you look past the broadest strokes of his résumé to confirm the details of what he says and writes about his life, much of it proves elusive, or just plain wrong. https://txmnth.ly/3Wcwutg
Tim Kennedy vs. the Truth
The popular manosphere influencer has built a career on his reputation as an MMA fighter and a Green Beret. But can we believe everything he says?
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September 29, 2025 at 4:15 PM
By any measure, Tim Kennedy’s life is full of genuine accomplishments.
But if you look past the broadest strokes of his résumé to confirm the details of what he says and writes about his life, much of it proves elusive, or just plain wrong. https://txmnth.ly/3Wcwutg
But if you look past the broadest strokes of his résumé to confirm the details of what he says and writes about his life, much of it proves elusive, or just plain wrong. https://txmnth.ly/3Wcwutg