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Trying to think of something cooler than Willie Nelson playing a retired Texas Ranger on Miami Vice and I'm coming up empty
November 14, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Trying to think of something cooler than Willie Nelson playing a retired Texas Ranger on Miami Vice and I'm coming up empty
Grammy noms are out and they’ve pitted father against son! Has this ever happened before?
November 7, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Grammy noms are out and they’ve pitted father against son! Has this ever happened before?
This great record was released 50 years ago today.
November 7, 2025 at 3:24 PM
This great record was released 50 years ago today.
Two of Texas’s greatest contributions to the world of music were born on the exact same day, November 6, in the exact same year, 1941. Guy Clark in Monahans and Doug Sahm in San Antonio. How about that?
November 6, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Two of Texas’s greatest contributions to the world of music were born on the exact same day, November 6, in the exact same year, 1941. Guy Clark in Monahans and Doug Sahm in San Antonio. How about that?
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About That Texas Monthly Cover Featuring Dick Cheney with a Shotgun
Evan Smith, then Texas Monthly’s editor in chief, gives the behind-the-scenes story of how the 2007 Bum Steers cover came together.
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November 6, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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was about to post about the Texas Monthly Dick Cheney "Bum Steers" cover but thankfully they already have me covered @thetexanist.bsky.social www.texasmonthly.com/the-stand-up...
About That Iconic Dick Cheney Cover
Evan Smith, then Texas Monthly’s editor in chief, gives the behind-the-scenes story of how the 2007 Bum Steers cover came together.
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November 5, 2025 at 5:09 PM
was about to post about the Texas Monthly Dick Cheney "Bum Steers" cover but thankfully they already have me covered @thetexanist.bsky.social www.texasmonthly.com/the-stand-up...
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The Chili's at 45th and Lamar in Austin should have a Michelin Star
October 29, 2025 at 8:29 PM
The Chili's at 45th and Lamar in Austin should have a Michelin Star
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October 28, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Morning in the Hills Southwest Texas https://www.wikiart.org/en/robert-julian-onderdonk/morning-in-the-hills-southwest-texas
October 11, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Morning in the Hills Southwest Texas https://www.wikiart.org/en/robert-julian-onderdonk/morning-in-the-hills-southwest-texas
As true today as when JKC recorded it in 1984.
Current Events-Joe King Carrasco
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September 27, 2025 at 6:17 PM
As true today as when JKC recorded it in 1984.
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In hindsight, all the problems started when we moved away from hand-written library catalog cards.
September 23, 2025 at 8:55 PM
In hindsight, all the problems started when we moved away from hand-written library catalog cards.
The great Pat Sharpe has broken retirement to pen this mouthwatering note on Austin's world-famous purveyor of migas perfecto (and more), Cisco's Restaurant, Bakery & Bar, which turns 75 this year.
How a 75-Year-Old Tex-Mex Restaurant Became a Magnet for Politicians and Artists
Cisco’s has been holding strong in Austin since 1950.
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September 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The great Pat Sharpe has broken retirement to pen this mouthwatering note on Austin's world-famous purveyor of migas perfecto (and more), Cisco's Restaurant, Bakery & Bar, which turns 75 this year.
In honor of Lyndon Johnson's birthday (August 27, 1908, near Stonewall), please enjoy this audio of him ordering some pants. #HBDLBJ
LBJ Orders Pants
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August 27, 2025 at 9:35 PM
In honor of Lyndon Johnson's birthday (August 27, 1908, near Stonewall), please enjoy this audio of him ordering some pants. #HBDLBJ
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Beep beeeeeep! 🛻🏖️ https://www.texasmonthly.com/travel/beach-driving-texas/
You Can Pry Texans’ Beach Driving From Their Cold Dead Hands
A long history of the beloved (and hated) tradition.
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August 22, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Beep beeeeeep! 🛻🏖️ https://www.texasmonthly.com/travel/beach-driving-texas/
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Nacogdoches claims to be the oldest town in Texas. But is it really?
The Texanist investigates. 🔍 https://www.texasmonthly.com/being-texan/the-texanist-nacogdoches-oldest-town-texas/
The Texanist investigates. 🔍 https://www.texasmonthly.com/being-texan/the-texanist-nacogdoches-oldest-town-texas/
The Texanist: Is Nacogdoches Really the Oldest Town in Texas?
The East Texas city stakes that claim for itself, but a Santa Fe man is skeptical.
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August 25, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Nacogdoches claims to be the oldest town in Texas. But is it really?
The Texanist investigates. 🔍 https://www.texasmonthly.com/being-texan/the-texanist-nacogdoches-oldest-town-texas/
The Texanist investigates. 🔍 https://www.texasmonthly.com/being-texan/the-texanist-nacogdoches-oldest-town-texas/
Today is Waco-born comedic genius Steve Martin's 80th birthday. In his honor, what say we all take a minute (and forty-five seconds) to enjoy just a bit of his sidesplitting virtuosity? Here, from "The Jerk," please enjoy the memorable sleeping scene.
The Jerk Sleeping Scene
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August 14, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Today is Waco-born comedic genius Steve Martin's 80th birthday. In his honor, what say we all take a minute (and forty-five seconds) to enjoy just a bit of his sidesplitting virtuosity? Here, from "The Jerk," please enjoy the memorable sleeping scene.
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Lyle Lovett, Miranda Lambert, Parker McCollum, and more are stepping up to help their fellow Texans after a historic flood hit the Hill Country on July 4.
Here are five upcoming fundraising events to keep an eye out for:
Here are five upcoming fundraising events to keep an eye out for:
Texas Music’s Brightest Stars Lend Their Talents to Flood Relief
Lyle Lovett, Miranda Lambert, Parker McCollum, and more are stepping up to help their fellow Texans after a historic flood hit the Hill Country on July 4.
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August 13, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Lyle Lovett, Miranda Lambert, Parker McCollum, and more are stepping up to help their fellow Texans after a historic flood hit the Hill Country on July 4.
Here are five upcoming fundraising events to keep an eye out for:
Here are five upcoming fundraising events to keep an eye out for:
The famous Marx Brothers launched their comedic careers in:
a) Yonkers
b) Oxnard
c) Nacogdoches
d)Peoria
e) None of the above
a) Yonkers
b) Oxnard
c) Nacogdoches
d)Peoria
e) None of the above
The Texanist: Did the Marx Brothers Get Their Start in East Texas?
The famed comedy trio were New Yorkers through and through. Or were they?
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August 6, 2025 at 5:23 PM
The famous Marx Brothers launched their comedic careers in:
a) Yonkers
b) Oxnard
c) Nacogdoches
d)Peoria
e) None of the above
a) Yonkers
b) Oxnard
c) Nacogdoches
d)Peoria
e) None of the above
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Lisa Loeb hits #1 with “Stay (I Missed You) 31 years ago today.
She’d been working as a temp at Ernst & Young when her friend Ethan Hawke brought the song to @benstiller.redhour.com, who used it in “Reality Bites.”
It remains the only #1 hit by an artist who was not already signed to a label.
She’d been working as a temp at Ernst & Young when her friend Ethan Hawke brought the song to @benstiller.redhour.com, who used it in “Reality Bites.”
It remains the only #1 hit by an artist who was not already signed to a label.
August 6, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Lisa Loeb hits #1 with “Stay (I Missed You) 31 years ago today.
She’d been working as a temp at Ernst & Young when her friend Ethan Hawke brought the song to @benstiller.redhour.com, who used it in “Reality Bites.”
It remains the only #1 hit by an artist who was not already signed to a label.
She’d been working as a temp at Ernst & Young when her friend Ethan Hawke brought the song to @benstiller.redhour.com, who used it in “Reality Bites.”
It remains the only #1 hit by an artist who was not already signed to a label.
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Swimming in a Texas-shaped pool is just. . . better. 🤷
A Highly Opinionated Deep Dive Into Five Texas-Shaped Pools
We traveled 1,400 miles across the state to sample our watery best.
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July 28, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Swimming in a Texas-shaped pool is just. . . better. 🤷
Ozzy Osbourne, famed rockstar, infamous Alamo desecrater, dead at 76.
July 22, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Ozzy Osbourne, famed rockstar, infamous Alamo desecrater, dead at 76.
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July 11, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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"The gravity of our situation didn’t sink in right away, but the facts were clear: We were surrounded by fast-moving floodwater, and we had no way of escaping to higher ground."
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“The River House Broke. We Rushed in the River.”
The July 4 Texas flooding ripped our Kerr County home from its pillars, pulling us into the water and into the night. Then morning came.
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July 11, 2025 at 5:04 PM
"The gravity of our situation didn’t sink in right away, but the facts were clear: We were surrounded by fast-moving floodwater, and we had no way of escaping to higher ground."
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So good to hear that Crider's has seen neither its last dance nor its last rodeo.
“It’s just a magical place. . . we’re going to keep it that way.”
Crider's, a Hill Country rodeo and dance hall, will open again, but not this summer.
Crider's, a Hill Country rodeo and dance hall, will open again, but not this summer.
On Its Hundredth Anniversary, Crider’s Reckons With a Hundred-Year Flood
The Hill Country rodeo and dance hall will open again, but not this summer.
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July 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
So good to hear that Crider's has seen neither its last dance nor its last rodeo.