Per early estimates, 52% of the vegetation along the Guadalupe was lost after the July flood, including countless centuries-old bald cypress trees. I spent some time with those working to restore the ecosystem and helping locals make sense of the ecological loss: www.texasmonthly.com/travel/repla...

All y'all should read the great Mike Hall on the great Joe Ely

Growing cities and wealthy investors want East Texas water, but locals aren't giving it up without a fight. For @texasmonthly.bsky.social, I spent some time on a couple of ranches in the region to report on the battle over the state’s most precious resource: www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...

Growing cities and wealthy investors want East Texas water, but locals aren't giving it up without a fight. For @texasmonthly.bsky.social, I spent some time on a couple of ranches in the region to report on the battle over the state’s most precious resource: www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...

“I don’t know how long it took—ten seconds, maybe fifteen—for the house to come apart." During the early-morning hours of July 4, the Guadalupe River pulled senior editor Aaron Parsley and six members of his family into its waters. Read his firsthand account:

An ultramarathon in the Texas Hill Country has long been a proving ground for the best trail runners in the world. This year, a service member from San Antonio—who didn’t think she’d make the starting line—stole the show. My latest for @texasmonthly.bsky.social: www.texasmonthly.com/travel/hoka-...

D-FW is a hub for New Apostolic Reformation leaders. For @texasmonthly.bsky.social, I took at deeper look at the work of one, Cindy Jacobs, an internationally beloved "prophet to the nations," who preaches spiritual warfare—often sporting her red cowboy boots. www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...

I wrote about the sad things that have been happening with Outside magazine for @newyorker.com today: www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...

The John Cornyn vs. Ken Paxton Senate race is already shaping up to be one for the books.

On E. 6th Street in Austin, a high-tech ops center overseeing gigawatts of wind and solar. A few blocks away, under the Capitol dome, a bill gaining strength that would be an "industry killer." The very Texas fight over renewable energy is my latest: www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...

Gloria Smith, who lives in Fort Worth, didn’t expect to find her roots in rural Burleson County. Then she started looking. Now she’s saving the Dabney Hill freedom colony, one building at a time. www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...

Come for the nuns, stay for the accidental undertaker. A Lauren Larson special— www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...

THREAD: So let's take a deeper look at Elon Musk's Starship and the noise impact it is having on the South Texas area where it is launching. It is the largest, most powerful rocket ever built. As tall at 30 story building. Here first is our story. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/18/u...

The Longhorn, like many of us, has a long and tangled immigrant story to share." Photos by Joel Salcido & words by John Phillips Santos, which is a knockout one-two punch. In the new @texasmonthly.bsky.social www.texasmonthly.com/being-texan/...