Today's the day the music died.

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...

RIP funny lady. Thanks for all the laughs.

“My work for Texas Monthly demands hundreds of hours on the road each year. Being pulled over by immigration-enforcement officers has felt like an inevitability for months.”

Hallelujah! 😎

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?

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?

Evan Smith reminisces with @thetexanist.bsky.social www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...

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...

The Chili's at 45th and Lamar in Austin should have a Michelin Star

Cactus in Bloom https://www.wikiart.org/en/robert-julian-onderdonk/cactus-in-bloom-1915

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.

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.

In honor of Lyndon Johnson's birthday (August 27, 1908, near Stonewall), please enjoy this audio of him ordering some pants. #HBDLBJ

Beep beeeeeep! 🛻🏖️ https://www.texasmonthly.com/travel/beach-driving-texas/

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/

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.

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:

The famous Marx Brothers launched their comedic careers in: a) Yonkers b) Oxnard c) Nacogdoches d)Peoria e) None of the above

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.

Swimming in a Texas-shaped pool is just. . . better. 🤷

Ozzy Osbourne, famed rockstar, infamous Alamo desecrater, dead at 76.

Read the story of how this essay came together from our editor in chief:

"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." @freshparsley.bsky.social @texasmonthly.bsky.social www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...

So good to hear that Crider's has seen neither its last dance nor its last rodeo.

Fun Fact: Jimmy Swaggart and Mickey Gilley were cousins, along with Jerry Lee Lewis!

Medina Lake back in the day.

Happy #Juneteenth!

Except, of course, the King of Western Swing, the King of Country, and the King of Tex-Mex Rock & Roll.

Field of Texas Bluebonnets and Prickly Pear Cacti https://www.wikiart.org/en/robert-julian-onderdonk/field-of-texas-bluebonnets-and-prickly-pear-cacti

Over fifty years after our first barbecue feature, we're still putting in the work to suss out which barbecue joints—of the many our state boasts—has earned a spot on The List. Our June issue will hit mailboxes and newsstands starting next week. Until then, get to know the Top 50: txmnth.ly/4mzGl8w

The King of Wester Swing died fifty years ago today, but those immortal words from Waylon Jennings still ring true. "It don't matter who's in Austin, Bob Wills is still the king."

Catch up on the word wrangler from this past weekend. 🤠

Fact: General Ignacio Zaragoza, hero of the Battle of Puebla, fought Cinco de Mayo 1862, was born near present-day Goliad, Texas. #HappyCincoDeMayo

It’s not all fun and games at the National Magazine of Texas, but there are fun games.

Y'all, we have GAMES now! Check out our first word search here💐: www.texasmonthly.com/games/word-w...

Please join the Texanist in wishing a great big Texas-sized happy 92nd birthday to this old #GOAT! We love you, #WillieNelson.

Happy Earth Day, y’all! (🎨: Steve Pietzsch for @texasmonthly.bsky.social's special 20th anniversary issue.)

Spring Morning https://www.wikiart.org/en/robert-julian-onderdonk/spring-morning-1911

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Not to brag, but 9 of the first 20 #Masters champs were Texans; Texas has produced more wins than any other state; 2 of the 3 famous bridges there are dedicated to Texans (Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson); and the annual champs dinner has been hosted by a Texan since Hogan in 1952.

The Arcane Texas Fact of the Day: The Houston Astrodome opened 60 years ago today, on April 9, 1965. It was the world's first multi-purpose domed sports stadium. The Astros played the New York Yankees in an exhibition. Mickey Mantle hit a single and a home run in the game, but the Astros won 2-1.

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Pandemonium in San Antonio. @uhcougars.bsky.social take down Duke to advance to the #NationalChampionship. #Rememberthealamodome