texas monthly Archives

How to Keep a Great Magazine Going

by Peter Rubin January 18, 2023January 18, 2023

“When I started writing for ‘Texas Monthly’ in 1973, I didn’t expect it to last very long. But it’s still here, five decades later.”

Too Wild to Love

by Carolyn Wells December 23, 2022December 23, 2022

“A multigenerational Texas family leaves the state for a new life on the East Coast.”

Nonfiction

Best of 2022: Profiles

by Longreads December 22, 2022January 25, 2023

A great profile accomplishes the nearly impossible by making you feel like you truly know someone you’ve never met. It’s a feat of empathy and insight, the kind of alchemy that turns reporting into rapport. The five examples here span all manner of tone and subject, from victims of gun violence to digital charlatans, but […]

The Untold Story of the Insular Texas Family That Invaded the U.S. Capitol

by Seyward Darby December 8, 2022December 8, 2022

“The Munns became a national curiosity after five of them were indicted for participating in the insurrection. But the full scope of their malignant behavior is little known—including to the federal prosecutors tasked with investigating their crimes.”