The Year in Texas, in Photos
2024 was the first full year of Texas Monthly’s makeover. Over the past twelve months, our art team has settled into the redesign that introduced (or reintroduced) new story sections to our readers....
Roar of the Crowd: January 2025
Borderline BiasI have been a subscriber for many years and love the magazine. What I do not appreciate is the political bias that is obvious when reading some of your articles. “The Border Crisis Wo...
Where to Eat, Shop, and Explore in Historic Victoria
If you weren’t already aware that Victoria turns two hundred years old this year, rest assured that the locals will remind you as soon as you set your suitcase down. They’re proud of their history...
Gen Z Brought Back the Espresso Martini. We Texified It.
The younger generations—and possibly singer Sabrina Carpenter—have brought back the espresso martini. There’s no fighting it—stemmed glasses of rich, brown, caffeinated liquid dotted with thre...
What Is a Taqueria, Really? This Dallas Chain Has the Answer.
Nancy Reza smiles a lot, even when talking about the family rift that created Taqueria El Arquito. Her large family is best known for owning 23 locations of Taqueria Taxco (established 2009) across Da...
A Toast to Patricia Sharpe
At the end of this year, after fifty years with Texas Monthly, dining critic Patricia Sharpe will be closing her tab and retiring. Pat bid her readers farewell and answered a few final questions about...
