WHO: Taquito the baby birdWHAT: A lost Mississippi kite hatchling is wrapped in a flour tortilla and saved.WHY IT’S SO GREAT: We here at Texas Monthly are smitten with animals. Our regular…
Yard Barker – Alabama player has blunt response to Nick Saban’s SEC prediction
Nick Saban is skeptical that Alabama will be one of the best teams in the SEC this season, but at least one Crimson Tide player does not care what his former coach…
Texas Monthly – Immigration is taking center stage in Texas’ Senate race. Here’s what Colin Allred, Ted Cruz’s records show.
Poll after poll shows Texas voters rank immigration and the border as the most pressing issues. Read: Read More
Texas Monthly – What the World’s Top Golfer Can Learn From a Fellow Longhorn’s 1997 Win at the British Open
When he’s asked to compare Scottie Scheffler to another outstanding player in the history of golf, University of Texas golf coach John Fields typically mentions Seve Ballesteros, the Spanish champion with the…
Texas Monthly – A New Vending Machine Sells Bullets Next Door to a Middle School
This time of year, shoppers who set foot inside Lowe’s Market in downtown Canyon Lake, are usually looking for two things: swimming gear and beer. The cramped and busy grocery store, which…
Texas Monthly – The Texanist: Is Luckenbach Worthy of the Famous Song It Inspired?
Q: I work as a park ranger in the Hill Country, and because of the Waylon Jennings song “Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)” I am often asked about Luckenbach….
Texas Monthly – In the Trend-Driven Austin Restaurant Scene, Wink Maintains Its Cool
As the evening’s first customers stroll into Wink Wine Bar on a Saturday, my friend and I notice that they head straight for the leather-backed seats at the bar. The bartender warmly…
Texas Monthly – A Piece of WWI History Rests By a Resort Pool in Dallas
The Detours series celebrates lesser-known locales worth visiting across the state. A Dallas resort’s sculpture garden serves as the final resting place for a bit of history: a propeller from the RMS…
El Paso Matters – Events This Week: Plaza Film Fest, El Fresco, Parks and Rec Month, Boxing at the Lake
Here’s a roundup of some culture and civic events in the borderland in the coming week. Plaza Classic Film Festival The El Paso Community Foundation Plaza Classic Film Festival kicks off this…
KTSM News – Wednesday 9-hour forecast: Triple digits continue to surface the El Paso area
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – Happy hump day! Another hot day in the Sun City but this time paired with partly cloudy skies. Although the morning will start off mostly clear with…