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The newest issue of Texas Monthly, wrapping up 2025 with our Best Things in Texas, is our holiday gift to you. 🎁
Peek inside for where to travel, what to listen to, what to watch, and moments that made us proud to be Texans: https://www.texasmonthly.com/interactive/best-things-in-texas/
Peek inside for where to travel, what to listen to, what to watch, and moments that made us proud to be Texans: https://www.texasmonthly.com/interactive/best-things-in-texas/
Abraham Quintanilla, who died this weekend, helped guide his daughter to stardom and sought to preserve her image after her death.
Our remembrance by Katy Vine: https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/remembering-abraham-quintanilla/
Our remembrance by Katy Vine: https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/remembering-abraham-quintanilla/
Abraham Quintanilla Was a Fierce Protector of His Daughter Selena’s Legacy
Quintanilla, who died this weekend, helped guide his daughter to stardom and sought to preserve her image after her death.
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December 15, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Abraham Quintanilla, who died this weekend, helped guide his daughter to stardom and sought to preserve her image after her death.
Our remembrance by Katy Vine: https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/remembering-abraham-quintanilla/
Our remembrance by Katy Vine: https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/remembering-abraham-quintanilla/
In need of another side option or a festive cocktail (or two)? 🍸
Our Christmas menu from 2023 is packed with sweet and savory holiday comfort. https://www.texasmonthly.com/food/texas-monthly-christmas-menu-2023/
Our Christmas menu from 2023 is packed with sweet and savory holiday comfort. https://www.texasmonthly.com/food/texas-monthly-christmas-menu-2023/
Deck the Halls and Pass the Ham: Texas Monthly’s Christmas Menu
In need of another side option or a festive cocktail (or two)? Our Christmas menu is packed with sweet and savory holiday comfort.
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December 15, 2025 at 7:56 PM
In need of another side option or a festive cocktail (or two)? 🍸
Our Christmas menu from 2023 is packed with sweet and savory holiday comfort. https://www.texasmonthly.com/food/texas-monthly-christmas-menu-2023/
Our Christmas menu from 2023 is packed with sweet and savory holiday comfort. https://www.texasmonthly.com/food/texas-monthly-christmas-menu-2023/
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Six years after it was sold to a Chicago private-equity firm, Texas's favorite burger chain is opening new restaurants at a brisk pace. 🍔
An inside look at its plans to win over the rest of America: https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/inside-look-whataburger-national-expansion-strategy/
An inside look at its plans to win over the rest of America: https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/inside-look-whataburger-national-expansion-strategy/
Whataburger Isn’t What It Used to Be
An inside look at Texas’s favorite burger chain and its plans to win over the rest of America.
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December 15, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Six years after it was sold to a Chicago private-equity firm, Texas's favorite burger chain is opening new restaurants at a brisk pace. 🍔
An inside look at its plans to win over the rest of America: https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/inside-look-whataburger-national-expansion-strategy/
An inside look at its plans to win over the rest of America: https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/inside-look-whataburger-national-expansion-strategy/
In an episode rife with dirty dealings, business blunders, and familial felicity, we also get a dinner fit for Blackbeard.
‘Landman’ Season 2, Episode 5: Cartels, Lawyers, and Pirates, Oh My!
In an episode rife with dirty dealings, business blunders, and familial felicity, we also get a dinner fit for Blackbeard.
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December 15, 2025 at 4:30 PM
In an episode rife with dirty dealings, business blunders, and familial felicity, we also get a dinner fit for Blackbeard.
Six years after it was sold to a Chicago private-equity firm, Texas's favorite burger chain is opening new restaurants at a brisk pace. An inside look at its plans to win over the rest of America.
Whataburger Isn’t What It Used to Be
An inside look at Texas’s favorite burger chain and its plans to win over the rest of America.
www.texasmonthly.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Six years after it was sold to a Chicago private-equity firm, Texas's favorite burger chain is opening new restaurants at a brisk pace. An inside look at its plans to win over the rest of America.
Hotel Daphne, from Austin’s Bunkhouse empire, brings upscale intimacy to the city’s popular historic area. ✨
A first look: https://www.texasmonthly.com/travel/first-look-hotel-daphne-houston-heights/
A first look: https://www.texasmonthly.com/travel/first-look-hotel-daphne-houston-heights/
First Look: A Boutique Hotel Comes to Houston’s Heights Neighborhood
Hotel Daphne, from Austin’s Bunkhouse empire, brings upscale intimacy to the city’s popular historic area.
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December 15, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Hotel Daphne, from Austin’s Bunkhouse empire, brings upscale intimacy to the city’s popular historic area. ✨
A first look: https://www.texasmonthly.com/travel/first-look-hotel-daphne-houston-heights/
A first look: https://www.texasmonthly.com/travel/first-look-hotel-daphne-houston-heights/
The Austin-based Bunkhouse Group has opened its second boutique inn in Houston, this time in the historic Heights district.
First Look: A Boutique Hotel Comes to Houston’s Heights Neighborhood
Hotel Daphne, from Austin’s Bunkhouse empire, brings upscale intimacy to the city’s popular historic area.
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December 15, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The Austin-based Bunkhouse Group has opened its second boutique inn in Houston, this time in the historic Heights district.
Houston's Ismaili Center is officially open to the public. 🎉
https://www.texasmonthly.com/being-texan/ismaili-center-houston-opening/
https://www.texasmonthly.com/being-texan/ismaili-center-houston-opening/
Ismaili Texans Have Been Waiting Twenty Years for This Center to Open
But Ismaili Center, Houston is for all of us.
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December 13, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Houston's Ismaili Center is officially open to the public. 🎉
https://www.texasmonthly.com/being-texan/ismaili-center-houston-opening/
https://www.texasmonthly.com/being-texan/ismaili-center-houston-opening/
The insurgent Democrat wants religion out of politics. And he won’t stop preaching about it.
The Confessions of James Talarico
The insurgent Democrat wants religion out of politics. And he won’t stop preaching about it.
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December 13, 2025 at 2:05 AM
The insurgent Democrat wants religion out of politics. And he won’t stop preaching about it.
Show off your obsession for smoked meat and its accoutrements during the holiday season with cute, curated decor. 🍖🎄
Our barbecue editor's favorites from 2022: https://www.texasmonthly.com/bbq/barbecue-christmas-ornaments/
Our barbecue editor's favorites from 2022: https://www.texasmonthly.com/bbq/barbecue-christmas-ornaments/
19 Barbecue-Themed Ornaments for Trimming Your Christmas Tree
Show off your obsession for smoked meat and its accoutrements during the holiday season with cute, curated decor.
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December 12, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Show off your obsession for smoked meat and its accoutrements during the holiday season with cute, curated decor. 🍖🎄
Our barbecue editor's favorites from 2022: https://www.texasmonthly.com/bbq/barbecue-christmas-ornaments/
Our barbecue editor's favorites from 2022: https://www.texasmonthly.com/bbq/barbecue-christmas-ornaments/
Tiffany Derry is joining advocates urging the governor Greg Abbott to enroll in the federal Summer EBT program—and the deadline is looming.
A Celebrity Chef Is Asking Greg Abbott to Unlock $450 Million for Hungry Texas Kids
Tiffany Derry is joining advocates urging the governor Greg Abbott to enroll in the federal Summer EBT program—and the deadline is looming.
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December 12, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Tiffany Derry is joining advocates urging the governor Greg Abbott to enroll in the federal Summer EBT program—and the deadline is looming.
Fireside BBQ has given a new sense of purpose for the Coes and Skidmores of Paris, with Greg Skidmore living out his pitmaster dreams. https://www.texasmonthly.com/bbq/fireside-bbq-paris/
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December 12, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Fireside BBQ has given a new sense of purpose for the Coes and Skidmores of Paris, with Greg Skidmore living out his pitmaster dreams. https://www.texasmonthly.com/bbq/fireside-bbq-paris/
Dallas congresswoman Jasmine Crockett is one of the most outspoken Democrats in Congress.
Can she parlay her media fame into a winning political campaign? https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/jasmine-crockett-doesnt-care-what-you-think-about-her-senate-campaign/
Can she parlay her media fame into a winning political campaign? https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/jasmine-crockett-doesnt-care-what-you-think-about-her-senate-campaign/
Jasmine Crockett Doesn’t Care What You Think About Her Senate Campaign
The Dallas firebrand is one of the most outspoken Democrats in Congress.
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December 11, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Dallas congresswoman Jasmine Crockett is one of the most outspoken Democrats in Congress.
Can she parlay her media fame into a winning political campaign? https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/jasmine-crockett-doesnt-care-what-you-think-about-her-senate-campaign/
Can she parlay her media fame into a winning political campaign? https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/jasmine-crockett-doesnt-care-what-you-think-about-her-senate-campaign/
What exactly is the deal with Christmas and tamales? 🤔
The Texanist has an answer, from 2017: https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/texanist-whats-deal-tamales-christmas/
The Texanist has an answer, from 2017: https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/texanist-whats-deal-tamales-christmas/
The Texanist: What's the Deal With Tamales and Christmas?
A Dallasite wonders how something so tasty, so filling, and so pre-Christian came to be a holiday staple.
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December 11, 2025 at 5:19 PM
What exactly is the deal with Christmas and tamales? 🤔
The Texanist has an answer, from 2017: https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/texanist-whats-deal-tamales-christmas/
The Texanist has an answer, from 2017: https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/texanist-whats-deal-tamales-christmas/
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Commit this handy-dandy guide to memory.
12 Types of Taquerias and How to Spot Them
The vibes these restaurants cultivate, from the “South Texas diner” to the “Tex-Mex palace,” say as much about them as the food does.
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December 11, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Commit this handy-dandy guide to memory.
In today's word wrangler, hunt for words and phrases to use the next time you get invited to a buddy’s deer blind. 🤠 https://www.texasmonthly.com/games/word-wrangler-december-11-2025/
Word Wrangler: December 11, 2025
Words and phrases to use the next time you get invited to a buddy's deer blind.
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December 11, 2025 at 4:03 PM
In today's word wrangler, hunt for words and phrases to use the next time you get invited to a buddy’s deer blind. 🤠 https://www.texasmonthly.com/games/word-wrangler-december-11-2025/
Dallas congresswoman Jasmine Crockett has mastered the art of online virality.
Is that enough to win statewide? https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/jasmine-crockett-vs-ken-paxton-is-the-race-texans-deserve/
Is that enough to win statewide? https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/jasmine-crockett-vs-ken-paxton-is-the-race-texans-deserve/
Jasmine Crockett Mastered the "Epic Clapback." That Won't Be Enough to Turn Texas Blue.
The Dallas congresswoman is more famous than her primary opponent. She is also, in some ways, a weaker candidate for the general election.
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December 10, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Dallas congresswoman Jasmine Crockett has mastered the art of online virality.
Is that enough to win statewide? https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/jasmine-crockett-vs-ken-paxton-is-the-race-texans-deserve/
Is that enough to win statewide? https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/jasmine-crockett-vs-ken-paxton-is-the-race-texans-deserve/
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ICYMI: Mariano Santiago came to the U.S. from Mexico in search of a better life for his family. His brother, Begaí, refused to let him go alone. Only one survived the journey. Story by Elliott Woods for FERN and Texas Monthly. Link below ⬇️
December 10, 2025 at 3:07 PM
ICYMI: Mariano Santiago came to the U.S. from Mexico in search of a better life for his family. His brother, Begaí, refused to let him go alone. Only one survived the journey. Story by Elliott Woods for FERN and Texas Monthly. Link below ⬇️
Read the story here: www.texasmonthly.com/interactive/...
December 10, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Read the story here: www.texasmonthly.com/interactive/...
Coal, ore, and now Bitcoin—dig into these ten former and current Texas mining sites in today's word wrangler. 🪨 https://www.texasmonthly.com/games/word-wrangler-december-10-2025/
Word Wrangler: December 10, 2025
Coal, ore, and now Bitcoin—dig into these ten former and current Texas mining sites.
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December 10, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Coal, ore, and now Bitcoin—dig into these ten former and current Texas mining sites in today's word wrangler. 🪨 https://www.texasmonthly.com/games/word-wrangler-december-10-2025/
Good news of the day: Texas, which is home to the largest concentration of Ismaili Muslims in the U.S., now has a stunning cultural landmark that’s open to all. https://www.texasmonthly.com/being-texan/ismaili-center-houston-opening/
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December 10, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Good news of the day: Texas, which is home to the largest concentration of Ismaili Muslims in the U.S., now has a stunning cultural landmark that’s open to all. https://www.texasmonthly.com/being-texan/ismaili-center-houston-opening/
Respected nationwide for her trendsetting sensibilities, renowned Austin hotelier Liz Lambert only buys presents she would use herself. 🎁
Her essentials from last year: https://www.texasmonthly.com/style/liz-lambert-six-essential-christmas-gifts/
Her essentials from last year: https://www.texasmonthly.com/style/liz-lambert-six-essential-christmas-gifts/
Liz Lambert’s Six Essential Christmas Gifts
Respected nationwide for her trendsetting sensibilities, the renowned Austin hotelier only buys presents she would use herself.
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December 9, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Respected nationwide for her trendsetting sensibilities, renowned Austin hotelier Liz Lambert only buys presents she would use herself. 🎁
Her essentials from last year: https://www.texasmonthly.com/style/liz-lambert-six-essential-christmas-gifts/
Her essentials from last year: https://www.texasmonthly.com/style/liz-lambert-six-essential-christmas-gifts/
In today's word wrangler, search for ten songs performed by the late Houstonian Esther Phillips, the First Lady of Black country music. 🎶 https://www.texasmonthly.com/games/word-wrangler-december-9-2025/
Word Wrangler: December 9, 2025
Ten songs performed by the late Houstonian Esther Phillips, the First Lady of Black country music.
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December 9, 2025 at 8:35 PM
In today's word wrangler, search for ten songs performed by the late Houstonian Esther Phillips, the First Lady of Black country music. 🎶 https://www.texasmonthly.com/games/word-wrangler-december-9-2025/