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The Texas Rangers’ in-house mariachi band went viral with a showstopping rendition of Creed’s late-nineties rock anthem.

Standing outside in the sun over flames is tough enough. Simplify your outdoor cooking experience with these ten barbecue editor-approved tools.

Maybe I’ll just water the grass with my tears of frustration.

The technology that makes indoors comfortable is helping make the outdoors less so. But can we survive without it?

As Democrats debate whether Joe Biden should stay in the race against Trump, LBJ’s often misunderstood example looms.

State District Court Judge Francisco X. Dominguez wrote, in part, that the attorney general’s shuttering of Annunciation House would be a breach of the group’s religious liberty.

The top three finishers were all Texans—including champion Antonietta Perozo Gamero, who won with the word “jovialidad.”

We take a glimpse into the multiverse, where Kinky Friedman won his 2006 gubernatorial bid.

These days it’s common for craft breweries in Texas to have taco trucks on-site. Here's what you should order for perfect flavor harmony.

I’d always dreamed of kayaking down a Texas river to the Gulf of Mexico. After my stroke, a long paddling voyage seemed impossible—but dreams are stubborn things.

Facing a threat to his reputation, Erik Maund turns to his car dealership’s security guy, Gil Peled, who claimed to be an Israeli special forces veteran—and really was Charlie Sheen’s former bodyguard.

When Bill Lanway learned his girlfriend Holly Williams was an escort, he reacted with jealousy and violence. The scheme he hatched next put them both in peril.

Erik Maund had it all. A wife and kids, a mansion, and an executive position with his family’s car dealership. Then a message from a stranger put everything at risk.

At two seminars sponsored by the True Texas Project after Daniel Perry’s pardon, gun owners were fearful their right to self-defense could be threatened by liberal district attorneys.

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Cofounded by the University of Texas, Boulder’s Colorado Chautauqua has become a beloved summer travel destination for generations of Texans.

More painted buntings flock to Texas than any other state—but these jewel-toned beauties are increasingly at risk.

Kareem El-Ghayesh and Sloan Rinaldi represent different takes on Texas barbecue as they cook their way to winning $50,000.

The hundred-year-old artwork by Texas impressionist Julian Onderdonk had almost ended up in Goodwill.

Pete Arredondo, the former chief, and former officer Adrian Gonzales face felony charges of abandoning or endangering a child.

The president’s struggles in last night’s debate with Donald Trump were foreshadowed five years ago by an attack launched by the former San Antonio mayor.

Executive editor Michael Hall reflects on the many faces of Kinky, and the unique brand of humor he brought to Texas culture.

As Sí Baby-Q, you’ll find smoked chicken smothered in coconut curry and served with peanuts and ikan bilis, and roti instead of white bread.

Texans Zach Chance and Jonathan Clay of the band Jamestown Revival spent nine years writing the music for this year's Best Musical winner.

An ascendant faction of the GOP wants to make the party smaller and purer while keeping Democrats from power by any means necessary.

The iconic humorist, who called himself one of the “three kings of the one-liner,” may have been the most quotable Texan ever.

The Blaster and the Flatlander, now of Medicare-receiving age, look back on thirty years of border-mingling music and friendship.

The musician, writer, would-be politician, and Texas Monthly contributor died at his beloved Echo Hill Ranch on Thursday.

Take a bit of home on the road with Texas-made luggage, passport holders, tote bags, and more.

Jesse "Bam" Rodriguez is on a path to becoming the greatest prizefighter the Alamo City has ever produced.