Would Sam Houston Be a Texans Fan? A Texas Monthly Investigation
The statue of Sam Houston in Huntsville, Texas, stands a mighty 67 feet tall. It’s one of the tallest in the United States, just six inches shorter than the giraffe sculpture at the Dallas Zoo and a...
Ken Paxton Takes Manhattan
His job done in Texas—crime defeated, corruption accusations beaten, wrongdoing righted—Attorney General Ken Paxton traveled from Austin yesterday to a much deeper den of iniquity: Manhattan. “W...
Black and Blue Beef Steak Pizza
Imagine perfect patio weather, a chilled glass of white wine (or your beverage of choice) and a table surrounded by good friends — add in the fresh and fun flavors of Black and Blue Beef Steak Pizza...
Poppi Is Making Soda Cool Again
Fizzy drinks are at an inflection point. While traditional and diet sodas have been roundly demonized due to the adverse health effects of truly jaw-dropping amounts of sugar and artificial sweeteners...
How to Shop for Vintage Cowboy Boots
“What we believe first and foremost with a cowboy boot is that it [must] follow the traditional standards for construction,” Will Ormes tells me, with an accent so strong he has to be a born-and-b...
The Horniest Bar in Texas Is on the Rebound
Before Murphy Bailey ever set foot in Henry’s Hideout, an 87-year-old honky-tonk just up the road from his hometown of Magnolia, 45 miles northwest of Houston, he had heard stories about it and Henr...