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December 8, 2023
Texas Monthly Welcomes New Editorial Staff Members
Allegra Hobbs and Owen Schwartzbard have joined the staff full-time.
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Updates and announcements from the National Magazine of Texas.
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October 30, 2023
Texas Monthly Selects New Host for Beloved TV Show ‘Texas Country Reporter’
For the show’s fifty-third season, Texan J.B. Sauceda will carry on Texas Country Reporter’s rich tradition of telling stories from across the state.
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October 20, 2023
Barbecue Is Just the Beginning at TM BBQ Fest
With an all-star music lineup, curated Taco Trail, and an artisan marketplace, there’s always more to explore at TM BBQ Fest.
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September 21, 2023
‘White Hats’ Named a Finalist in the Second-Annual Signal Awards
The podcast was recognized for its original music, which was composed by Texas Monthly’s own Brian Standefer.
Film & TV
September 19, 2023
‘Hit Man,’ Based on Texas Monthly Reporting, Acquired by Netflix in $20 Million Deal
Richard Linklater's newest project is making news on the heels of the Toronto Film Festival.
Sports
September 4, 2023
A TM Story by Sarah Hepola Is Selected for ‘The Year’s Best Sports Writing 2023’
The writer-at-large’s 2022 cover story will be included in the anthology series’s latest volume.
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September 3, 2023
‘Hit Man’ to Premiere Worldwide at Venice Film Festival
Texas Monthly has had a big year in film and television. After the success of Max’s Love & Death, which debuted April 2023, the magazine will see another of its stories brought to life onscreen: the feature film Hit Man. Co-written and produced by director Richard Linklater and
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July 18, 2023
The Big Texas Cookbook Receives a Reading the West Award
The award is the first for Texas Monthly’s debut cookbook.
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July 17, 2023
Texas Monthly Welcomes Deputy Editor Ross McCammon
A native of the Lone Star State, he has served as a high-ranking editor, supervising both writers and other editors, for such publications as Esquire, GQ, and Men’s Health.
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July 14, 2023
Texas Monthly Expands Into Feature Documentaries With Upcoming Film
TM has partnered with Peabody- and Critics’ Choice Award–winning filmmaker Deborah Esquenazi on the project.
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July 12, 2023
Texas Monthly Welcomes Two New Members to the Editorial Staff
Alex Samuels and Kayla Miracle—both native Texans—have joined the staff full-time.
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July 11, 2023
TM BBQ Fest Tickets Are on Sale Now
The two-day festival returns to Lockhart this fall.
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June 23, 2023
Texas Monthly Wins Five Medals From the Society of Publication Designers
It’s the most awards TM has received in one year from the organization in recent memory.
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June 14, 2023
Honors for Two Texas Monthly Food Writers
Taco editor José R. Ralat won a second James Beard Media Award, and executive editor Patricia Sharpe was inducted into the Wine & Food Week Hall of Fame.
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June 7, 2023
Texas Monthly Wins Five Magazine Awards
TM took home more awards than any other publication this year.
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May 31, 2023
American Bar Association Honors Texas Monthly With Silver Gavel Award
Executive editor Michael Hall’s piece on the Fifth Circuit was nominated for the prestigious award back in March.
Art
May 17, 2023
Texas Monthly’s Art Department Is Recognized by Two Esteemed National Organizations
Among the honors Texas Monthly received was a nomination in the Society of Publication Designers’ prestigious Brand of the Year category.
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May 15, 2023
Max Announces Three-Part Docuseries ‘How to Create a Sex Scandal’
The Max Original, based on Texas Monthly reporting by Michael Hall, is set to debut May 23.
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May 1, 2023
Texas Monthly Produces Official ‘Love & Death’ Companion Podcast
The award-winning in-house agency was tapped to produce the companion podcast—alongside HBO Max—for the highly anticipated limited series.
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April 27, 2023
Texas Monthly Is Nominated for Two 2023 Media Awards by the James Beard Foundation
The nominations mark Texas Monthly’s six and seventh nods from the organization.
Books
April 11, 2023
Announcing Our Newest Book, ‘Lone Stars Rising’
In celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of Texas Monthly, our new book is a collection of original essays and portraits of fifty groundbreaking Texans.
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March 28, 2023
2023 National City and Regional Magazine Awards Finalists Announced
Texas Monthly received more finalist selections than any other publication this year.
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March 27, 2023
Texas Monthly Receives a Nod From the American Bar Association
Executive editor Michael Hall’s September story on the Fifth Circuit has been named a finalist for the 2023 Silver Gavel Awards for Media and the Arts.
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March 23, 2023
HBO Max Releases Official Trailer for ‘Love & Death’
Get a taste of what’s to come in the highly anticipated limited series.
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March 15, 2023
A Half-Century of Chronicling Texas
In celebration of our fiftieth anniversary, the February 2023 issue explores Texas icons of all shapes, sizes, species, and more, while telling stories of the characters, places, and institutions that have shaped the great state of Texas for the past fifty years.
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March 8, 2023
Two Assistant Editors Join the Texas Monthly Staff
The editorial team continues to grow at Texas Monthly.
Art
March 6, 2023
Behind the Lines: The Art of Texas Monthly
The Wittliff Collections’ current exhibition honors the fifty-year history of Texas Monthly.
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February 24, 2023
Texas Monthly Recognized by ASME in the 2023 National Magazine Awards
Texas Monthly was honored on February 23 by the American Society of Magazine Editors across several of its journalism awards.
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February 16, 2023
HBO Max Announces ‘Love & Death’ Premiere Date
HBO Max’s highly anticipated limited series is set to premiere this April. Plus, it’ll have a SXSW debut.
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February 3, 2023
Texas Monthly Welcomes Two New Hires
Texas Monthly is eager to announce the permanent additions of two familiar faces to the editorial staff.
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January 17, 2023
Celebrating 50 Years of Texas Monthly
February 2023 marks fifty years of chronicling life in the Lone Star State.
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January 12, 2023
Texas Monthly Has A Brand New Mobile App
We are excited to announce a brand new mobile app for iPhones and iPads.
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September 12, 2022
Explore Texas Monthly’s Five-Decade Longform Archive
We’re on track to have nearly all our longform features online by the end of 2022.
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August 10, 2022
Announcing ‘The Big Texas Cookbook’
This collection of recipes—from King Ranch casserole to beef rib nigiri—is a celebration of who we are and what we love to eat.
Tex-Mexplainer
April 27, 2022
Taco Editor José Ralat Is a James Beard Award Winner
His two nominations are the most recent recognitions for Texas Monthly’s work this award season. See the full list.
Film & TV
December 17, 2021
HBO and HBO Max to Get First Dibs on Texas Monthly Stories
The premier entertainment brands are entering a three-year deal with the National Magazine of Texas that gives them a “first look” at articles and podcasts they’re interested in adapting as TV series.
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December 13, 2021
Texas Country Reporter Joins Forces With Texas Monthly
A half century after both media outlets launched, Texas Monthly will purchase Phillips Productions, the company that creates and distributes Texas Country Reporter.
Books
November 9, 2021
Announcing Our New Book, ‘Being Texan’
The book for anyone who has ever felt the lure of the Lone Star State, already loves it, or simply wants to make sense of the place.