Where to Eat in December
Illustration: Naomi Otsu
Welcome to Grub Street’s rundown of restaurant recommendations that aims to answer the endlessly recurring question: Where should we go? These are the spo...
‘Landman’ Episode Four Recap: It’s Ladies’ Night!
Find our ongoing coverage of the first season of Landman here. Drinks are half off and there’s no cover to get in—that’s right, it’s ladies’ night on Landman. Last week Tommy got to play the...
Inside the Long-Awaited Renovations of Texas’s Psychiatric Hospitals
The curved blue wave pattern on the floors of the San Antonio State Hospital is meant to symbolize the River Walk, which runs a few miles to the north. A decorative quatrefoil shape on the exterior of...
The Stakes in the Texas–Texas A&M Rivalry Have Never Been Higher
The Texas–Texas A&M football game is back this week, after a thirteen-year hiatus. Texas Monthly, which has long covered the rivalry, rejoices in its return with a full collection of stories about...
The Texanist: Why Are the Dallas Cowboys America’s Team?
Q: How did the Dallas Cowboys become known as America’s Team? And is that a title that they can still rightfully claim, all things considered?A: The date was Sunday, September 2, 1979. The place was...
Why Uvalde—A Rallying Cry for Texas Democrats—Went for Trump
You cannot drive through Uvalde without encountering monuments to the tragedy that has become synonymous with its name. In the town square, 21 crosses wreathed in flowers, photos, and remembrances enc...
The Postpartum Chili That Made Me Feel Mothered
The recipe exchanges between my mother and me began months before my son’s due date in April of this year. We sent texts and emails back and forth from her home in Houston to mine in Seville, Spain,...