Lady Bird Johnson

Lady Bird Johnson, 1912-2007

New Longhorn Helmets to Feature Bluebonnets. No Word on Puppy Dogs, Lollipops.

Dream Catcher

Doherty's photos capture archetypal energies like a Kodak camera captures memories

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Doherty's photos capture archetypal energies like a Kodak camera captures memories

Lady Bird's Lunch

Doherty's photos capture archetypal energies like a Kodak camera captures memories

All About Elyse

After years of making Mayor Bob presentable, Houston's First Lady is ready to get serious. Seriously.

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After years of making Mayor Bob presentable, Houston's First Lady is ready to get serious. Seriously.

Press Picks

After years of making Mayor Bob presentable, Houston's First Lady is ready to get serious. Seriously.

Barney! Biz! Bluebonnets!

And other signs that Texas Monthly's brain trust doesn't have a neuron left

Greyhound Racing

Tracks and breeders struggle as attendance declines

Playing Hardball

Quentin Mease's drive to desegregate the Dome gave rise to a new black power in Houston

Cravings for Chili Rise as Temperatures Fall

jamiepatra​Hallelujah! For the first time in nearly five months temperatures will not reach above 80 degrees, and lows tonight will be in the 50s. Overjoyed locals will inevitably seize the opportunity to debut their fall fashions, suffering in cable-knit sweaters, tights and wool scarves beca ... More >>

Food Fight: Pecan Pie

Dacapo's, left. Goode Co., right.​It may be the state tree of Texas, but the pecan sure doesn't attract the kind of attention lavished on the state flower, the bluebonnet. Put it this way: You don't see photo studios offering to capture a young Texan's first bite of pecan pie. If only! The blu ... More >>

The Five Horniest Presidents America Has Produced

Warren G. Harding, sex machine​The Reelz channel finished up its Kennedys mini-series last night, the production that was chased from the History Channel because JFK fans hollered about inaccuracies or too many dramatic liberties. The series itself seemed rather rote, although Greg Kinnear wa ... More >>

Finding Austin

The neo city on the hills is a far cry from its cheap pot, cold beer and low-rent former ways.

KTRK Ad From 1971: Typewriters! Reel-to-Reel Tape! Bullfights! Who Wouldn't Tune In?

This is an advertisement for Channel 13's Eyewitness News circa 1971, and it is magnificent. In our view, it represents a serious lack of judgment that news stations no longer use one-minute ads set to the Mission: Impossible theme, with constant cuts to the space-age state-of-the-art equipment tha ... More >>

LBJ Museum's Big Renovation About to Start

The LBJ Museum will still resemble a bunker, even after renovations.​The LBJ Presidential Library & Museum in Austin is not one of the best of its kind -- it was built before the era when presidential libraries went big-time and devoted more resources to attracting and wowing tourists rather t ... More >>

Keep On Truckin': Ladybird

Just look for the happy orange bus with the upside-down horseshoe. (Ladybird don't need your luck.)​Earlier this week, Sarah Rufca's article at CultureMap inspired me to get out and try several of the new food trucks that have hit the streets lately. I'm already currently obsessed with The Ric ... More >>