1+ week, 3+ hour ago  (412+ words) A biography of the hard-throwing pitcher brings to life one of the greatest players in the history of baseball'all those walks notwithstanding. While doing his research, Brown came across a 1964 "Prospect's Card" handwritten by Red Murff, a longtime scout for…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (486+ words) If you're not appreciated for your contributions, you often become defined by your stereotypes," the San Antonio congressman says. Dan Solomon writes about politics, music, food, sports, criminal justice, health care, film, and business. For the past few years, San…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1964+ words) Texas Monthly writers share their picks for the best vineyards and tasting rooms in the fast-changing Fredericksburg wine scene. The wine industry in Central Texas has grown so much in the last few years, it can be hard for a…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago  (45+ words) May 1 " Alison Krauss & Union Station Featuring Jerry Douglas & Theo Lawrence May 9 " Sting 3. 0 Tour May 15 " Bert Kreischer: Permission to Party Tour May 16 " Lanie Gardner May 22 " Randy Rogers Band [] For more information, please visit www. choctawcasinos. com....

4+ mon, 1+ day ago  (175+ words) Justin Huffman and Nicole Rossi opened Fish Shop in Austin last year, and its ever-changing menu of Pacific Coast treasures makes it worthy of repeat visits. Paula Forbes is a senior writer who serves as Texas Monthly's restaurant critic. The…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1966+ words) Texas Monthly staff writer Lauren Larson shares highlights from her series about how Texans are getting in the festive spirit this holiday season. Texas Monthly staff writer Lauren Larson has dedicated her holiday season to unpacking the extreme ways Texans…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (626+ words) The death of George Coulam, who ruled over the country's most popular ren faire for fifty years, has left a power vacuum in a sixteenth-century-styled Texas hamlet. Taylor Prewitt is the newsletter editor for Texas Monthly. The bawdy, after-dark scene…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (144+ words) Johnny Canales feature Take It Away and the Oscar-qualifying Night in West Texas will be among 45 independent films from around the world to screen at the Rio Grande Valley festival. Texas Monthly is pleased to announce that two documentaries, Night…...

7+ mon, 4+ week ago  (593+ words) The artist known as HP Bugsy slips a brightly colored piece of plastic onto a steel bollard, as subtly as a spy, on his way into a Pflugerville park. It lands with a quiet clack. Like most of his creations,…...

8+ mon, 2+ day ago  (348+ words) A century after the artist's birth, a Menil Collection exhibition sheds new light on one of the state's most celebrated figures. In 1955, for example, Rauschenberg half-tucked his blanket and pillows into a wooden picture frame, then smeared huge swirls of…...