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This Week’s Outfit Recap

Brighton the Day 7/26 10:31A megan hopkins

Another week, another outfit recap! Several of these looks are from my quick trip to Miami to see my sister. Whenever I am traveling, my goal is typically to find something easy, comfortable, and cute. Bonus points if I m traveling with one of my...

Don’t Blink During ‘Deadpool & Wolverine,’ or You’ll Miss Matthew McConaughey’s Marvel Debut

Texas Monthly 7/26 7:33A Dan Solomon

Matthew McConaughey, like pretty much every star in Hollywood, has long been linked to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He was reportedly in talks to play Doctor Strange in the 2016 film of the same...

Texas Monthly Welcomes New Chief Revenue Officer Joe Weir

Texas Monthly 7/26 6:22A Texas Monthly

Media veteran Joe Weir has joined Texas Monthly as our new chief revenue officer, overseeing the company s sales operations. Through the rest of the year, he ll work alongside our CRO emeritus,...

I Remember the Last Time Simone Biles Was an Underdog—More Than a Decade Ago

Texas Monthly 7/26 5:49A Dvora Meyers

The first time I saw Simone Biles in competition, she didn t win. This, it would turn out, was an exceedingly rare experience, because winning has become synonymous with the Texan it s something she s...

Simone Biles, Sha’Carri Richardson, and 11 Other Texans to Watch at the Paris Olympics

Texas Monthly 7/26 4:07A Maria Probert Hermosillo, Isabel

When the members of Team USA float down the Seine at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics, only California and Florida will have more athletes representing the red, white, and blue than...

Sandlot Baseball Teams Are a Treasure Trove of Merch. Here’s What We’d Buy.

Texas Monthly 7/26 3:40A Aisling Ayers

The bats are wooden, the beer is cold, and the merch is a home run. Sandlot baseball clubs in Texas run on an everyone s welcome, just grab a bat ethos once you score a coveted spot on a team, that...

Will Assigned Seats Clip Southwest Airlines’ Wings?

Texas Monthly 7/26 3:18A Joseph Guinto

Hailed by some as egalitarian but decried by others as a cattle call, the open boarding process at Southwest Airlines is on the way out. The Dallas-based carrier on Thursday said that it will soon...

Power-Thirsty Bitcoin Miners Are Flooding the Energy Center of Texas

Texas Monthly 7/25 3:00A Sasha von Oldershausen

Sporting work boots, cargo pants, a camo tee, and a bottom lip packed with dip, Jason Wilson looks like the sort of guy who wouldn t be caught dead in a Prius. And yet that s what he pulls up in when...

A New Artificial Heart in Houston Might Save Millions

Texas Monthly 7/25 1:00A Mimi Swartz

Sometimes, when I was watching various artificial heart experiments in the basement of the Texas Heart Institute, I wondered if I was experiencing something akin to Thomas Edison s housekeeper. That...

Palm Beach Travel Guide

Tanya Foster 7/24 9:00A Tanya Foster

Last week Laura and I went to Palm Beach again and absolutely loved it! It was our second annual TanyaFoster.com retreat and since we can work from anywhere, why not work from lovely location with...

Looking for Longhorns This Summer? Try the Pool at the Paris Olympics.

Texas Monthly 7/24 8:35A Paul McMullen

The University of Texas s appeal as a destination for world-class swimmers was enhanced in the final push to the Paris Olympics. It was early June, 53 days before the start of the Summer Games, and...

The Best Bathrooms in Texas Are Hidden Inside This Dallas Hotel

Texas Monthly 7/24 6:13A Tommie Ethington

On the twentieth floor of H tel Swexan, a few steps from an infinity pool overlooking downtown Dallas, stands a hand-hewn wood door. Behind it is a powder room that s barely bigger than a broom closet...

Roy Benavidez Nearly Died Saving Eight Men. Why Did the Army Refuse to Properly Honor Him?

Texas Monthly 7/24 5:01A Andrew R. Graybill

As a high school student in the mid-1980s, I became fascinated with the Vietnam War. Perhaps this was because at the time I was not much younger than many of the troops had been when they were...

Colleen Hoover’s Love Story, Leatherface, and More Make It a Great Month in Texas Culture

Texas Monthly 7/24 4:00A Josh Alvarez

FILMIt Ends With UsIn theaters August 9Sulphur Springs native Colleen Hoover, whom Texas Monthly profiled in the June issue, is one of the best-selling novelists of the twenty-first century. Her...

Raise a Glass for National Tequila Day at Puttshack

McKinney BubbleLife iReporter 7/23 5:50A Dana Cobb

Mark your calendars for National Tequila Day on July 24 and get ready to celebrate in style at Puttshack in Addison! Whether you're a tequila aficionado or just looking for a fun way to tee off this...