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RT @TexasMonthly: Say it with me: Chili’s is Texan because Texans eat there, and Texans eat there because @Chilis is Texan. 🗣️ https://t.co….

To cool off, @thetexanist drove nearly 1,400 miles to jump into five of the finest Texas-shaped pools. Here's his reviews for @TexasMonthly.

RT @evan7257: Read my introductory column as the @HoustonChron's new opinion editor and see how many times I say "Build the Ike Dike". (lin….

RT @evan7257: This is the best piece that I've read about the Hill Country floods. This is the piece that broke me. .

RT @jaybsauceda: My colleague Aaron Parsley and his family were swept away in their home by the Guadalupe River. His harrowing story and t….

RT @lrnlrsn: As @TexasMonthly has covered the floods this week we've all had our editor Aaron Parsley in our thoughts. His family's tragedy….

RT @TexasMonthly: “I don’t know how long it took—ten seconds, maybe fifteen—for the house to come apart.". During the early-morning hours o….

RT @Sandi: The Hill Country is special, the landscapes that dot the headwaters of the Guadalupe, sacred. Grateful to @BekahMcneel, who's li….

RT @jaybsauceda: We've dropped the paywall on all of our flood coverage at @TexasMonthly. Our journalists have been in the field with first….

has this bull always been in front of the darth vader house?

RT @TexasMonthly: Good news of the day: our Texas Monthly family is getting even bigger. 🤠. @EmmaBalter will be the new senior editor for t….

I can't wait to get started. The best part: I get to stay in Houston. (Though I'll be showing my face in Austin frequently.) Let’s go!

I'm incredibly excited to join the best storytelling team in the state. I began reading TM around 2017-2018 when I was contemplating a move from NYC to Texas. I knew instantly this was the magazine 1. I should be reading 2. I should be working for.

Some personal news, round 2: I'm joining @TexasMonthly this week as a senior editor, focusing on travel, the outdoors, TM's dining guide, and service packages. Leaving my role as Houstonia's EIC was a difficult decision, but when your dream pub calls. well, you pick up.

RT @sgonzalezkelly: Report from today's protest, which drew more than 15k people. Biggest demonstration I've seen personally since moving t….

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