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A letter from the editor of Texas Monthly. Celebrate with us. Jun 16, 2024   Dear Reader, As editor in chief of Texas Monthly, I'm pleased to offer you a[token of our gratitude]( for your readership. For more than fifty years, we've worked hard to provide our subscribers with the best storytelling about the Lone Star State: from its big personalities and blood-sport politics to all the ways we enjoy Texas's outdoor activities, travel destinations, musicians and artists, food and drink, and style and design. I am happy to say our efforts have paid off. We rank among the handful of U.S. journalistic organizations growing in audience, revenue, editorial staff, and ambition. And we've been recognized nationally for the quality of our work. In recent months, Texas Monthly has won or been named a finalist for the most prestigious journalism awards in the country. We’ve gotten accolades from the[National Magazine Awards](, [City and Regional Magazine Awards](, [James Beard Foundation](, Association of Texas Professional Educators, and [Religion News Association](. Magazine publishing is a team sport, and I’m proud of the work of our whole editorial staff—which has nearly doubled over the past five years, to 58 journalists. My team and I are even more proud of the affirmation that we get from you, our readers, along with the viewers of our videos and listeners to our podcasts. Your numbers are growing every day. And you've been generous with your feedback: not only about stories you love but also new ones we should pursue, and ones where we've made mistakes. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank you for your time and support, without which we could not pursue our work. To show our gratitude for your role in our success, [we’d like to extend a special subscription offer to you: subscribe for a one-year print and digital subscription and receive a second year on us](. Not only will you receive the print magazine, but you’ll also receive unlimited access, through our website, to six times the number of print stories published each month, along with our videos and podcasts. [SUPPORT & SUBSCRIBE FOR TWO YEARS FOR $25]( If you’d like to enjoy, or revisit, a sampling of award-winning journalism from Texas Monthly, please click on the articles below. Sincerely, [Dan Goodgame]( Dan Goodgame EDITOR IN CHIEF Offer ends Sunday, June 30.   A SELECTION OF CITY REGIONAL MAGAZINE AWARD-WINNING STORIES BEST REPORTING [The Craddicks’ Gushers of Cash: How a Powerful Texas Lawmaker and a Key Regulator Profit From the Industry They Oversee]( Former House Speaker Tom Craddick and his family—including his daughter, Railroad Commission chairman Christi Craddick—earned about $10 million last year from oil and gas rights. [READ STORY]( [Craddicks feature oil gushers](   BEST PHOTOGRAPHY [Amor Eterno]( One year ago, before the school shooting in Uvalde, Kimberly Mata-Rubio had never been on a plane or given a public speech or scolded a U.S. senator right there in his office. A year in the life of a grieving mother. [READ STORY]( [one year after uvalde](   ASME'S NATIONAL MAGAZINE AWARD NODS PROFILE WRITING FINALIST [Hellhounds on His Trail: Mack McCormick’s Long, Tortured Quest to Find the Real Robert Johnson]( For decades, the Houston folklorist labored over his biography of the legendary bluesman. Seven years after McCormick’s death, the book is finally out—and so are the secrets long kept by its troubled author. [READ STORY]( [Mack McCormick profile](   SINGLE-TOPIC ISSUE FINALIST [Texas Icons]( Stories of the characters, places, and institutions that have shaped the great state of Texas for the past fifty years. [READ THE ISSUE]( [Texas Icons Issue](   JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION FINALIST COLUMNS & NEWSLETTERS CATEGORY [José R. Ralat's Tex-Mexplainer Column]( A series that explores the ingredients, techniques, history, and culture of Mexican food in Texas. [READ SERIES]( [Tex-Mexplainer series](   [Subscribe to Texas Monthly]( [Your Second Year Is On Us!](   As a thank you for your readership, we are offering you two years–24 issues–of Texas Monthly for only $25. [SUBSCRIBE]( [SHARE THIS EMAIL](mailto:Enter An Email Address?subject=Check out this email from Texas Monthly&body=I thought you might enjoy this email from Texas Monthly magazine. Check it out here: [Subscribe]( [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Twitter]( [YouTube]( You are receiving this message because you signed up for our newsletters. Want more? Check out [our other newsletters](.   P.O. Box 1569, Austin, TX 78767 [View Online]( | [Manage Preferences](