State of Mind

The original Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders squad burst onto the field back in 1972—the same year Title IX passed, the same... Read more

Two Austinites have made it their life's work to document uses for every wild plant in Texas—a project they say could sa... Read more

Katie Nodjimbadem on how she was shaped by her family's unlikely choice to make a home in the Chihuahuan Desert.

The poet and performer Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton on risking new connections with nature during a year of tragedy.

Mike Hall tells the story of closing down the legendary Austin club Liberty Lunch in 1999 with a 24-hour performance of ... Read more

Mimi Swartz remembers her days caring for her father, and the dogs who took care of them both.

DJ El Dusty traces the origins of the record collection that gave him his signature sound, and is helping to shape the s... Read more

Skip Hollandsworth tracks down the Goree All Girl String Band, whose dreams of leading normal, anonymous lives required ... Read more

In the debut episode of State of Mind, Texas Monthly's Cat Cardenas tells the story of her grandfather, the often magica... Read more

There’s something different about Texas. But how do you define it without resorting to cliches about cowboys and oilmen?... Read more