“Texas Firsts” selected illustrations
TM staff write personal stories about being Texan

The Joy & Struggle of Learning Spanish as a Tejano Adult | AD Kim Thwaits

Killing and Cooking My Own Thanksgiving Turkey | AD Emily Kimbro

How Dr Pepper Helped Me Feel at Home in Texas | AD Emily Kimbro

The Night I Went Two-Stepping with the Gillyrats | AD Emily Kimbro - American Illustration 41 online selection

Baking Conchas and Remembering My Grandma | AD Victoria Millner

How Willie Nelson Brought Me Closer to My Mom | AD Victoria Millner

“One Track Mind”
Album and book reviews

Hayden Pedigo's album, "The Happiest Times I Ever Ignored"

Alan Palomo's album "World of Hassle"

Old Fire's album "Voids"

Adrian Quesada's album "Jaguar Sound"

Elizabeth Crook's "The Mad Stone"

Miranda Lambert's "Y'all Eat Yet?"

Liv.e's album "Girl In The Half Pearl"

Johnny Rodriguez's album "Building Bridges"

Willie Nelson's abum "I Don't Know A Thing About Love"

Dan Solomon's "The Fight For Midnight"

Editorials:

Freedom is Now More Fragile in Texas | AD Emily Kimbro

A Parent’s Problematic Pandemic Bequest | AD Jenn Hair

Series: Slavery Was Integral to Texas’s Integration From Republic to Statehood, but This Textbook Doesn’t Tell the Full Story | AD Kathia Ramirez and Emily Kimbro