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Amanda O'Donnell

Austin

Senior Engagement Editor at Texas Monthly

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Articles

  • Mar 18, 2024 | texasmonthly.com | Amanda O'Donnell

    It’s been two decades since brothers and mumblecore mavens Mark and Jay Duplass called Texas home.

  • Mar 18, 2024 | texasmonthly.com | Amanda O'Donnell

    Like plenty of Texas spring breakers, LeeBeth opted for a trip to the beaches of South Padre Island in recent weeks. But while the sun, the sand, and the promise of a fat margarita might have drawn others, LeeBeth was driven by something else entirely: an ancient animal instinct still scarcely understood by scientists.

  • Jan 12, 2024 | texasmonthly.com | Amanda O'Donnell

    While Texans might have previously enjoyed the novelty of a dip in temperatures, the past few winters have understandably left folks feeling a little skittish. In February 2021, we struggled through an extended deadly freeze and grid failure that left 11 million Texans without power for days. Two years later, another ice storm (albeit milder and more localized to Central Texas) again plunged tens of thousands into the cold and dark for days on end, with many feeling that they were on their own.

  • Jan 10, 2024 | texasmonthly.com | Amanda O'Donnell |Lauren Castro

    Every year in reporting and writing about our beloved state, we come to know ourselves as Texans a little better. Accordingly, every year we come to better understand what we’re just not willing to mess with anymore. The Washington Post has been telling us what’s in (bathroom fridges) and what’s out (cottage cheese) around New Year’s since 1978.

  • Dec 19, 2023 | texasmonthly.com | Amanda O'Donnell

    Like many before her, Amanda McCarty had a come-to-Jesus moment during an impromptu trip to furnishing-and-decor megastore HomeGoods. It was there, among the endless aisles of vases and picture frames, with stacks of throw pillows looming, that she realized: “I was looking around like, ‘Oh my God.

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