Katy Vine

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Executive Editor and Writer at Texas Monthly

Staff writer, Executive Editor, Texas Monthly since 1997. Email: [email protected]

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Texas’s Most Exciting Creative Scene Just Might Be in McAllen

1 week ago | texasmonthly.com | Katy Vine

I could see the flashing purple party lights as I pulled up to Tropicasa, a vegan mini-mart, vintage-clothing shop, and event venue all rolled into one in McAllen’s arts district. Empty, the space could serve as a garage for a Ford F-450 and not much else. But on this cold February night in the Rio Grande Valley, it was packed with several dozen locals dressed mostly in dark colors, bobbing their heads to a live deejay’s thunk-thunk-thunk as they celebrated the store’s fifth anniversary.
Behind the Scenes of Texas Monthly’s Top 50 Barbecue List

1 week ago | texasmonthly.com | Katy Vine |Daniel Vaughn |Kimya Kavehkar

This week, Texas Monthly released its latest ranking of the top fifty barbecue joints in the state. It’s a massive undertaking, one we repeat every four years, and on this week’s episode of TM Out Loud, the editors who organized the project tell host Katy Vine all about how it came together. This piece was produced by Ella Kopeikin, Patrick Michels, and Brian Standefer. Katy Vine (voice-over): Hi, and welcome to TM Out Loud, exclusive audio storytelling for Texas Monthly Audio subscribers.
Fruitcake | Crime, Drama

Dec 6, 2024 | imdb.com | Katy Vine |Trey Selman

Sandy and Kay Jenkins, a seemingly upstanding middle class couple, achieve the American dream when Sandy uses his job as an accountant to embezzle $17m from Collin Street Bakery.Sandy and Kay Jenkins, a seemingly upstanding middle class couple, achieve the American dream when Sandy uses his job as an accountant to embezzle $17m from Collin Street Bakery.Sandy and Kay Jenkins, a seemingly upstanding middle class couple, achieve the American dream when Sandy uses his job as an accountant to...
A West Texas Man Discovered a New Species While Scuba Diving

Nov 6, 2024 | texasmonthly.com | Katy Vine |Rose Cahalan

WHO: Jason Osborne, of Odessa, who scuba dives across the country looking for ancient marine life. WHAT: A newly discovered genus and species of parasitic marine isopod, known as Calverteca osbornei, that lived 18 million years ago. WHY IT’S SO GREAT: It will shock no one that few explorers volunteer to scuba dive in mucky water. In near darkness, divers may suddenly encounter alligators, catfish with mouths as wide as your shoulders, or water snakes as big around as a forearm.
Keshi Braces for Superstardom

Oct 2, 2024 | texasmonthly.com | Katy Vine

Keshi stays vigilant at his local H-E-B. Is anyone following him through the produce section? Did that shopper’s gaze linger as he waited in line to check out? “I’m always surprised where I’ll get caught,” he told me in August. He isn’t concerned with watchful store clerks—he’s not juggling tomatoes or pocketing Juicy Fruit.
‘The Problem With Erik’ Update: Judge Orders a New Trial for Erik Maund

Sep 20, 2024 | texasmonthly.com | Katy Vine

Listen to this episode on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Read the transcript below. After the verdict in the Erik Maund murder-for-hire trial, this bizarre story finally seemed to have reached an end: Maund and his codefendants all faced mandatory life in prison. But this week, some surprising news came from the federal court in Nashville: Erik Maund may be getting a new trial. Katy Vine (voice-over): Hi, it’s Katy Vine.
‘The Problem With Erik’ Bonus: “Catching a Hit Man-The Charles Harrelson Case”

Aug 12, 2024 | texasmonthly.com | Katy Vine

This is a bonus episode available to TM Audio subscribers only. Connect access to your TM Audio feed to the podcast player of your choice here. To troubleshoot any issues, access the FAQ here. Read the transcript below. “A lot of this is a psychological problem. It’s people with a certain psychology that get involved in it, and the money’s something extra.”—Ray JahnThe Erik Maund case is probably the best-known murder for hire involving Texans in the past forty years.
‘The Problem With Erik,’ Bonus: “The Undercover Tapes”

Jul 29, 2024 | texasmonthly.com | Katy Vine

This is a bonus episode available to TM Audio subscribers only. Connect access to your TM Audio feed to the podcast player of your choice here. To troubleshoot any issues, access the FAQ here. Read the transcript below. “I love helping out people, man.
Remembering the Reverend William Lawson, Civil Rights Icon and “Houston’s Pastor”

May 14, 2024 | texasmonthly.com | Katy Vine

The Reverend William Lawson, a beloved preacher and community leader known as “Houston’s pastor” who led efforts to desegregate the city, died Tuesday at the age of 95. Lawson was judicious in the fight for social justice, his prudent approach evident from the start.
Chasing Thrills, Waves, and More on South Padre Island

Feb 13, 2024 | texasmonthly.com | Katy Vine

One of my earliest vacation memories involves the dunes of Padre Island—the northern end, near Corpus Christi. When I was in sixth grade, my thrifty grandma mailed in enough empty Virginia Slims cigarette packs to purchase a promotional buy-one-get-one-free plane ticket, which we used to fly from Wisconsin to visit my Gulf Coast cousins.