
Emma Balter
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editor in chief @HoustoniaMag ✨ forever food writer 👩🏻💻 past: @chron @HoustonChron @WineSpectator 🌈 she/her
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Good news of the day: our Texas Monthly family is getting even bigger. 🤠 Emma Balter will be the new senior editor for travel, outdoors, and service, and Jack Sullivan (Jack Sullivan) is the new culture and history associate editor. texasmonthly.com/press-room/emm…


The Hill Country is special, the landscapes that dot the headwaters of the Guadalupe, sacred. Grateful to Bekah McNeel, who's lived and retreated along the river all her life, for capturing that. texasmonthly.com/news-politics/…

We've dropped the paywall on all of our flood coverage at Texas Monthly. Our journalists have been in the field with first responders, former campers, and those affected since last week. There are so many stories that deserve telling. texasmonthly.com/news-politics/…


As Texas Monthly has covered the floods this week we've all had our editor Aaron Parsley in our thoughts. His family's tragedy was horrific, and the fact that he was able to share it here so clearly and movingly is extraordinary. texasmonthly.com/news-politics/…

My colleague Aaron Parsley and his family were swept away in their home by the Guadalupe River. His harrowing story and their loss are described in one of the most important pieces Texas Monthly has ever published. texasmonthly.com/news-politics/…


Read my introductory column as the Houston Chronicle's new opinion editor and see how many times I say "Build the Ike Dike" (link in next tweet)


To cool off, The Texanist drove nearly 1,400 miles to jump into five of the finest Texas-shaped pools. Here's his reviews for Texas Monthly. texasmonthly.com/travel/best-te…