#NationalTacoDay is nice, but I somehow convinced my Texas Monthly editors to publish a Taco Week collection. Mad props to my editors Kimya Kavehkar Sandi Villarreal & the art department. #TMTacoWeek 🧵

Each day we'll publish new stories, which collectively will prove Texas is the center of the taco universe. Alongside new pieces we'll have archival material that shows how kickass Texas tacos & taco culture are. New articles will appear here: texasmonthly.com/taco-week/ 2/

“[Tex-Mex] is often dismissed as simply an Anglo interpretation of Mexican food, rather than a blending of cultures, ingredients, and recipes from the region and the women native to it.” —Sierra Juárez texasmonthly.com/food/mexican-i…

I’m proud to see this important story by Sierra Juárez published during Texas Monthly Taco Week. We need more of this. texasmonthly.com/food/mexican-i…

Loved reading the story of Sierra Juárez's Nana. texasmonthly.com/food/mexican-i…

This is Sierra Juárez article is a must-read for lovers and haters of Tex-Mex. Stop whitewashing Tex-Mex.

It's here! The end of Texas Monthly Taco Week & the arrival of the first midterm taco report. The feature is full of surprises. Read up & go forth to taco. #TMTacoWeek texasmonthly.com/food/texas-top…

Team Indicator got together in New York🍎for a retreat. Founder and former host of Radiolab Jad Abumrad came to talk shop and join the fun!

ESG investing: the financial industry’s next big thing, or elaborate PR scheme? npr.org/1141066344

These magical towns all offer something special, from outdoor excursions to artisan goods. trib.al/QYKUJIk

And Sierra Juárez explores five "Pueblos Magicos" that are not too far outside Mexico City. These are villages recognized for everything from distinctive cuisines to natural wonders and artisan crafts. texasmonthly.com/travel/pueblos…

.Sierra Juárez spends a lot of time in the lauded pueblos mágicos. She's the expert & you should visit them. texasmonthly.com/travel/pueblos…

Mi libro, #AmericanTacos, is officially three years old today. utpress.utexas.edu/978147731652

The Texas Observer will stay open. Its board backed down from its earlier votes to cease publication after the staff crowdsourced nearly $300K! Story coming soon.

Sierra Juárez on turning to Sandra Cisneros's work while finding her way in college.

Yesterday, I was laid off by Texas Tribune after nearly 9 years. New leadership got rid of its longest-tenured reporters and said they’ll no longer cover the criminal justice beat. No one on police, prisons, courts, the death penalty. In Texas. Here’s some of what we’ll lose:

NPR's Planet Money just did an episode on Temu and I was told I might be in the episode 😜 I am a long time listener and huge fan. Thanks Nick Fountain Sierra Juárez for the opportunity npr.org/2024/03/22/119…