Texas Monthly Presents: The Story
Texas Monthly and Texas PBS bring the award-winning magazine’s stories from the page to the screen. We invite viewers to experience Texas through a storyteller’s state of mind.
A Storytelling Journey on Texas PBS.
Texas Monthly and Texas PBS announce an exciting new partnership with the upcoming launch of Texas Monthly Presents, a captivating new docuseries that brings the magazine’s award-winning journalism from the page to the screen and invites viewers to experience Texas through the perspective of a storyteller. Each episode transforms select Texas Monthly articles into brand-new visual experiences, combining cinematic footage from across the state with thoughtful, in-studio interviews with the stories’ writers.
The inagural season, The Story, premieres across Texas PBS stations in May 2025 with a four-episode run, and it returns in the fall with 13 brand-new episodes. Each 30-minute episode consists of multiple, distinct segments that share a common theme despite cutting across different topics, locations, and characters.
A Closer Look: Watch the trailer for Texas Monthly Presents: The Story Now.
Check Your Local Listings
- Amarillo Thursdays at 7:30 pm, Starting May 8
- Austin Thursdays at 8:00 pm, Starting May 8
- College Station Sundays at 6:00 pm, Starting May 4
- Corpus Christi Thursdays at 7:30 pm, Starting May 8
- Dallas/Fort Worth Sundays at 6:30 pm, Starting May 4
- El Paso Thursdays at 8:00 pm, Starting May 8
- Lubbock Thursdays at 8:00 pm, Starting May 8
- Midland/Odessa Mondays at 9:00 pm, Starting May 5
- San Antonio Mondays at 8:00 pm, Starting May 5
Episode 101: Spaces
A building is more than a building. This episode explores the ways in which physical spaces tell stories of where we came from and where we’re going. Featured stories highlight ninepin bowling alleys across the Hill Country, a San Antonio taco truck, and one woman’s mission to save what’s left of the Dabney Hill Freedom Colony.
Episode 102: Family
This episode explores how a family can provide purpose throughout journey and loss. Featured stories highlight a father’s quest to connect his daughter with their roots, one man’s fulfillment of a dying friend’s dream, and the daring world of equestrian drill that is the backdrop for a mother-daughter connection.
Episode 103: Overlooked
All over Texas, in familiar spaces, things go unseen — unless you take the time to look. This episode dives deep into the unseen depths of Texas caverns, pulls back the curtain on a growing water crisis, and takes us to a barbecue restaurant run by those who tend to go unnoticed.
Episode 104: Grief
Shepherds of grief come in many forms. Featured stories include a traveling hospice nurse in one of the state’s most remote counties, and a father who grapples with his son’s death the only way he knows how: through music.
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