Tex-Mex cuisine is often mistaken for authentic Mexican food, but the two are very different. While Mexican cuisine is rooted in centuries-old traditions, Tex-Mex was born in Texas and blends ...

This story is a part of Texas Monthly’s Taco Week, a series dedicated to proving that Texas is the center of the taco universe. Most Sundays, flour speckled my grandmother’s laminate-wood countertops, ...

Mexican food is regionally diverse and flavorful, with origins dating back to the Aztec Empire. Yet Americans are more likely to mention Chipotle and Taco Bell when they think of “Mexican” cuisine.

Some 85 years ago, two brothers changed Mexican food—and Tex-Mex—forever. We have José Inés and Fidel Loredo to thank for the carne asada a la tampiqueña, a border-straddling, highly adaptable Mexican ...

Jason Janik / Special Contributor Considered by many as a quintessential dish of Tex-Mex cuisine, fajitas are also claimed by those who serve Mexican food. As with almost every dish of these two ...

Beans and rice with a chile relleno. A wet burrito. An enchilada. The No. 3 or No. 15. Manuel’s Special. The Gloria. El Cholo. Acapulco. Avila’s El Ranchito. Loud decorations. Humongous portions.