Senior Editor for @TexasMonthly
Lockhart, Texas
Joined January 2009
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Last week, Texan superstars Kacey Musgraves and Miranda Lambert played separate, back-to-back shows in their home state. ✨
Here's what we saw: texasmonthly.com/culture/kac…
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The Colorado makes headlines. The Rio Grande is in a worse state of collapse. Last year, I traveled 1900mi along the river. I saw the worst drought in 1200 years; I saw 15 million people about to lose drinking water.
And I met people fighting—and killing—over water. READ NOW:
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*Even though she came from Tennessee. texasmonthly.com/culture/dol…
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On the morning of August 4, contractors began moving heavy equipment into Big Bend National Park, a major development in the months-long standoff between the federal government and local officials and residents over the construction of a border barrier in the park.
More photos by photographer Brian Finke: texasmonthly.com/news-politi…
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As flooding ravages parts of Central Texas, residents still feel the aftereffects of last year’s tragedy.
From senior editor Aaron Parsley: texasmonthly.com/news-politi…
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'Where the River Took Us,' a podcast on last year's July 4 floods hosted by @FreshParsley, is included on @ApplePodcasts "Best So Far" list as one of the best shows of this year.
All episodes are available to listen to now. texasmonthly.com/podcasts/se…
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After the Flood by @FreshParsley is among the most beautiful and moving long form stories I’ve ever read …
"I urge you, when you read this new story about how his life has changed since the flood, to imagine all the decisions that Aaron has made since those fateful hours last July—all of the emotional and reportorial steps he has taken," writes Ross McCammon, Texas Monthly's editor in chief. texasmonthly.com/the-stand-u…
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"The two things we have in common are horses and divorces" 🐴
Billboard's 2025 Country Power Players Icon @mirandalambert tells the story behind how Kacey Musgraves reached out for their new collab.
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Senior editor @FreshParsley and an old friend, who lost his daughter in the July 4 floods, reconnect to understand each other's grief and explore how it can be channeled into action.
Listen to episode four of 'Where the River Took Us': texasmonthly.com/podcast/whe…
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Kacey Musgraves has shared the complete recording of her Gruene Hall performance on YouTube.
Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=fSzFcGud…
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On July 4, 2025, @TexasMonthly senior editor @FreshParsley’s family's home was swept away in the Central Texas floods. Mere days later, he wrote a piece that would win a Pulitzer Prize.
Listen to Where the River Took Us, a journey of rebuilding after tragedy.
apple.co/WTRTU
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"I urge you, when you read this new story about how his life has changed since the flood, to imagine all the decisions that Aaron has made since those fateful hours last July—all of the emotional and reportorial steps he has taken," writes Ross McCammon, Texas Monthly's editor in chief. texasmonthly.com/the-stand-u…
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Just thought I'd mention since everyone is swarming to cover Talarico that I profiled him in December texasmonthly.com/news-politi…
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In the days after last July’s historic disaster, senior editor Aaron Parsley wrote about the tragedy that befell his family. But crawling out of the river was only the beginning.
In his follow-up story, published one month shy of the first anniversary of the floods, Parsley shares his journey through grief and healing: texasmonthly.com/news-politi…
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2026 Pulitzer winner creates podcast about life after Central Texas flood bit.ly/4uzDC2p
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Our new podcast 'Where the River Took Us' is hosted by Pulitzer Prize winner Aaron Parsley and explores a journey of survival, loss, grief, and healing after the July 4 Central Texas floods. You can listen to the first two episodes now. texasmonthly.com/podcast/whe…
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At dawn on July 4, senior editor Aaron Parsley found himself high in a hackberry tree, alone and unaware of his family’s whereabouts. This is the story of what came next.
Listen: texasmonthly.com/podcast/whe…
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In this week's #longreads #Top5:
—After the flood (@TexasMonthly)
—Twisted roles (@sfchronicle)
—Drawn to the emptiness (@theoffingmag)
—When the rice fails (@NewYorker)
—Many, many miles (@TexasHighways)
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"In some ways I feel more present than ever, elated to be given more time with my husband. On the other hand, it’s been the hardest few months of my life. And the sadness and anxiety have followed us here like a pair of stowaways."
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Telling the story is an act of survival.
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