David Courtney joined Texas Monthly in 2005 and has written The Texanist since 2007. He has also contributed to features such as the annual Bum Steer Awards, the quinquennial review of the fifty best barbecue joints in Texas, "The Great Terquasquicentennial Road Trip," "The 50 Greatest Hamburgers in Texas," "The 40 Best Small-Town Cafes," as well as "Snap Judgment" (a compilation of the ten greatest plays in Texas college football history) and "The Texanist's Parenting Quiz," among others.
