diff --git a/lazy-lock.json b/lazy-lock.json
index 42ce238..bb3accc 100644
--- a/lazy-lock.json
+++ b/lazy-lock.json
@@ -1,36 +1,37 @@
 {
   "Comment.nvim": { "branch": "master", "commit": "e30b7f2008e52442154b66f7c519bfd2f1e32acb" },
-  "LuaSnip": { "branch": "master", "commit": "3d5bced1b9ae69fa3f9b1942e28af5dbc537f946" },
-  "auto-session": { "branch": "main", "commit": "c93a9bfd8a5cbf931a6ead5c824998da874b9f79" },
+  "LuaSnip": { "branch": "master", "commit": "de10d8414235b0a8cabfeba60d07c24304e71f5c" },
+  "auto-session": { "branch": "main", "commit": "d27a29f5754e3a8b8d89a4069814e53ac583e951" },
   "base46": { "branch": "v2.0", "commit": "85de6cdb2d3c85d0aee53aea0569e73fdaf3df4e" },
   "cmp-buffer": { "branch": "main", "commit": "b74fab3656eea9de20a9b8116afa3cfc4ec09657" },
-  "cmp-nvim-lsp": { "branch": "main", "commit": "a8912b88ce488f411177fc8aed358b04dc246d7b" },
+  "cmp-nvim-lsp": { "branch": "main", "commit": "bd5a7d6db125d4654b50eeae9f5217f24bb22fd3" },
   "cmp-nvim-lua": { "branch": "main", "commit": "f12408bdb54c39c23e67cab726264c10db33ada8" },
-  "cmp-path": { "branch": "main", "commit": "e52e640b7befd8113b3350f46e8cfcfe98fcf730" },
+  "cmp-path": { "branch": "main", "commit": "c642487086dbd9a93160e1679a1327be111cbc25" },
   "cmp_luasnip": { "branch": "master", "commit": "98d9cb5c2c38532bd9bdb481067b20fea8f32e90" },
   "conform.nvim": { "branch": "master", "commit": "973f3cb73887d510321653044791d7937c7ec0fa" },
-  "crates.nvim": { "branch": "main", "commit": "c915ab5334a46178f64ce17ab606a79454bcd14f" },
+  "crates.nvim": { "branch": "main", "commit": "a49df0f70171adc77704eac70dd2c0d179065933" },
   "friendly-snippets": { "branch": "main", "commit": "572f5660cf05f8cd8834e096d7b4c921ba18e175" },
-  "gitsigns.nvim": { "branch": "main", "commit": "b01433169be710d6c69f7b4ee264d9670698b831" },
+  "gitsigns.nvim": { "branch": "main", "commit": "6e3c66548035e50db7bd8e360a29aec6620c3641" },
   "indent-blankline.nvim": { "branch": "master", "commit": "b7aa0aed55887edfaece23f7b46ab22232fc8741" },
   "lazy.nvim": { "branch": "main", "commit": "6c3bda4aca61a13a9c63f1c1d1b16b9d3be90d7a" },
-  "mason.nvim": { "branch": "main", "commit": "3671ab0d40aa5bd24b1686562bd0a23391ecf76a" },
+  "mason.nvim": { "branch": "main", "commit": "7dc4facca9702f95353d5a1f87daf23d78e31c2a" },
   "nvim-autopairs": { "branch": "master", "commit": "23320e75953ac82e559c610bec5a90d9c6dfa743" },
   "nvim-cmp": { "branch": "main", "commit": "b5311ab3ed9c846b585c0c15b7559be131ec4be9" },
-  "nvim-colorizer.lua": { "branch": "master", "commit": "16597180b4dd81fa3d23d88c4d2f1b49154f9479" },
-  "nvim-dap": { "branch": "master", "commit": "5dd4d50f2e6a2eaf9e57fad023d294ef371bda35" },
+  "nvim-colorizer.lua": { "branch": "master", "commit": "51cf7c995ed1eb6642aecf19067ee634fa1b6ba2" },
+  "nvim-dap": { "branch": "master", "commit": "a479e25ed5b5d331fb46ee4b9e160ff02ac64310" },
   "nvim-dap-virtual-text": { "branch": "master", "commit": "fbdb48c2ed45f4a8293d0d483f7730d24467ccb6" },
-  "nvim-lspconfig": { "branch": "master", "commit": "177be29e7b9c084c9200ee4033eb66e04ac536ec" },
-  "nvim-tree.lua": { "branch": "master", "commit": "65bae449224b8a3bc149471b96587b23b13a9946" },
+  "nvim-lspconfig": { "branch": "master", "commit": "a6dbc91d9ae373a87bcd9e3c15853e309691c39b" },
+  "nvim-tree.lua": { "branch": "master", "commit": "f0e9951778802526b14c934f7bf746e1e0ae5ed0" },
   "nvim-treesitter": { "branch": "master", "commit": "42fc28ba918343ebfd5565147a42a26580579482" },
-  "nvim-web-devicons": { "branch": "master", "commit": "4a8369f4c78ef6f6f895f0cec349e48f74330574" },
+  "nvim-web-devicons": { "branch": "master", "commit": "c2599a81ecabaae07c49ff9b45dcd032a8d90f1a" },
   "nvterm": { "branch": "main", "commit": "9d7ba3b6e368243175d38e1ec956e0476fd86ed9" },
   "plenary.nvim": { "branch": "master", "commit": "b9fd5226c2f76c951fc8ed5923d85e4de065e509" },
   "rust.vim": { "branch": "master", "commit": "889b9a7515db477f4cb6808bef1769e53493c578" },
   "rustaceanvim": { "branch": "master", "commit": "047f9c9d8cd2861745eb9de6c1570ee0875aa795" },
   "telescope.nvim": { "branch": "master", "commit": "b4da76be54691e854d3e0e02c36b0245f945c2c7" },
-  "tla.nvim": { "branch": "master", "commit": "1db3e7558066b89c391d20dbc99972023a176491" },
+  "tla.nvim": { "branch": "master", "commit": "1752abe9b7dec23a26ff11a629e2ee88e66c366b" },
   "ui": { "branch": "v2.0", "commit": "d4f7e64892a24075d5fdd5a58bd0db45e86e38ed" },
   "vim-tla": { "branch": "master", "commit": "220145ef791ac8d64d2c319eb2940b59da17d6ca" },
+  "vimtex": { "branch": "master", "commit": "c74d9927d9ac2fd24f965634ab56fc5d3c0a60a7" },
   "which-key.nvim": { "branch": "main", "commit": "370ec46f710e058c9c1646273e6b225acf47cbed" }
 }
diff --git a/lua/custom/chadrc.lua b/lua/custom/chadrc.lua
index 6997ab8..0f1c60f 100644
--- a/lua/custom/chadrc.lua
+++ b/lua/custom/chadrc.lua
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ M.ui = {
   hl_add = {},
   hl_override = {},
   changed_themes = {},
-  theme_toggle = { "dark_horizon", "one_light" },
-  theme = "dark_horizon", -- default theme
+  theme_toggle = { "melange", "one_light" },
+  theme = "melange", -- default theme
   transparency = false,
   lsp_semantic_tokens = false, -- needs nvim v0.9, just adds highlight groups for lsp semantic tokens
 
diff --git a/lua/custom/language_specific_commands/markdown.lua b/lua/custom/language_specific_commands/markdown.lua
index 81fd217..2d0a6fd 100644
--- a/lua/custom/language_specific_commands/markdown.lua
+++ b/lua/custom/language_specific_commands/markdown.lua
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ vim.keymap.set(
 )
 -- Create an autocommand for markdown filetype using Neovim's Lua API
 vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("FileType", {
-  pattern = "markdown", -- Only for files with filetype 'markdown'
+  pattern = "markdown",
+  "tex", -- Only for files with filetype 'markdown'
   callback = function()
     -- Enable spell checking locally for the buffer
     vim.opt_local.spell = true
diff --git a/lua/custom/plugins.lua b/lua/custom/plugins.lua
index f9d6927..a4de5c4 100644
--- a/lua/custom/plugins.lua
+++ b/lua/custom/plugins.lua
@@ -177,6 +177,15 @@ local plugins = {
       vim.o.formatexpr = "v:lua.require'conform'.formatexpr()"
     end,
   },
+  {
+    "lervag/vimtex",
+    lazy = false, -- we don't want to lazy load VimTeX
+    -- tag = "v2.15", -- uncomment to pin to a specific release
+    init = function()
+      -- VimTeX configuration goes here, e.g.
+      vim.g.vimtex_view_method = "zathura"
+    end,
+  },
 }
 
 return plugins