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Have Racket, Will Travel: Seven Top Texas Tennis Resorts
Have Racket, Will Travel: Seven Top Texas Tennis Resorts It was a terrible time to…
It’s Beyoncé’s Summer Now
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Recipe: Banana Pudding
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The Texanist: How Much Should You Tip at a Barbecue Joint?
The Texanist: How Much Should You Tip at a Barbecue Joint? Q: What is the…
Wet Hot Texas Summer
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On a Texas-Shaped Lazy River, Just Enjoy the Ride
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Paddling Down the Rio Grande in the Shadow of a Drought
Paddling Down the Rio Grande in the Shadow of a Drought We’re celebrating 38 ways…
Reeling in the Years at a Cabin in the Laguna Madre
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Barton Springs Pool in the Dark Is Its Own World
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Yes, the 2022 Texas GOP Platform Is Extreme. But Little of It Is New.
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Will We Ever Know the Truth About Uvalde?
Will We Ever Know the Truth About Uvalde? More than three weeks have passed since…
A Dare (and a Tweet) Started Texas’s Next Great Director on His Hollywood Journey
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Meanwhile, in Texas: A Great Dane in Bedford Set a World Record
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How One Pitmaster’s Lebanese Heritage Influences His Barbecue
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DFW’s Favorite Honky-tonk Band Is Led By a Dude With an Accordion
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Why the Best Musicians in the Country Descend on an 81-Person Texas Town
Why the Best Musicians in the Country Descend on an 81-Person Texas Town In a…
This Duo Prove a Chef and a Restaurant Investor Really Can Be Great Friends
This Duo Prove a Chef and a Restaurant Investor Really Can Be Great Friends Every…
Star Chef Mashama Bailey Alights in Austin
Star Chef Mashama Bailey Alights in Austin If you are even moderately curious about food…
Meet the “Not Smart” Texans Who’ve Run a Marathon in All Fifty States
Meet the “Not Smart” Texans Who’ve Run a Marathon in All Fifty States They’re usually…
Meet the Yucca Whisperer of West Texas
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After 41 Years of Tragedy, Disrepair, and Disease, Juneteenth Is Back at Comanche Crossing
After 41 Years of Tragedy, Disrepair, and Disease, Juneteenth Is Back at Comanche Crossing How…
This Famous East Texas Barbecue Joint Tells Its History Through Sandwiches
This Famous East Texas Barbecue Joint Tells Its History Through Sandwiches Stanley’s Famous Pit Barbecue…
Seven Essential Reads to Understand the Erosion of Abortion Access in Texas
Seven Essential Reads to Understand the Erosion of Abortion Access in Texas As Mimi Swartz…
Ethan Hawke on Visions of the Divine and Willie Nelson’s Earlobes
Ethan Hawke on Visions of the Divine and Willie Nelson’s Earlobes Ethan Hawke was just…
Inside the Updated Voting Process That Helped Texas Win Its First National James Beard Awards
Inside the Updated Voting Process That Helped Texas Win Its First National James Beard Awards …
Just How Many Texans Are in the Marvel Universe Now, Anyway?
Just How Many Texans Are in the Marvel Universe Now, Anyway? It’s been two years…
The Taco Window Is the Future
The Taco Window Is the Future When I worked for a Dallas-based magazine with offices…
Texas Monthly Recommends: Nighttime Kayaking
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What My Aunt Yoli Taught Me About Being a Tejano
What My Aunt Yoli Taught Me About Being a Tejano I still remember the spell…
A New Microscope Developed at Rice Could Revolutionize Cancer Surgeries
A New Microscope Developed at Rice Could Revolutionize Cancer Surgeries Toward the end of most…
Recipe: Confit Smoked Chicken Thighs
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Millions More Texans Have Had COVID-19 Than We Like to Pretend
Millions More Texans Have Had COVID-19 Than We Like to Pretend Depending on whom you…
The Best Thing in Texas: Bernie Sanders Travels Across the State as a Meme
The Best Thing in Texas: Bernie Sanders Travels Across the State as a Meme WHO:…
Stoutin’ Around: Ten Hearty Texas Beers to Cure Your Winter Doldrums
Stoutin’ Around: Ten Hearty Texas Beers to Cure Your Winter Doldrums Winter weather can mean…
7 Texas Chefs Share Their Favorite Sandwich Recipes
7 Texas Chefs Share Their Favorite Sandwich Recipes Few things in life are as satisfying…
After Standing Up to Ted Cruz and Donald Trump, Congressman Chip Roy Faces an Uncertain Future in the Texas GOP
After Standing Up to Ted Cruz and Donald Trump, Congressman Chip Roy Faces an Uncertain Future…
Feast Your Eyes Upon This Outrageous Car-Themed Mansion for Sale in North Texas
Feast Your Eyes Upon This Outrageous Car-Themed Mansion for Sale in North Texas {$inline_image} Here we…
The Best To-Go Cocktails in San Antonio
The Best To-Go Cocktails in San Antonio Tired of being your own bartender during this…
From the Editor: Wild Wes
From the Editor: Wild Wes When I first met Wes Ferguson two years ago, over…
Where to Hunt, or Photograph, Exotic Animals in Texas
Where to Hunt, or Photograph, Exotic Animals in Texas From the Big Bend to East…
Recipe: Wild Boar Picadillo
Recipe: Wild Boar Picadillo Whether he’s out in the field or in the kitchen at…
How Texas Hunting Went Exotic
How Texas Hunting Went Exotic The main entrance to the Ox Ranch, about two hours west…
Birria Ramen Has Come to Fort Worth, and It Is Glorious
Birria Ramen Has Come to Fort Worth, and It Is Glorious Fort Worth is dotted…
Made in Texas: Psychic Outlaw Turns Quilts Into Jackets
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February 2021: Roar of the Crowd
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“I Never Thought I’d Be Without a Home.”
“I Never Thought I’d Be Without a Home.” It starts with car problems, an emergency medical…
Texas’s Most Famous Historian Looks Back at His Own, Legendary Life
Texas’s Most Famous Historian Looks Back at His Own, Legendary Life While working in the…
How the Most Hyped U.S. Oil Merger in a Decade Went Bust
How the Most Hyped U.S. Oil Merger in a Decade Went Bust It was the…
What Brisket and Chocolate Have in Common (Besides Being Delicious)
What Brisket and Chocolate Have in Common (Besides Being Delicious) Barbecue was supposed to be…
The Texanist: Has There Ever Been Any Violence at the Texas Capitol?
The Texanist: Has There Ever Been Any Violence at the Texas Capitol? Q: Seeing the…
Sanderson Is an Underrated, Adventurous West Texas Escape
Sanderson Is an Underrated, Adventurous West Texas Escape Driving into the tiny West Texas town…
Turkey Legs Smothered in Mac and Cheese Are the Latest, Greatest Texas Trend
Turkey Legs Smothered in Mac and Cheese Are the Latest, Greatest Texas Trend Many food…
The Best Thing in Texas: Willie Got the Vaccine, Y’all
The Best Thing in Texas: Willie Got the Vaccine, Y’all WHO: One of Texas’s most…
5 Bottles of Celebrity Booze Worthy of Any Texan’s Bar Cart
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The Texas Legislature Made It Just Three Days Without a COVID-19 Scare
The Texas Legislature Made It Just Three Days Without a COVID-19 Scare Clinging to a…
Willie Nelson Finally Shows Up for His SXSW Keynote, Thirty Years Later
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Amid a Spate of Late-Term Trump Pardons, Reality Winner’s Name Remains Conspicuously Absent
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Taco News Roundup: Feast on Barbacoa in San Antonio and North Texas
Taco News Roundup: Feast on Barbacoa in San Antonio and North Texas 2M Smokehouse in…
How Big Al’s Smokehouse Is Ensuring Its Barbecue Comfort Food Survives the Pandemic
How Big Al’s Smokehouse Is Ensuring Its Barbecue Comfort Food Survives the Pandemic This year…
Deborah Roberts Has Exhibited Art Worldwide. She Hasn’t Had a Solo Museum Show in Her Hometown—Until Now
Deborah Roberts Has Exhibited Art Worldwide. She Hasn’t Had a Solo Museum Show in Her Hometown—Until…
Who Were the Texans Who Traveled to the Capitol to Challenge the Election Results?
Who Were the Texans Who Traveled to the Capitol to Challenge the Election Results? As…
“Something Has To Change”
“Something Has To Change” Michelle Rickett lives a short walk from the Dallas parking lot…
Houston Is America’s Saddest Sports City, Part Infinity
Houston Is America’s Saddest Sports City, Part Infinity No master of the mystic arts ever…
The Serious Stuff, the Loud Stuff, the Money Stuff: A Preview of the 87th Texas Lege
The Serious Stuff, the Loud Stuff, the Money Stuff: A Preview of the 87th Texas Lege …
No, the Mandalorian Did Not “Dox” Ted Cruz
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The Houston Texans Can’t Afford to Squander Another Year of Deshaun Watson’s Career
The Houston Texans Can’t Afford to Squander Another Year of Deshaun Watson’s Career Maybe Deshaun…
Salsa Macha Is Setting Texas on Fire
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How the Legislature Might Address the Less-Than-Dire Budget Shortfall
How the Legislature Might Address the Less-Than-Dire Budget Shortfall After the collapse of oil prices…
The Texas GOP Returns to Its Favorite Pastime: Infighting
The Texas GOP Returns to Its Favorite Pastime: Infighting Even as Joe Biden prepared to…
Greg Abbott’s Politics Create a Vaccine Stampede
Greg Abbott’s Politics Create a Vaccine Stampede Nine months have passed since I first ordered…
Texas Monthly Recommends: A Funky Austin Vintage Shop
Texas Monthly Recommends: A Funky Austin Vintage Shop Even without concerts, parties, or really any…
With Theaters Closed, Austin Thespians Embrace Audio Dramas, Drive-through Musicals, and Plays by Mail
With Theaters Closed, Austin Thespians Embrace Audio Dramas, Drive-through Musicals, and Plays by Mail In…
American Democracy Survived Ted Cruz’s Demagoguery—This Time
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Texas’s Newest Wrestling Venture Elevates Women Inside the Ring and Behind the Scenes
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These Texas Congressmen Fought off the Mob. Then They Voted With Trump.
These Texas Congressmen Fought off the Mob. Then They Voted With Trump. Pat Fallon was…
What Was the Point of UT Hiring Steve Sarkisian to Replace Head Football Coach Tom Herman?
What Was the Point of UT Hiring Steve Sarkisian to Replace Head Football Coach Tom Herman? …
The Texanist: My Daughter Moved to Texas More Than a Year Ago. Why Hasn’t She Visited the Alamo Already?
The Texanist: My Daughter Moved to Texas More Than a Year Ago. Why Hasn’t She Visited…
North Texas Artist Jon Flaming’s Paintings Are a Love Letter to Cowboy Culture
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BBQ News Roundup: A McKinney Staple Forced to Close
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“Love Bombs” vs. “Hang Traitors”: Pro-Trump Protesters Rally for Their Man in Austin
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A 19-Year-Old Funeral Home Manager Is Overwhelmed by “Death Calls”
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Until 1968, a Married Texas Woman Couldn’t Own Property or Start a Business Without Her Husband’s Permission. This Dallas Attorney Changed That.
Until 1968, a Married Texas Woman Couldn’t Own Property or Start a Business Without Her Husband’s…
The Texans Can Go Ahead and Retire J.J. Watt’s Number Now
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Why the Texoma Region Is Worth a Barbecue Tour
Why the Texoma Region Is Worth a Barbecue Tour Denison, about 75 miles north of…
’Cue Course: Chris and Ernie’s Brisket Elote
’Cue Course: Chris and Ernie’s Brisket Elote Video by Riley Engemoen; Edited by Devin Fortenberry…
The Old Mack’s Still Got It
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No, Austin Won’t Become Silicon Valley 2.0
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“This Pandemic Isn’t Finished With Us Yet. Until Then, I’m Sleeping With One Eye Open.”
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