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Alan says: I am in favor of limiting the governor to two consecutive terms. But blacklisting someone after eight years altogether, regardless of how good or bad they did their job, can needlessly force an effective public official out of public service. Many state governors throughout history have served well over eight years without their constituents regretting it. I would point out that such a system is wholly unworkable in twenty-first century America: we live in the era of the permanent campaign and the 24-hour news cycle. A governor facing re-election every other year would essentially do nothing but fundraise (which is close to what most do anyway even with four-year terms). (November 19th, 2009 at 11:09pm)
Andrea Valdez
Features
The 50 Greatest Hamburgers In Texas
On our first-ever quest for the state’s best burgers, we covered more than 12,000 miles, ate at more than 250 restaurants, and gained, collectively, more than 40 pounds. Our dauntless determination (and fearless fat intake) was rewarded with a list of 50 transcendent burgers—and you’ll never guess which one ended up on top. Check out our Best Burger section. (August 2009)
The 40 Best Small-Town Cafes
Our exhaustive, exhausting, strictly scientific (and lamentably fattening) survey of the finest home cooking around, from Maxine’s on Main, in Bastrop, to El Paraiso, in Zapata. (December 2008)
BBQ08
Eighteen hungry reviewers. 14,773 miles driven/flown. 341 joints visited. Countless bites of brisket, sausage, chicken, pork, white bread, potato salad, and slaw—and vats of sauce—ingested. There are only fifty slots on our quinquennial list of the best places to eat barbecue in Texas. Only five of those got high honors. And only one (you’ll never guess which one in a million years) is the best of the best. (June 2008)
Reporter
Barrel Racing
How to barrel race. (December 2009)
A Día de los Muertos Altar
How to build a Día de los Muertos altar. (November 2009)
Building a Barbed Wire Fence
How to build a barbed-wire fence. (October 2009)
Dove Hunting
How to dove hunt. (September 2009)
Brewing Sweet Tea
How to make sweet tea. (August 2009)
Packing a Cooler Tube
How to pack a cooler tube. (July 2009)
Spitting Watermelon Seeds
How to spit watermelon seeds. (June 2009)
Making Peach Preserves
How to make peach preserves. (May 2009)
Chasing a Tornado
How to chase a tornado. (April 2009)
Planting A Southern Magnolia
How to plant a Southern magnolia. (March 2009)
The Texas Two-step
How to two-step. (February 2009)
Roping a Calf
How to rope a calf. (January 2009)
Downtown Boerne
Downtown Boerne. (December 2008)
Tamales
How to throw a tamalada. (November 2008)
Ben Edwards
Small-Town Family Doctor (September 2008)
Rattlesnake Wrangling
How to wrangle a rattlesnake. (September 2008)
Custom Hats
How to customize a cowboy hat. (July 2008)
A Happy Marriage
Melvin and Minnie Lou Scott on a happy marriage. (July 2008)
42
How to play 42. (May 2008)
Field Dressing
How to field-dress a deer. (November 2007)
Corny Dogs
Every corny dog has its day. (October 2007)
Tailgating
How to tailgate. (September 2007)
Branding
How to brand cattle. (August 2007)
Custom Boots
How to design custom cowboy boots. (July 2007)





