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Back Talk

Bill Crist ’73 says: I was a fish in Sqdn 4 the year we built the tallest Bonfire on record. I remember the bruises, the muscle pains, the cuts, the blisters, the pushups. It is all pale compared to the sacrifice our 12 brothers and sisters gave to our beloved school. Every Aggie Muster since that day I have said a "Here" for them. Their sacrifice is forever etched in our minds. Whether or not we ever see another official Bonfire does not matter; our traditions will survive. We are great. We are mighty. We are Texas Aggies. (November 5th, 2009 at 10:23am)

Christopher Keyes

Features

Fourteen of them, actually. From kayaking the Colorado and rock climbing along the Pecos to tubing the Pedernales and birding on the Rio Grande, here are the most enjoyable and exciting things to do on some of our favorite Texas waterways. (June 2005)

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Where are the best places to eat barbecue in Texas? Six years ago we published a highly subjective—and hotly debated— list of our fifty favorite joints, and now we’ve gone back for seconds. Ten intrepid souls drove more than 21,000 miles in search of 2003’s worthiest ‘cue. Here’s what they came back with: the top 5 and the next 45, plus honorable mentions, great chains, and meat by mail. (May 2003)

Columns | Miscellany

As the daughter of migrant workers from South Texas, I was taught to value education, choose my friends wisely, and stay on the right side of the law. (December 2005)

Whenever I go to Fort Worth, I try to take a look at the little house where we lived. It’s amazing to think about what we went through. (December 2005)

Reporter

The story behind the story. The redistricting endgame. We think. (April 2006)

Blog days. (February 2006)

How do you get into the state cemetery? (October 2005)

Your not-so-secret identity. (May 2005)

Cool rockin’ mommy. (April 2005)

Yellow band = Green in hand. (March 2005)

A brush with death in Afghanistan (February 2005)

A read on textbooks. (January 2005)

One groundbreaker, one Ranger. Stories from Texans in their own words. (December 2004)

The unmaking of medical privacy. (November 2004)

A few questions about polling. (August 2004)

A candid conversation with the experts. (August 2004)

How Rick Perry's transportation plan will take its toll (May 2004)

e-voting saves the day—or does it? (March 2004)

Beck Weathers' life (and wife) after Everest. (May 2003)

Web Exclusives

Photographer Artie Limmer talks about the challenges of shooting the mighty Rio Grande. (January 2003)

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