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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)

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Jordan Breal

Jordan Breal

A Fort Worth native, Jordan Breal is a graduate of Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism, and joined Texas Monthly in February 2005. She has contributed to Chile Pepper Magazine, D Magazine, and Create, among other publications.

Features

If you really want to scare your boots off this Halloween, take a look at these eight places, which our bloodcurdling, hair-raising, nerve-racking research has determined to be the state’s spookiest. (October 2009)

How a modest Corpus Christi burger stand became a Texas icon. (August 2009)

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)

Not that you’re looking for an excuse, but these five original cocktails concocted by Texas bartenders using local liquors are a thoroughly acceptable reason to pour yourself a drink. Or three. (July 2009)

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The thirty Texans with the most iconic, unforgettable, eye-popping looks, from Davy Crockett to Beyoncé. (March 2009)

From a honky-tonk in Odessa to a Catholic church in Houston, there’s one night of the week when you’re guaranteed to find Texans at their snappiest. (March 2009)

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)

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)

Summer vacation is right around the corner, but that doesn’t mean you should panic. We’ve rounded up 68 of our favorite things to do with your toddlers, teens, and every kid in between. Dance the hokey pokey. Rope a horse. Eat way too many hot dogs. Zip down a waterslide. And yes, feed the animals. (April 2008)

Thirty years after he took his first photograph for us—of charming kook Stanley Marsh 3—contributing photographer Wyatt McSpadden looks back on his extraordinary career and tells the stories behind some of our favorite images. (March 2008)

And Saturday. And Sunday. The arrival of fall means weekends spent watching football, up close and on-screen, and yet another opportunity to love the greatest game on earth for all the usual reasons. Forty-nine of them, in fact. (September 2006)

From kayaking on Town Lake to mountain biking around Joe Pool Lake, from bass fishing on Lake Fork to horseback riding on the shores of Lake Whitney, here are some of our favorite things to do in, on, and around Texas lakes. (June 2006)

Columns | Miscellany

The childhood homes of nine famous Texans. (December 2005)

Reporter

Handmade crafts, homey cafes, and cowboy couture make this Hill Country hamlet a browser’s paradise. (November 2009)

Downtown San Angelo. (October 2009)

Dawn Cockrell, midwife. (September 2009)

Eat and antique your way along the brick-paved streets of this charming East Texas town. (August 2009)

John Wells on living off the grid. (July 2009)

Alameda Street, Corpus Christi. (April 2009)

Big Bend Open Road Race; Dallas Cup; Texas State History Museum. (April 2009)

Ken Downing on updating your closet. (March 2009)

Afghan artifacts in Houston; Texas Biennial. (March 2009)

The Houston Ballet; a Marcia Gygli King retrospective; Philip Glass. (February 2009)

Chad Jistel, locomotive engineer. (January 2009)

El Paso’s Chamber Music Festival, Hallettsville’s domino championship. (January 2009)

The Texas Ballet Theater; Olafur Eliasson; Art Guys in Abilene. (December 2008)

Texas Book Festival; Latin Grammy Awards; San Antonio Opera. (November 2008)

Andy Mullins, midway barker. (October 2008)

Tut’s treasures; aural art; the poetry of Laurie Anderson. (October 2008)

(September 2008)

The Dallas symphony; The Color Purple; the Nasher at five. (September 2008)

LBJ at 100, Beachcomber’s Museum, The Black List Project. (August 2008)

Dallas in Austin; base ball in Buffalo Gap; gorging in Canyon Lake. (July 2008)

A McNay makeover; welcome to Shangri La; show us the Monet. (June 2008)

(May 2008)

J. M. W. Turner in Dallas; Discovery Green in Houston; Fiesta in S.A. (April 2008)

The Long Center performs; FotoFest flashes; Diboll gets husk-y. (March 2008)

Katrina Moorhead; Teatro Dallas; Design Life Now. (February 2008)

Strait talk; Fort Worth takes stock; MLK in S.A. (January 2008)

A Quickie Guide. (October 2007)

Lela Rose on buying a wedding dress. (June 2007)

How a Rockette gets her kicks. (December 2006)

Come home, Dixie Chicks. (October 2006)

Sundance Square takes shape. (October 2006)

Mouth Kim France likes Old Navy—but not leggings. (September 2006)

Web Exclusives

A few of the state’s best mixologists share their secrets to making delicious drinks. (July 2009)

A new film presents a never-before-seen look at Dominique de Menil in her curatorial element. (March 2009)

An interview with Cliff Redd—executive director of the Long Center (March 2008)

The curator of The Museum of Fine Arts in Houston discusses the museum’s recent acquisitions, from Jasper Johns to Philip Guston. (December 2007)

Galveston (December 2007)

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The Houston Museum of Natural Science curator of anthropology talks about this month’s new exhibit, Lucy’s Legacy: The Hidden Treasures of Ethiopia. (August 2007)

Houston (August 2007)

The founders of the Alamo Drafthouse chat about how the indie movie theater got its start. (July 2007)

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston curator of contemporary art talks about this month’s new exhibit, “Red Hot: Asian Art From the Chaney Family Collection.” (July 2007)

(July 2007)

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston curator of contemporary art talks about this month’s new exhibit, Red Hot: Asian Art From the Chaney Family Collection. (July 2007)

Placido Domingo on being an opera star. (June 2007)

Television journalist Jorge Ramos, the author of the book Dying to Cross, on immigration reform and being called the “voice of the voiceless.” (May 2005)

Most of Mason's history is as quiet and agreeable as the modern-day town, but the late nineteenth—century Hoodoo War was the exception to the rule. (April 2003)

Senior editor Michael Hall revisits Waco's Branch Davidians and describes the challenges and nuances of writing about the remaining followers and the controversies of their tragic history. (April 2003)

Photographer O. Rufus Lovett discusses the three days he spent documenting the haunting wreckage of Columbia in East Texas. (April 2003)

Misty Keasler talks about her young photography career and the intense images she captures, including this month's photos of the present-day Branch Davidian compound. (April 2003)

Writer Skip Bayless talks about the Dallas Cowboys, Bill Parcells, and his pick for next year's Super Bowl winner. (March 2003)

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