Stacy Hollister
Features
The Great Terquasquicentennial Road Trip
Some people call it a quartoseptcentennial, or a septaquintaquinquecentennial (seriously), but you’d better save your breath. You’ll need it on this wide-ranging 6,000-mile voyage commemorating Texas’s 175th birthday. It starts in Glen Rose, ends in Austin, and stops along the way at 175 places that tell the story of the state, from the grassy field in La Porte where independence was won to the parking garage in Dallas where the Super Bowl was dreamed up; from the Austin dorm room where Dell Inc. was born to the college hall in Houston where Barbara Jordan learned to debate; from the hotel in San Antonio where Lydia Mendoza recorded “Mal Hombre” to the—well, you get the idea. And you’d better get started. The road awaits . . .
The Bucket List
Driving the River Road, in far West Texas; having a drink at the Mansion on Turtle Creek, in Dallas; fishing for bass in Caddo Lake; eating a chicken-fried steak in Strawn; searching for a lightning whelk along the coast; and 58 other things that all Texans must do before they die.
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.
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.
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.
That Championship Season
Long before the BCS, long before anyone thought to publish insider newsletters for boosters, the Aggies were the best college football team in the nation—for the first and only time. The long-gone glory days remembered.
Thank God It’s Friday
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.
Mashed Potatoes
Hello to a River
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.
The Magnificent Seven
Meet a diver, a high-jumper, and five other Texas athletes who hope to put the pedal to the medal at the 2004 Olympics.
This Land is Your Land
With more than 600,000 acres of state parks, historic sites, and natural areas, Texas can be a perfect playground for every type of outdoor adventurer—if you know where to go. We do.
Columns | Miscellany
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SPORTS
BLUES
A GREAT WEEKEND IN AUSTIN
ON STAGE
A GREAT WEEKEND IN DALLAS
BOOKS
A Great Weekend In Houston
Western
Reporter
Broadcasting the Super Bowl
Stephanie Druley on broadcasting the Super Bowl.
Calling a Baseball Game
Milo Hamilton on calling a baseball game.
The Pro Life
Free advice for Devin Durant.
Are You Ready for Some …
Hoop dreams.
Ball Boy
A few swings at Andy Roddick.
Queens of the Court
Should the WNBA go away?
Any Given Saturday
Handicapping the Big 12.
Diamonds Are Forever
Nolan Ryan on the Rocket’s comeback.
Uptown, Fredericksburg.
A quickie guide. Fredericksburg without tourists.
Web Exclusives
All the Pretty Horses
Catherine Crier, the host of Court TV’s Catherine Crier Live, on growing up in Dallas, riding and showing horses, and moving away from Texas.
Take Me to the Rivers
Six more watery adventures, from birding on the Trinity to tubing the Frio.
Happy Trails
After a quick trip to Houston for a football game—and a visit to the Johnson Space Center—I’ve come up with a new mission.
Happy Trails
Sight-seeing and a little bit of history made for a fine weekend in the Rio Grande Valley.
Happy Trails
From wildflowers to wine, a trip to Bryan-College Station made for a poetic journey.
Happy Trails
Gruene prides itself on keeping things the way they've always been. That suits us just fine.
Happy Trails
We spent a lovely fall afternoon in Boerne, shopping at antiques stores and picking out the perfect pumpkin.
Happy Trails
Until I went biking at Caprock Canyons State Park and Trailway, I had never heard of the little town of Quitaque, where life is slow and people like it that way.
Happy Trails
I had only 24 hours in Galveston, but that was plenty of time to see the famous Strand, eat some good seafood, and play a little bingo.
Happy Trails
Alpine, Marfa, and Fort Davis seemed like a different world—until I got there. I felt right at home in these West Texas cultural hot spots.
Brand Loyal
Senior editor Anne Dingus sweet-talks about sugar, Elsie the Cow, and peanut patties.
Q&A with Michael Hull
In the spring of 1995, Austin lawyer and photography-enthusiast Michael Hull found himself in a self-described "interesting intersection in time"—or at least Texas time.
A Q&A with Marshevet Hooker
San Antonio high school senior Marshevet Hooker was a member of the record setting U.S. Junior Track & Field Team. She recently committed to attending college at UT-Austin.
First to Flight?
Texas Monthly senior editor Michael Hall launches into a discussion about his story "Two Wings And A Prayer."
A Q&A With Bill Wittliff
An interview with Bill Wittliff, author of Boystown: La Zona de Tolerancia.
A Q&A With Robert Utley
An interview with Robert Utley, author of Lone Star Justice: The First Century of the Texas Rangers.
A Q&A With Marsha Moyer
An interview with Marsha Moyer, author of The Second Coming of Lucy Hatch.
A Q&A With Michael Moorcock
An interview with Michael Moorcock, authour of King of the City.
A Q&A With Prudence Mackintosh
An interview with Prudence Mackintosh, author of Sneaking Out.
A Q&A With H. W. Brands
An interview with H. W. Brands, author of The Age of Gold: The California Gold Rush and the New American Dream.
Texas History 101
The northeast town of Hawkins remembers one of its small-town girls.
Texas History 101
Rice University makes for an interesting history lesson.
Texas History 101
‘Twas two days before Christmas, when all through the town, not a creature expected St. Nick to come ‘round. To Cisco Santa strolled, more naughty than nice, and stirred quite a story, filled with robbery and vice.
Texas Tidbits
Step behind the walls and take a peek at the history of the Texas State penitentiary at Huntsville.
Image Builder
Gary Tanhauser, who illustrated "Two Barmaids, Five Alligators, and the Butcher of Elmendorf," talks about how he approaches his work.
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