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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)

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Stacy Hollister

Stacy Hollister

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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)

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)

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. (December 2007)

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)

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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)

Meet a diver, a high-jumper, and five other Texas athletes who hope to put the pedal to the medal at the 2004 Olympics. (July 2004)

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. (March 2004)

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Milo Hamilton on calling a baseball game. (April 2008)

Free advice for Devin Durant. (June 2007)

Hoop dreams. (April 2007)

A few swings at Andy Roddick. (January 2007)

Should the WNBA go away? (October 2006)

Handicapping the Big 12. (September 2006)

Nolan Ryan on the Rocket’s comeback. (July 2006)

A quickie guide. Fredericksburg without tourists. (April 2006)

Web Exclusives

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. (December 2005)

Six more watery adventures, from birding on the Trinity to tubing the Frio. (June 2005)

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. (January 2005)

Sight-seeing and a little bit of history made for a fine weekend in the Rio Grande Valley. (August 2004)

From wildflowers to wine, a trip to Bryan-College Station made for a poetic journey. (May 2004)

Gruene prides itself on keeping things the way they've always been. That suits us just fine. (February 2004)

We spent a lovely fall afternoon in Boerne, shopping at antiques stores and picking out the perfect pumpkin. (November 2003)

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. (September 2003)

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. (July 2003)

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. (May 2003)

Senior editor Anne Dingus sweet-talks about sugar, Elsie the Cow, and peanut patties. (March 2003)

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. (February 2003)

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. (February 2003)

Texas Monthly senior editor Michael Hall launches into a discussion about his story "Two Wings And A Prayer." (January 2003)

The northeast town of Hawkins remembers one of its small-town girls. (October 2002)

Rice University makes for an interesting history lesson. (September 2002)

‘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. (July 2002)

Step behind the walls and take a peek at the history of the Texas State penitentiary at Huntsville. (July 2002)

Gary Tanhauser, who illustrated "Two Barmaids, Five Alligators, and the Butcher of Elmendorf," talks about how he approaches his work. (July 2002)

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