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The Great Texas Whiskey Boom
Ty Phelps leans over the hand-carved mesquite bar and points to a just-emptied tulip-shaped tasting glass. “That was tradition,” he says. The snifter had been filled with a pale golden whiskey called Revenant Oak, a faithful rendition of a single-malt Scotch—earthy and subtle, with a lingering wisp of peat smoke. If we hadn’t been standing in the tasting room of Phelps’s Andalusia Whiskey Company, off U.S. 281 in Blanco, it… Read Story
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Shawn Colvin: “Since I Was Five Years Old, Music Saved My Life, Over And Over”
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Jackie Sherrill and Bonnie Bishop: Lessons From Football and the Music Business
On this week’s National Podcast of Texas, the former Texas A&M coach and his musician stepdaughter discuss winning and losing with dignity.
Austin Kleon: “Scumbags and Lowlifes Can Create Beautiful Art”
On this week’s National Podcast of Texas, a conversation with the writer/illustrator about sustaining a creative life, the state of self-help, and the perils of cancel culture.
Kimberly King Parsons: “Maybe We Call What I Do Queer Psychedelic Texas Fiction?”
On this week’s National Podcast of Texas, a conversation with the Plano-raised writer whose debut story collection, ’Black Light,’ has garnered rave reviews.
Current Issue: November 2019
When ‘Angels in America’ Came to East Texas
Twenty years ago my hometown made national headlines when the local college staged an internationally acclaimed play about gay men and the AIDS crisis. The people I grew up with are still feeling the aftershocks. Read Story
More Than a Game
One month after a man from Plano drove to El Paso and murdered 22 people, a high school football game between the two communities became a chance to heal. Read Story
Cristela Alonzo’s ‘Mixtape Memoir’ is An Ode to Her South Texas Roots
South Texas–born Comedian Cristela Alonzo tells the story of her life through songs. Read Story
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No More Nurdles? Formosa’s Agreement to Stop Pumping Plastics into Lavaca Bay Is Historic
Gulf Coast citizen-activists collected 30 million plastic pellets in order to prove that Formosa was violating the Clean Water Act.
How One Desperate Energy Executive Launched the Fracking Revolution
When his Houston-based company was on the ropes, George Mitchell pushed his engineers to resuscitate a declining North Texas gas field. The solution they came up with transformed the world.
The Bonnen Tape Is Tawdry, Shocking, and Kinda Funny
The secretly recorded meeting between Dennis Bonnen and Michael Quinn Sullivan shows how Texas political operators talk behind closed doors.
Atatiana Jefferson’s Death Gives Black North Texans More Reasons to Distrust Police
Saturday’s killing of a Fort Worth woman at the hands of a cop was followed by the usual selective shaping of the narrative by law enforcement.
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The New ‘Texas Seafood’ Is the Ultimate Guide to Gulf Fish
Houston's PJ and Benchalak Srimart Stoops tell you everything you need to know, from catching to cooking.
Dining Guide: Highlights From Our November 2019 Issue
We review more than sixty restaurants each month. Here’s a peek at what’s new!
Salomé on Main Brings Elevated Mexican Cuisine to McAllen
A revelatory trip four years ago inspired chef Larry Delgado to go back to his roots.
A Whiskey Expert’s Five Texas Picks
Radio host Kristopher Hart's dream flight shows the range of what’s possible from Texas whiskey distilleries.
Celebrating the Border’s Fusion of Cuisine and Culture in El Paso and Juárez
A pair of Mexico City’s best-known chefs team up to host benefit dinners that shine a light on all that unites this binational community.
The Great Texas Whiskey Boom
A decade ago, there was no Texas whiskey. Today, the state’s craft distillers are making world-class bourbons and single malts—and slick imitators are trying to stake a claim.
Taco of the Week: The Chile Relleno Taco at Del Sur Tacos
The new Dallas taqueria serves this not-so-usual taco de guisado.
Don’t Miss the Smoked Chicken Wings at Gatlin’s BBQ in Houston
Greg Gatlin’s joint is serving better wings than any of the big chains.
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Buc-ee’s: The Path to World Domination
Beaver Aplin built the quirky convenience chain into a Texas empire. Will his tactics translate outside the state?
The Jackie Robinson of Rodeo
Five decades ago, Myrtis Dightman broke the color barrier in professional rodeo and became one of the best bull riders who ever lived. But his imprint on the sport was only just beginning.
Schlitterbahn’s Tragic Slide
Jeff Henry often said that his goal in life was to make customers of his family’s legendary water parks happy—“to put a smile on their faces, to give them a thrill or two.” It was a beautiful vision. Until it went horribly wrong.
Joe Exotic: A Dark Journey Into the World of a Man Gone Wild
He called himself the Tiger King and plastered his face on highway billboards in Texas and Oklahoma. He bred big cats, bears, baboons, and more. He lived, with a parade of partners, on the grounds of his private zoo. He threatened a rival with murder—repeatedly, on YouTube—and tried to hire a hit man to do the deed.
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