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Turkey Leg Season at Smokey John’s
Healing from a fire at the fair.
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The Year of Jen Hatmaker
The Texas evangelical leader landed herself in hot water over comments about the LGBTQ community. But the blowback prompted a bigger discussion: What does it mean to be an evangelical today?
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Fast Food Faceoff: In-N-Out vs. Whataburger
Let’s settle this once and for all.
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The Hunting Collection
Essential reading for the deer blind
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The Texanist: Can I Claim a Professionally-smoked Brisket as my Own?
The Texanist advises a person who wants to pass off professionally cooked briskets as homemade.
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30 Things You Need to Know About Texas Music
From live electronic in Austin to reimagined cumbia in Corpus to rap-infused zydeco in Houston, here’s why our music scene is more vibrant than ever.
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The Blues Has Evolved Into Grown Folks Music
The blues is decidedly not dead, just evolved, as grown as the folks who love it now.
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The Death of the Dallas Underground Has Been Exaggerated
Deep Ellum, once a haven for outsiders and intrepid music aficionados, is in the process of being spruced up for the well-heeled set. But longtime Deep Ellum regulars want to ensure they still have a role to play in carving out the city’s musical niche.
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There’s More Than Mariachi on the River Walk
Electronic-rock act Femina-X defies expectations in San Antonio.
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El Paso is Coming Back
A music revitalization is in progress in El Paso.
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The Binary Choice of Ted Cruz and Bernie Sanders
CNN’s Debate Night: Bernie Sanders, Ted Cruz, and a house divided.
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Dickinson Residents Must Take Stance on Israel to Get Harvey Relief: Your Texas Roundup
Plus: Dickinson residents seeking Harvey relief are forced to agree to not boycott Israel, the Astros face a must-win situation, and Whataburger gets disrespected.
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Texas Monthly’s Top 5
Texas Monthly staff recently scoured through an archive spanning 44 years to select their five all-time favorite articles. Revamped for the digital age, these stories will be unlocked each Monday over the next five weeks at unique times. Make sure to check in each week to see what stories made the list.
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Voices from the Storm
The story of Hurricane Harvey, as told by 28 Texans who helped their state through its darkest hour.
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Upscale Hill Country Cuisine at Pitchfork Pretty
Don’t let the folksy branding of this Austin newcomer fool you.
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The Battle For El Paso’s South Side
With the south side of El Paso up for grabs, everyone seems to have an idea about what the city’s future should look like.
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John Goodenough Plans to Make Gasoline Obsolete
How a wisecracking 95-year-old chemist plans to reenergize the future.
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The Texas Card Shark Behind New Documentary ‘Dealt’
‘Dealt’ tells the story of Richard Turner, one of the world’s greatest card sharks.
Longreads
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The Day The Fire Came
A tale of love and loss on the Plains.
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Bad Girls Get Old
Thirty years ago, Jo Carol Pierce turned her Lubbock upbringing into a sublime musical about sex, suicide, and Jesus. Now 72, she’s ready for her third act.
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The Shelf Life of John Mackey
Whole Foods’ eccentric founder changed the way Americans consume food. Can he survive the Wall Street forces that now want to consume him?
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Man About Town
How did rapper Bun B become Houston’s unofficial mayor?
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The Innocent and The Damned
The case against Fran’s Day Care in Austin raised the specter of Satanic conspiracy—just like hundreds of similar controversial child abuse cases across the country.