September 2021 Issue

A reef butterfly fish tucked into a crevice in Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary on June 14, 2021.
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Behind the Fight to Save the Gulf’s Spectacular Coral Reefs

Some of the healthiest coral communities in the world beckon off the Texas coast. Can unlikely allies save this undersea paradise?

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The 20 Essential Texas Rap Tracks

The East Coast may have invented rap, but today the Lone Star State rules the hip-hop world. Here’s a song-by-song history of how that happened.

The State


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