Being Texan
April 5, 2023
Granite and Grace at Llano’s World Championship of Rock Stacking
The festival celebrates Earth, community, and the primal urge to build the tallest rock pile ever.
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Politics & Policy
December 22, 2022
A Federal Court Will Rule on Book Bans in Llano. Many in the Community Have Already Made Up Their Minds.
Over the last year, the pulling of a dozen books off county library shelves has split the Hill Country town.
BBQ
May 7, 2021
Inside Texas’s State High School BBQ Championship, from Fire Management to Flirting
These teens are the future of Texas barbecue, and they all landed in Llano to compete for scholarship money and recognition as the best young pitmasters in the state.
The Culture
July 31, 2001
Queen of the Rodeo
For teenage girls in the Hill Country town of Llano, life can be short on glamour and excitement—except at the annual rodeo, when one of them gets a rhinestone tiara and a rare, thrilling moment of glory.
BBQ
March 1, 1992
No Smoking
Welcome to Llano, the real barbecue capital of Central Texas. The proof is in the pit.
True Crime
April 30, 1989
Poisoned With Love
They were elderly people, flattered by the attention of a nice young man. But sometimes it’s a mistake to depend on the kindness of strangers.