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Sponsored DEEP EDDY VODKA
Your New Gameday Tradition
Shake up game day with these signature Texas tailgate cocktails from Deep Eddy Vodka. These drinks will raise your game and show your team pride across the Lone Star State.
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Texas Football vs. Baylor
No. 9 Texas Football vs. Baylor presented by AT&T Saturday, Oct. 13 / 2:30 p.m. Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium YOUR NEW TEXAS FOOTBALL GAMEDAY EXPERIENCE IS HERE! NO GAME TICKET REQUIRED! Bevo Blvd., an action-filled pregame street party, opens …
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Luna Nativa
Carson Creek Ranch + Black Swan Yoga Present: ~ • L U N A N A T I V A • ~ Join us October 20, 2018 at Brazos Hall in Austin Texas, for An immersive experience combining music, yoga, …
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Veteran’s Day Weekend
Friday, November 9th 1:00 PM – Unveiling Dedication Bench @ Thompkins Park Saturday, November 10th 7:00 AM – Veteran’s/Pro Golf Tournament @ SPI Golf Course 2:00 PM – Veteran’s Day City Program @ SPI Convention Centre Guest Speaker Gordon R. …
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Meat Fight
Meat Fight is an annual BBQ competition that’s half fundraiser, half hellraiser. This year, 12 chefs are rising from the pit to take down Texas Monthly’s very own BBQ Editor, Daniel Vaughn. He claims to rule the pit – but …
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Tracking Down Roy Hindes
The man, the myth, the legend: Roy Hindes is known throughout Texas and the hunting community for his skill—and his dogs. Watch as Texas Monthly and Porsche take a trip to South Texas to meet the man behind the myth.
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Food Finds: Culinary Traditions in Lake Charles
Food and drink are Louisiana’s equivalence to heart and soul. Discover some of the best local culinary treats and traditions on your next trip to Lake Charles.
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Day Trips Out of Alpine
Alpine’s where you begin, but you’re not going to want your far West Texas vacation to end.
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Retreating To Downtown Alpine
When you visit Alpine, pack your boots and head downtown for days full of shopping and evenings filled with strumming guitars and crooning voices. There’s no better way to beat the heat than in the cool mountains.
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Visit San Antonio
San Antonio was founded by Spaniards, ruled by Mexico, settled by Germans and influenced by ethnicities from around the world. Celebrating its 300th anniversary in 2018, the city thrives today as a 21st-century metropolis with intertwining cultures that create living traditions.
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Post Hurricane Harvey, Port Aransas Comes Roaring Back
Ever since Hurricane Harvey wove a path of destruction along the Texas coast in August of 2017, people across the state and beyond have wondered the same thing: what’s been happening in Port Aransas? The answer comes in loud and clear to visitors the moment they drive off the ferry and onto the island: Port A is back.
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Stay Cool in Choctaw Country
From luxury cabins to scenic lakes, there are plenty of ways to stay cool in Choctaw Country’s beautiful state parks. Here are three parks to experience this summer.
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Not Intended for Indoor Use
Lone Star Brewing Co. is proud to support the Texas outdoors each and every year with the limited-edition Lone Star CAMO cans line-up during the fall. This fall, customers can enjoy Lone Star and Lone Star Texas Light in a limited-edition camouflage pattern and TTHA co-branded packaging.
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Dark Skies and Cool Summer Nights in Alpine
Do yourself a favor and escape to the dark skies and cool nights of Alpine, Texas. You won’t regret it.
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Celebrate Special Events and Family Fun All Year in Grapevine
Discover why Grapevine is home to exciting family fun all year long. From special events to exciting attractions, Grapevine is your go-to Texas destination.
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Texas Optimism Project
Contrary to popular belief, optimism is neither intrinsic nor a passive disposition. In fact, optimism—choosing to look favorably at what’s possible in any situation—is a choice, a way of seeing the world, an active approach to living life that has real and tangible benefits. We know this trait well in Texas, and at Texas Monthly. Are you ready to put optimism to work for you?
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TexPats: A Texan’s Guide to Santa Fe, New Mexico
Follow native Texan Andrew Roush as he introduces us to Texans living abroad from the Lone Star State and discover what these TexPats love about their adopted homes. First stop: Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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Colorado Springs, The Beautiful
At the foot of Pikes Peak sits a city bursting with stories to tell, one step at a time. Explore Colorado Springs through a Texan’s perspective.
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Sponsored Choctaw Country
Discover your next vacation in beautiful Southeastern Oklahoma
Nine things you must experience in Choctaw Country
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We Will Not Be Tamed: Jordan Shipley
As a star wide receiver at the University of Texas, Jordan Shipley’s obsessive approach to the craft won him recognition as an All American athlete. After four years in the NFL, Shipley brings that focus to bow hunting, most recently on the Outdoor Channel show “Bucks of Tecomate,” where he follows some of the country’s best white-tailed deer hunters as they teach the secrets of their craft.
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Photography & Birding in Alpine, Texas
If a picture’s worth a thousand words, a trip to Alpine is priceless. Go see this picture-perfect destination for yourself.
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3 Ways to See Lake Charles Like a Local
A unique area halfway between Houston and Baton Rouge, Lake Charles is known for its colorful mixture of Cajuns, cowboys, and the coast. Discover the magic of Southwest Louisiana culture and find passion for food, fun, and life in Lake Charles.
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Sponsored Visit Big Bend
Visit Big Bend
Far from any major city, the Big Bend is truly one of the world’s last frontiers, a relatively untouched corner of the American West, and an ideal place to rediscover the simple pleasures of silence, solitude, and open space.
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We Will Not Be Tamed: Xochitl Rodriguez
Xochitl Rodriguez is an artist and El Paso native with deep roots in the mountains of West Texas. Our state’s landscape is part of everything for Rodriguez—from her art to the relationships with the women in her family. Rodriguez is …
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We Will Not Be Tamed: Jorge Avalos
Jorge Avalos is a retired U.S. Army veteran who served for 23 years. In 2011, he was skydiving when his canopy collapsed. The accident paralyzed him from the waist down. After a year of physical therapy, he eventually began to walk—and ride—again. Avalos currently lives with his family in San Antonio.
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We Will Not Be Tamed: JT Van Zandt
JT Van Zandt, a fly-fishing guide and son of the late singer-songwriter Townes Van Zandt, speaks to the need to make sure Texans have access to the wild things and wild places in our state, both now and for generations to come.
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Sponsored Elizabeth Ann Seton Board
27th Annual ¡Viva! EASB
This year’s ¡Viva! EASB resulted in the highest amount of net proceeds for this event – over $1 million to support programs, building & equipment needs for the Marialice Shivers Regional Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and Mother/Baby Services at Seton Medical Center Austin.
Sponsored Houston Ballet Nutcracker Market
2017 Houston Ballet Nutcracker Market
It was another hugely successful year for the Houston Ballet Nutcracker Market! More than 104,600 shoppers made their way to NRG for the four-day holiday shopping extravaganza, with merchandise sales exceeding $19 million.
Sponsored Cinnamon Shore
Texas Monthly Cinnamon Shore Show Home VIP Preview Party
After months of planning and construction, the first-ever Texas Monthly Gulf Show Home opened in May in style with a spectacular preview party.