The Texanist
November 14, 2014
The Texanist
Our estimable advice columnist on domino-nothings, reconnecting with your roots, procuring public property, and the ineffable appeal of the frozen mango margarita.
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The Culture
February 1, 2012
Playing the “National Game of Texas”
The Texas State Championship 42 Domino Tournament is in Hallettsville this weekend, and members of the Austin 42 Club, the largest league in the state, prepare for the big game.
In the Chute
January 1, 2009
Chamber Made
El Paso’s Chamber Music Festival, Hallettsville’s domino championship.
The Culture
April 30, 2008
How to Play 42
About 120 years ago, two boys from Trapps Springs (now Garner) were caught in a forbidden pastime: playing cards. Their parents burned the offending deck and whipped the disobedient youngsters, but this led William Thomas and Walter Earl to find a loophole in the rules. “In those days Baptists considered…