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A Q&A With Jan Reid
You were friends with Ann Richards. You worked on her campaign in 1990, and your wife, Dorothy Browne, was a close, old friend who went camping with her in the seventies, and worked for her when she...
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Friday Night Frites
“Uh-oh,” said my friend the good doctor, slamming on the brakes a quarter block from Boulevardier. “This doesn’t look promising.” No, it did not. What were we thinking, trying to get into the hottest...
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1.5 pound butter, room temperature3/4 cup bacon lardons1/2 cup celery1/2 cup shallot 1/4 cup chopped garlic 1 cup dry white wine 1/2 cup red bell pepper 1/4 cup Tabasco 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce...
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The Kay Place
Kay Bailey Hutchison had already made a name for herself in Texas politics when she ran for state treasurer in 1990. A 1967 graduate of the University of Texas School of Law, she had worked as a...
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Ted Cruz’s Excellent Adventure
JAKE SILVERSTEIN: Last night I Googled “Ted Cruz rising star” and got more than 40,000 results. What does it feel like to be the man of the moment?TED CRUZ: Well, it has been an extraordinary journey....
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The Thrill Isn’t Gone
Wearing an Antone’s T-shirt, an old bluesman’s fedora, and black jeans tucked into untied boots, Gary Clark Jr. walked onto the main stage of the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival on June 10 with the...
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F for Fantasy
Eli Manning is coming off another triumph at the Super Bowl. Tim Tebow sells a lot of jerseys. And Dez Bryant is doing a fine job upholding the legacy of the headline-grabbing Dallas Cowboys wide...
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Kenny Klimple, Bus Driver
After serving as a police officer for six years in the Brazos Valley, Klimple “burned out” on working with the public and sought refuge in truck driving. He got his commercial driver’s license while...
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Tackling the Cowboys
The rapid-fire, ultra-glitzy, superstar-driven nature of professional football as it is played on any given Sunday does not always lend itself to serious literary contemplation. For every classic of...
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5 Things You’ll Be Talking About in October
1. Third Time’s the Charm! Right?For the third straight year, the Texas Rangers head into the postseason with hopes that are high and realistic. Led by perennial MVP candidate Josh Hamilton, they’re...
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Roar of the Crowd
Our September cover was a hit on Facebook, where it received hundreds of shares and likes—and generated a raging debate between those who thought the photo was adorable and those who felt that the...
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Pecan Pralines
“The pecan candy man, usually a Mexican, dressed in white duck jacket and trousers, is a familiar sight on the street corners of every Texas city.“—E. G. Littlejohn, “The Pecan: Its Culture and...
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Cover Credit
Photo illustration by Image Foundation. Tower photograph by Wyatt McSpadden.The post Cover Credit appeared first on Texas Monthly.
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Fracked Into a Corner?
When the novelist and longtime Vermont resident Annie Proulx came to the Texas Panhandle to research a book, she was struck by how thoroughly exploited the land was, both above and below. Here is how...
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Toast of the Town
DAY 1Let me be honest: everything about Houston intimidates me, from its sprawling size to its infinite destinations. And did I mention the traffic? Whenever I visit, my Houston friends never want to...
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The Belt Buckle
1. This sterling buckle affixed with the Medal of the Immaculate Conception takes Austin brothers Demian and Alex Vazquez fourteen hours to craft. $1,495; dandabrothers.com2. Each creation by...
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The Texanist: What Are the Rules for Setting Up in a New Tailgating Spot?
What are the rules for setting up in a new tailgating spot? Illustration by Jack UnruhQ: I’ve had a tailgate party in the same spot for just about every Aggie home game since R. C. Slocum’s last...
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AUSTINHometown BluesGary Clark Jr., the Austin guitar ace who is leading a blues revival, will preview songs from his anticipated major-label LP and play old standards that should inspire fans to sing...
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