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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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Storming the Ivory Tower
Last August, on the first day of classes for the fall 2011 semester at the University of Texas at Austin, I stood on a pebbled apron of the UT Tower in a patch of shade and took in a timeless scene. A...
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Portrait of the Artist as a Postman
This story is from Texas Monthly’s archives. We have left the text as it was originally published to maintain a clear historical record. Read more here about our archive digitization project. In July...
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Turnover!
By late 1988, the Dallas Cowboys were no longer America’s Team—or if they were, America didn’t seem to care. The once high-flying franchise had suffered three consecutive losing years, including a...
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This column is a response to “The Poll Truth,” by writer-at-large Michael Ennis. Let us talk some common sense. This is the United States of America and the year is 2012. There is nothing we do of even...
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The Poll Truth
There’s one prediction about next month’s election you can take to the bank: Texans won’t show up. We’ve never been prolific voters, but over the past decade our turnout relative to the rest of the...
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Few contemporary politicians have garnered more attention than Ann Richards. A cottage industry has grown up around her, with no sign of slowing down. The past year has brought an adoring documentary,...
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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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