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The United States of Texas Barbecue

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2024/08/28

After scouring the country for sixteen months, traveling to 37 states to try 149 Texas-style barbecue joints, I learned that Texas barbecue has become so influential that it is now the definitive barbecue style of America. These are the best places—outside of Texas—to get your fix.

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The United States of Texas Barbecue: Honorable Mentions

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2024/08/28

Because I visited 149 barbecue joints across 37 states, it was hard to squeeze all my favorites onto one list, so here’s the best of the rest.

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Watch These Texans Run, Shoot, and Throw for Glory at...

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2024/08/28

A diverse crew of athletes from the Rio Grande Valley up to the Panhandle hopes to increase Texas’s gold medal haul this summer.

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He Was Born Male. He Identifies as Male. Ken Paxton...

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2024/08/27

A Houston man who chose to detransition after living as a trans woman had a court order permitting him to change the sex on his driver’s license back to male. His request was denied.

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We’ve Made the Cobb Salad Texan. Take That, California.

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2024/08/27

When it’s truly too hot to cook, a hearty salad—especially one that includes fried chicken, buttermilk ranch, and pecans—is the best meal option.

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The Unbelievably True Story of One of the Artists...

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2024/08/27

Architect Doug Michels's best-known work, the roadside attraction that's celebrating its fiftieth anniversary this year, holds the seeds of the project that animated—and cut short—his life: an obsession with dolphins.

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If You’re Worried About Vaccinating Your Dog, Please...

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2024/08/26

Several puppies in a litter transported from Texas to Colorado had rabies, which has no cure and a massive fatality rate in humans.

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A Desert-Dwelling Stylist Breaks Down the “Chic...

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2024/08/26

The flowy, earth-toned aesthetic is blowing up on TikTok, but the women of West Texas have been wearing it for decades.

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How the Designer of Central Park Was Inspired by Texas

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2024/08/26

Frederick Law Olmsted, the father of landscape architecture, fell in love with the Hill Country—and mimicked aspects of its beauty in Central Park and his other renowned urban designs.

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Inside the World of Equestrian Drill, Where Precision...

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2024/08/26

When precision dance meets rodeo, you get women riders guiding horses through moves named the "egg beater" and "suicide charge."

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Weatherford College Donated Land to a Christian...

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2024/08/23

The donation may have violated a provision in the Texas constitution and other statutes.

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Why Is Ted Cruz Suddenly So Passionate About Women’s...

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2024/08/09

The Texas senator seems eager to score political points with misleading statements about the gender of Algerian boxer Imane Khelif.

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What’s It Like to Star in a Knock-off Blockbuster?...

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2024/08/09

Kayla Fields shares how she went from small-town Texas to starring as the token "smart girl" in "mockbusters" such as 'The Exorcists' and 'DC Down.'

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When Wee Got Big: How a Restaurateur Handles...

Texas Monthly ·

2024/08/09

Wee’s Cozy Kitchen, in Austin, landed on the radars of ‘Bon Appétit’ and the ‘New York Times’ last year, and the tiny Malaysian restaurant is still working to keep up with what national press has brought.

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Texas Country Reporter Festival Has a New Home: The...

Texas Monthly ·

2024/08/08

Texas Monthly, owner of the brand TCR, and the City of Grand Prairie are creating an exclusive North Texas partnership to bring premiere events to the heart of DFW.

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A New Book Chips Away at the Lingering Mystery of...

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2024/08/08

'The Devil Behind the Badge,' by Rick Jervis, raises questions about the motives of Juan David Ortiz, who killed four women in 2018.

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Meet the Other GOATs (Greatest Olympic Athletes From...

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2024/08/08

From the “Grand Old Man” of trapshooting to Bob Beamon's long jump to Simone Biles, Texas has a long history of bringing home Olympic gold.

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La Grange’s Only Hospital Closed Last Year. Now an...

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2024/08/08

After local taxpayers declined to support St. Mark’s Medical Center and federal help couldn't save it, the rural Texas health-care crisis came home to residents of Fayette County.

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‘The Problem With Erik’ Bonus: “Behind the Scenes”

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2024/08/08

Go behind the scenes of "The Problem With Erik," with a Q&A among members of the podcast production team.

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More Than 4,000 Moth Species Flit Across Texas. One...

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2024/08/07

Smaller, obscure moths are Curtis Eckerman’s favorites: “I love seeing the little jewels that you can’t normally see.”

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