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The Texas Far Right Is Winning Elections. But It’s...

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2024/06/28

An ascendant faction of the GOP wants to make the party smaller and purer while keeping Democrats from power by any means necessary.

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“Texas Is My Family”: Kinky Friedman in His Own Words

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2024/06/27

The iconic humorist, who called himself one of the “three kings of the one-liner,” may have been the most quotable Texan ever.

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On ‘Texicali,’ Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore...

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2024/06/27

The Blaster and the Flatlander, now of Medicare-receiving age, look back on thirty years of border-mingling music and friendship.

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Kinky Friedman’s Wit Turned the Jewish Cowboy Into a...

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2024/06/27

The musician, writer, would-be politician, and Texas Monthly contributor died at his beloved Echo Hill Ranch on Thursday.

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Shop Small, Travel Wide: Nine Texas Brands for Summer...

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2024/06/27

Take a bit of home on the road with Texas-made luggage, passport holders, tote bags, and more.

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San Antonio’s Number Two Sports Franchise Is a...

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2024/06/27

Jesse "Bam" Rodriguez is on a path to becoming the greatest prizefighter the Alamo City has ever produced.

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These Bars and Restaurants Are the Best Places to...

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2024/06/27

These 13 bars and restaurants in Austin have the best wine lists, and they offer great bites to go alongside their diverse labels.

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Megan Thee Stallion’s Self-reflective Era Arrives...

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2024/06/27

Five years after “Hot Girl Summer,” the Houston rapper is processing success, strife, and celebrity.

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What Ever Happened to Allen West?

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2024/06/26

Allen West Watch: The former Texas GOP chairman was known to rock the boat, and in doing so may have edged the state party further right. These days, he’s picking a losing battle with ballots in blue Dallas County.

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In the St. Louis Barbecue Scene, Sweet and Saucy...

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2024/06/26

Fourth City Barbecue in Missouri, enhances the traditional local style with skills borrowed from Texas.

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Why Are So Many Texas Movies About the Desire to...

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2024/06/26

Dancer Texas Pop. 81, Tim McCanlies’ s1998 comedy, belongs to a lineage of films about coming of age in a state that exerts both a push and a pull on young people.

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Country Artist Joshua Ray Walker Has Cancer. He’s...

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2024/06/26

The Dallas musician has instated a monthly show at the Kessler, just days after each chemotherapy treatment. He says the practice is saving him.

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Texas Has Basically Legalized Marijuana. We Have the...

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2024/06/26

Testing of smokable hemp at eight dispensaries around the state found that all were selling cannabis with potent levels of the psychoactive compound THC.

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Paddling Caddo Lake with Texas Photographer Keith Carter

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2024/06/25

Texas Country Reporter tags along with the photographer whose latest book highlights the gothic beauty of southern swamps.

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Answer Me This: Why Is So Much Out-of-State Money...

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2024/06/25

Senior editor Alex Samuels examines which non-Texans are making the biggest election contributions. And more importantly—what do they want?

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Don’t Give Up on the Texas Rangers’ Title Defense...

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2024/06/25

Max Scherzer's impressive return and a recent four-game winning streak injected hope into an otherwise disappointing season in Arlington.

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Preview: ‘The Problem With Erik’ True Crime Podcast

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2024/06/25

Host Katy Vine and producer Ana Worrel investigate a murder-for-hire plot arranged by an executive of a well-known Austin car dealership.

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The Best, Worst, and So-Bad-They’re-Good Texas City...

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2024/06/25

These 75 weird and wonderful local flags are what happens when somebody has a quixotic vision and a copy of Photoshop.

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This West Texas Taqueria Is Serving Some of the Best...

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2024/06/25

After suffering domestic abuse, Silvia Hernandez went on to create a life she loves, and the center of that is her Andrews restaurant, Taqueria Gael.

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An Austin Gun Dealer Won a Suit to Overturn the Bump...

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2024/06/14

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6–3 in favor of Michael Cargill, ending a federal prohibition dating from the early days of the Trump administration.

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