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Can You Ever Leave a Difficult Childhood Behind?

Fernando A. Flores Didn’t Mean to Write a Novel About Elon Musk’s Texas

13 Steamy Must-Reads, According to Romance Bookstore Owners

Wait, Did El Paso Really Change the World? – Texas Monthly

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Academy Awards: How 'Sing Sing''s Oscar-Nominated Ballad Got Made

Charlie Sexton on Willie Nelson’s Real-Deal Jukebox Country Music

Amanda Petrusich on Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson’s ‘Pancho & Lefty’

Bleachers’ Evan Smith, One of “Jersey’s Finest New Yorkers,” Is From Texas

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Luka Dončić Is Gone, and Dallas Mavericks Fans Are Furious

The Sequel to ‘Hoop Dreams’ Is Happening in South Texas

What-Ifs From the Texas–Texas A&M Rivalry's Lost Years

Meet Allaster McKallaster, the Texan Behind Soccer’s Viral Sensation

Art

The Year in Texas, in Photos

‘The Bear’ Fans Should Rush to the Alley Theatre for ‘Seared’

An Amon Carter Exhibit Disrupts the Cowboy Myth. It Opens With a Warning.

Will David Adickes Find a Home for His Huge Concrete Presidents?

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The Women of ‘Landman’ Stand Out for Surprising Reasons

‘Landman’ Episode Six Recap: Do Not Give Billy Bob Thornton a Wrench

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Jell-O Is Back at This Mid-Century Party for All Things Gelatinous – Texas Monthly

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The Best Bites Texas Monthly’s Taco Editor Ate This Year

Why Yemeni Coffee Shops Are Suddenly Everywhere in Texas

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Can You Ever Leave a Difficult Childhood Behind?

Fernando A. Flores Didn’t Mean to Write a Novel About Elon Musk’s Texas

13 Steamy Must-Reads, According to Romance Bookstore Owners

Wait, Did El Paso Really Change the World? – Texas Monthly

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Academy Awards: How 'Sing Sing''s Oscar-Nominated Ballad Got Made

Charlie Sexton on Willie Nelson’s Real-Deal Jukebox Country Music

Amanda Petrusich on Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson’s ‘Pancho & Lefty’

Bleachers’ Evan Smith, One of “Jersey’s Finest New Yorkers,” Is From Texas

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Luka Dončić Is Gone, and Dallas Mavericks Fans Are Furious

The Sequel to ‘Hoop Dreams’ Is Happening in South Texas

What-Ifs From the Texas–Texas A&M Rivalry's Lost Years

Meet Allaster McKallaster, the Texan Behind Soccer’s Viral Sensation

Art

The Year in Texas, in Photos

‘The Bear’ Fans Should Rush to the Alley Theatre for ‘Seared’

An Amon Carter Exhibit Disrupts the Cowboy Myth. It Opens With a Warning.

Will David Adickes Find a Home for His Huge Concrete Presidents?

Movies & Series

The Women of ‘Landman’ Stand Out for Surprising Reasons

‘Landman’ Episode Six Recap: Do Not Give Billy Bob Thornton a Wrench

‘Texas Chain Saw Massacre’ Has Inspired a Fragrance. I Tried It.

Saturday Night Live Turns Fifty—And Arrives in Texas

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Jell-O Is Back at This Mid-Century Party for All Things Gelatinous – Texas Monthly

Taqueria El Arquito's New Location Proves Tacos Are For Everyone – Texas Monthly

The Best Bites Texas Monthly’s Taco Editor Ate This Year

Why Yemeni Coffee Shops Are Suddenly Everywhere in Texas

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