How ’Bout Them Mounted Shooting Cowboys?
Perhaps it shouldn’t be such a surprise, given cowboys’ reputation for straight talk. Still, when heading to Amarillo’s annual Cowboy Mounted Shooting World Championship, it is difficult to shed...
Bryan–College Station Isn’t Just for Aggies
“The password will be on the receipt. Take a right into the alley and look for the door with the mask.” I’d just finished a nightcap at a cigar-and-cocktail bar in charming downtown Bryan, twin ...
Nobody’s Crabby at Gaido’s
Maybe it’s the giant crab. If you’ve been to Gaido’s, or just driven past the building at Thirty-Ninth and Seawall, in Galveston, you know the crab. Twelve feet wide and anatomically correct, t...
Roar of the Crowd: November 2024
Original SinsAs a longtime reader of Texas Monthly, I expected a serious left lean in Michael Hall’s “Our Next Supreme Court Justice?” [September 2024]. It did not take long! Mr. Hall quickly de...
These Classic and Retro Dallas Stops Take You Back in Time
Although more than sixty years have passed since President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in downtown Dallas, visitors still come daily to Dealey Plaza to pay their respects (or discuss conspiracy t...