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Behind the Scenes of the 2026 Bum Steer Awards
5+ hour, 30+ min ago (1961+ words) Members of the team behind Texas Monthly's Bum Steers offer a glimpse into their deliberations over the magazine's long-running annual booby prizes. The 2026 Bum Steer Awards have been announced and'as is often the case'Texas politicians are well represented among the…...
August 2025 Pit Perks
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (51+ words) Covering Texas news, politics, food, history, crime, music, and everything in between for more than fifty years. [August Pit Perks]TM BBQ Club "Pit Perks" are exclusive perks and discounts that Texas Monthly's network of barbecue joints generously offer to…...
Why Texas Pitmasters Are Obsessed With This Brazilian Pit-Builder
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (400+ words) Daniel Vaughn is the author of The Prophets of Smoked Meat: A Journey Through Texas Barbecue, the coauthor of Whole Hog BBQ: The Gospel of Carolina Barbecue, and the barbecue editor at Texas Monthly. He has traveled the world sampling…...
A Retired Race Car Driver Found a New Way to Get Paid to Go Really, Really Fast
9+ mon, 5+ day ago (514+ words) Patrick Michels has been a reporter and podcast producer at Texas Monthly since 2021. His work at the magazine includes the true crime series Stephenville, about a murder case that went unsolved for decades, White Hats, about the complicated legacy of…...