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UT-A&M Rivalry: The Story Behind "The Aggie Song" in Best Little Whorehouse in TexasHaving sex and playing college football are two pursuits a lot of folks consider it immoral to get paid for. In a proper world, to their minds, such things should be done only for free, within the bounds of an institutionally sanctioned relationship. At the same time, the occasional intrusion of commerce can be overlooked for the sake of reinforcing the social order. That’s the kind of hypocrisy highlighted in the classic musical The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, which brought together college football and the world’s oldest profession in “The Aggie Song.” Texas A&M football and musical theater might seem like they go together like restraint and Buc-ee’s. But once upon a time, in a less moralizing state, the A&M administration let a movie…

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Johnny Canales gleamed in one of his signature shimmery jackets, a white cowboy hat atop his head and a big smile on his face. He waved at revelers below who’d gathered last December to see the floats decorated with Christmas lights, poinsettias, and tinfoil as they swanned through downtown McAllen. The border city’s annual holiday celebration, now in its eleventh year, is the largest of its kind in Texas—the state’s answer to the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. As Johnny passed by, many in the crowd whooped when they spotted the beloved television host who, beginning in the eighties, introduced them to cherished tejano stars such as Ramón Ayala and Selena. From the sidelines, some yelled his famous catchphrase: “You got it, take it away!” Frail from…

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Very Well, I Shall Play the Coach on the ‘Friday Night Lights’ RebootFew television roles from the past twenty years are more iconic than Kyle Chandler’s Coach Eric Taylor on Friday Night Lights. Chandler was born in upstate New York and spent most of his youth in the Chicago suburbs and rural Georgia, but in Coach Taylor, the actor captured a particular strain of Texan identity. Chandler’s performance was an incredible feat; he somehow managed to embody all of the admirable qualities of Texas-style masculinity in a show that was beloved by both liberal and conservative audiences. It was a miraculous melding of character and actor that transcended both. To viewers, Chandler forever became Coach. If you watched him in movies such as Godzilla: King of Monsters or Super 8, you saw Coach Taylor if he’d become a…

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vincent valdez art collageARTVincent Valdez: Just a Dream . . .Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, Through March 23, 2025More than two decades of artwork by the San Antonio–born virtuoso is on display, including new and previously unexhibited pieces. Valdez, who splits his time between Houston and Los Angeles and works in various mediums, is best known for drawings and paintings that explore fading memory, social justice, and American history. Works that depict everything from a modern-day Ku Klux Klan rally to a friend’s military funeral procession will leave a lingering emotional impact.CONCERTCharley CrockettACL Live at the Moody Theater, Austin, December 31The San Benito native will celebrate New Year’s Eve months after releasing $10 Cowboy, an ode to hustle culture that he wrote while on tour. On tracks such as…

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The Chapel on the Dunes, in Port Aransas.The Detours series celebrates lesser-known locales worth visiting across the state. The oldest consecrated church on Mustang Island faces the Gulf of Mexico from high on a dune amid yellow camphor daisies, purple phlox, and swaying sea oats. Completed in 1938 in what is now Port Aransas’s historic Old Town neighborhood, Chapel on the Dunes was designed by San Antonio artist and writer Aline B. Carter as a place of worship near her beach cottage. It provided years of inspiration for Carter, who served as Texas’s poet laureate in the late forties. A few years after her death, in 1972, the Carter family authorized artist John Patrick Cobb to paint the structure’s roughly 250-square-foot interior; he covered the white walls with colorful, almost dreamlike biblical frescoes in…

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Mexico Medical MissionsOrthopedic surgeon Mike Berkeley, white-haired and thin as the air here at seven thousand feet in Mexico’s Sierra Madre, waves to the guard from the Sinaloa cartel as we turn off the narrow highway and head down into the canyon, a four-hour drive from Chihuahua City. The young man, positioned in a dilapidated building high above the road, raises his AK-47 in recognition.Sunset is approaching on a spectacular fall evening. Rolling hills surround us, carpeted with fragrant pines, and the sky is more deeply blue than I’ve ever seen it. Mike says the small creek on our left holds big German brown trout. With a silent laugh, I wish I’d brought my fly rod. It’s not for nothing that a quarter century ago, this area…

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In the historic center of Mexico City, rain or shine, you’ll likely find a line outside Churrería El Moro. The chain’s original location has been around since 1935, and its mosaic-tile signage and stained-glass windows reflect the art deco style of the time. Its churros are light and hot, and the cinnamon sugar they’re coated in clings to your fingers and clothes. The mess and the sweetness knock you into a childlike state. Here in Texas, purveyors are leaning into that feeling with their over-the-top versions of the treat.But first, a primer. Churros are made from choux pastry, a mixture that generally consists of butter, eggs, flour, water, salt, and sugar that puffs when cooked. The dough is pushed through an extruder that gives the…

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Viva-Tejano-Episode-3-El-DustyTM Audio subscribers have access to this episode one week early. Visit our FAQ page to learn how to link your subscription to your podcast app. This week’s guest on Viva Tejano, Dusty Oliveira—who DJs as El Dusty—helped lead the revival and reinvention of cumbia, most notably with his 2018 debut album, Cumbia City. His influences, and his collaborators, are all over the map. But he’s also fiercely loyal to Texas, especially his hometown of Corpus Christi, the epicenter of the tejano boom of the nineties. “I’d get hated on big-time, so I’ve seen it. Now those same people are wearing cowboy hats, they’re wearing big boots, and they’re listening to corridos in their garage. It’s like, ‘Bro, we’re all the same.’ ” —El Dusty(Read a transcript of…

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You’re invited to another round of Texas Dinner Party: Holiday Potluck Edition. Your hosts are Texas Monthly staffers who have searched the TM catalog for holiday recipes that are sure to shine at your next holiday gathering—no matter your skill level. Quintin Blackwell, a producer for Texas Country Reporter, tackles a crème brûlée recipe packed with familiar holiday flavors. Want to try for yourself? Head to the full recipe.

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You’re invited to another round of Texas Dinner Party: Holiday Potluck Edition. Your hosts are Texas Monthly staffers who have searched the TM catalog for holiday recipes that are sure to shine at your next holiday gathering—no matter your skill level. As a producer for Texas Country Reporter, Abigail Adams is often on the road. Her pick for a holiday potluck is a comforting Texas classic that tastes like home. Each casserole is served in a mini ramekin, which is not only convenient for party guests, but just plain adorable. Want to try it yourself? Head to the full recipe.

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