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Aldama, on March 29, 2024.Nobody came to Navarro cheer to be famous,” Monica Aldama said in her soft twang. She was sitting in her office, a long, narrow treehouse of a space tucked away on the second floor of the gym at Navarro College, in Corsicana, about an hour southeast of Dallas. The wall behind her desk was red and lined with trophies, and I recognized it as the spot from which she’d given many interviews on Cheer, the Netflix docuseries that rocketed her to fame. A large piece of what looked like butcher paper was taped across a fluorescent fixture in the ceiling—a diffusion filter placed by the camera crew to create a more flattering light—and I couldn’t tell if it was still there because she hadn’t noticed it…

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Glen Powell stars as Gary Johnson in the Netflix film Hit Man, adapted from a Texas Monthly feature.On Thursday, Netflix released the official trailer for Richard Linklater’s buzzy upcoming film, Hit Man, based on the Texas Monthly story by Skip Hollandsworth. Watch the full trailer below. The trailer has already received overwhelmingly positive responses from outlets like Rolling Stone, Vulture, Total Film, IndieWire, and more. The film, starring Glen Powell and Adria Arjona, will be released in select theaters May 24 and will premiere on Netflix June 7. This is Linklater’s second movie based on a Hollandsworth story—the 2011 film Bernie, starring Jack Black, Shirley MacLaine, and Matthew McConaughey, was inspired by Hollandsworth’s “Midnight in the Garden of East Texas.”Stay tuned for more Hit Man content and other Texas Monthly true crime storytelling on our true crime hub, or subscribe to our true crime newsletter.

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April Pit PerksApril Pit Perks Brisket U | Get $15 off any Brisket U Class with code TXMNEWS24scTW Eaker Barbecue | 10% off merch and free sticker.* Tejas Chocolate & BBQ | 20% off merchandise, rubs, and sauce bottles.* HOT LUCK Live Food & Music Festival | Use code TMBBQCLUB24 for 20% off tickets!

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Wyatt Johnston shoots during a Stars game in AprilTwenty-five years after winning the franchise’s only Stanley Cup to date, the Dallas Stars have put themselves in excellent position to win another.As champions of the National Hockey League’s Western Conference, they can enjoy home-ice advantage in any best-of-seven playoff series through the first three rounds. If they then reach the Stanley Cup final, they would lose that advantage if they play the lone team in the league that finished with a better record, the New York Rangers.As the Stars prepare to face the Vegas Golden Knights in the opening round beginning Monday at the American Airlines Center, Dallas’s regular-season success has often been attributed to the depth of individual scoring on a team that finished third in the NHL in goals. Dallas boasts eight…

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texanist tornado tipsQ: I’m considering a move to Texas from the Northwest and was surprised to learn that most homes there don’t have basements. Your column on the subject persuaded me that they aren’t necessary for storage or youthful socializing, but what about tornadoes? How concerned should I be about tornado risk, and how can Texans stay safe in the event of a tornado? Michele DunnA: Now, here’s a timely question. While tornadoes can touch down in Texas year-round, March through June is generally designated tornado season around here, which is—the Texanist checks his handy wall calendar—precisely where we find ourselves now. Just a week ago, in fact, tornadoes damaged homes and businesses in at least two Texas cities. In Port Arthur, a twister destroyed a Baptist church, while…

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A tray from Bark Barbecue.In 2013, I did my first barbecue crawl through New York City, and smoked meats were all the rage. Hill Country Barbecue Market had recently received a glowing two-star review from the New York Times. (Mighty Quinn’s Barbeque would also get one after my visit.) Newly opened spots such as Fletcher’s Brooklyn Barbecue, John Brown BBQ, Fette Sau, and Mable’s Smokehouse impressed, and BrisketTown’s brick-and-mortar was open on the heels of the viral success of its pop-up predecessor, BrisketLab. Morgan’s Brooklyn Barbecue and Hometown Bar-B-Que would follow later that year in Brooklyn. But eleven years ago may have marked the high point in New York’s whirlwind affair with barbecue, because the obsession has seemingly worn off. In 2017, I went to New York to attend…

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meanwhile in texas tortoise looseJeremy, a thirty-year-old tortoise with a cult following, was reported missing by his owners in Waller—who noted that he was wearing an Apple AirTag that was in “lost mode”—and was found the following day. A woman sued a McAllen Mexican restaurant that she says sold her a to-go bag of frijoles that split open, spilling the hot beans and burning her lower abdomen. Former Dance Moms star Abby Lee Miller posted a viral TikTok video in which she posed as a hostess at a San Antonio Cracker Barrel, calling it her “dream job.” The promise of a six-pack of beer and $100 helped persuade eleven residents of Parker County, west of Fort Worth, to assist in freeing a six-month-old pig, Pojo, from acres of thorny…

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lionfish critterLatin name: Pterois volitansSize:  Twelve to fifteen inches longTexas Habitat: The Gulf CoastAs the majestic lionfish glides through the ocean, its eighteen spines ripple like silk scarves in a breeze. This flashiest of fishes, with its eye-catching brown or reddish and white stripes, trolls the Gulf as a top predator, just as its namesake big cat rules the savanna. Its gorgeous fins fan out around its body the way a mane frames a lion’s face. The sea creature’s beauty belies its brutality: get too close, and the spines that appear soft and silky reveal themselves as deadly weapons, injecting venom that immobilizes prey and would-be predators and leaves humans writhing in pain. Lionfish also reproduce with shocking speed, releasing 30,000 eggs every three days. This is one…

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The world of precision dance is that of intense athleticism and passion, and Kilgore is the heart of it all. But as staff writer Katy Vine discovered, when things don’t go quite as expected, some parents take action into their own hands. For the full tale, read “The Positively True Adventures of the Kilgore Rangerette–Kidnapping Mom.”

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The ice rink at the Galleria, on March 30, 2024.I like to think I am a well-traveled Texan, but until a couple of months ago, I had never been to the Houston Galleria. My previous trips to the Bayou City had revolved around exploring its renowned museums, sampling its globe-spanning cuisines, and soaking up the serenity of its manicured parks. So when I set out on my inaugural visit to the state’s largest mall (and the country’s seventh-largest) this spring, I fully expected to lose my way in its labyrinthine abundance: four shiny-floored levels comprising 2.4 million square feet of shops, offices, restaurants, hotels, an ice rink, and a rooftop tennis club.What I did not expect was that I’d get lost existentially. The Galleria has something for every taste and every budget, but as…

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