Weekly Roundup: The United States of Texas Barbecue

Plus, more Texas Monthly stories. [Join TM BBQ Club](   [TEXASMONTHLY.COM](   Aug 30, 2024 [The United States of Texas Barbecue]( BBQ [The United States of Texas Barbecue]( After scouring the country for sixteen months, traveling to 37 states to try 149 Texas-style barbecue joints, I learned that Texas barbecue has become so influential that it is now the definitive barbecue style of America. These are the best places—outside of Texas—to get your fix. [READ STORY](     MORE FOR YOU Politics & Policy [In His Bid to Unseat Ted Cruz, Colin Allred Is Hardly Visible. Looks Like It’s Working.]( The representative has mystified politicos by largely avoiding the public as he runs to unseat the unpopular Republican incumbent. But there’s a method to the seeming madness. [READ STORY](   Politics & Policy [He Was Born Male. He Identifies as Male. Ken Paxton Is Ensuring His Driver’s License Says He’s Female.]( A Houston man who chose to detransition after living as a trans woman had a court order permitting him to change the sex on his driver’s license back to male. His request was denied. [READ STORY](   Style & Design [The Wildest Details at Yolanda Hadid’s Fort Worth Ranch]( The former Real Housewife of Beverly Hills and lifelong horse girl has set up camp in Cowtown with a pair of leather chaps and a LOT of equine-themed art. [READ STORY]( LIMITED-TIME OFFER   [Enjoying What You've Read So Far?]( There's so much more where that came from. [Subscribe now]( to get both the print and digital editions for only $25! [SUBSCRIBE](     RECOMMENDED Sports [Inside the World of Equestrian Drill, Where Precision Dance and Rodeo Combine in a Graceful and Terrifying Horseback Ballet]( [READ STORY]( [Inside the World of Equestrian Drill, Where Precision Dance and Rodeo Combine in a Graceful and Terrifying Horseback Ballet](     Politics & Policy [“Just Easier When You’re Not Openly Queer”: Students Respond to Texas School District’s Fight Against LGBTQ Protections]( [READ STORY]( [“Just Easier When You’re Not Openly Queer”: Students Respond to Texas School District’s Fight Against LGBTQ Protections](     Style & Design [I Went to the Biggest Quinceañera Expo in the Country. Here’s How 15-Year-Olds Will Be Celebrating This Year.]( [READ STORY]( [I Went to the Biggest Quinceañera Expo in the Country. Here’s How 15-Year-Olds Will Be Celebrating This Year.](     ADVERTISEMENT [Join TM BBQ Club]( [Two Marble Falls teenagers pranked their community by putting up a sign suggesting that an outlet of the fast-food chain Raising Cane’s was “coming soon,” though the company has no plans to add a store in the area.]( Meanwhile, in Texas [Two Marble Falls teenagers pranked their community by putting up a sign suggesting that an outlet of the fast-food chain Raising Cane’s was “coming soon,” though the company has no plans to add a store in the area.]( [READ STORY]( [Two Marble Falls teenagers pranked their community by putting up a sign suggesting that an outlet of the fast-food chain Raising Cane’s was “coming soon,” though the company has no plans to add a store in the area.]( Meanwhile, in Texas [Two Marble Falls teenagers pranked their community by putting up a sign suggesting that an outlet of the fast-food chain Raising Cane’s was “coming soon,” though the company has no plans to add a store in the area.]( [READ STORY](     WEEKEND READS [9 Essential Texas Tailgating Recipes]( Recipes [9 Essential Texas Tailgating Recipes]( [READ STORY](     [A Wildfire-Ravaged Panhandle Town Rallies Around High School Football]( Sports [A Wildfire-Ravaged Panhandle Town Rallies Around High School Football]( [READ STORY](     [The Unbelievably True Story of One of the Artists Behind Cadillac Ranch]( Texas History [The Unbelievably True Story of One of the Artists Behind Cadillac Ranch]( [READ STORY](     SPONSORED [Coca Cola Cook-Off Classic]( [Coca-Cola Cook-Off Classic Lets Backyard Cooks Compete]( With our host Chet Garner and our friends at Coca-Cola, we hosted some friendly competitions to fin dout how back yard BBQ'ers do when they go head-to-head cooking Texas classics. [Watch Video](   Enjoyed TM This Week? [Forward to a friend](mailto:Enter an email?subject=Check out this newsletter from Texas Monthly&body=I thought you might enjoy this newsletter from Texas Monthly magazine. Check out their stories on Texas news, politics, and culture: or [check out our other newsletters.](   [Subscribe to Texas Monthly]( [Subscribe From $2.08/Issue!](   Get the best of Texas, by Texans, for everyone. Save up to 76% on a Texas Monthly subscription when you order today. [SUBSCRIBE](   [Subscribe]( [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Twitter]( [YouTube]( You are receiving this message because you signed up for our newsletters. Want more? Check out [our other newsletters](.   P.O. Box 1569, Austin, TX 78767 [View Online]( | [Manage Preferences](