The State of Texas: What's next for Nick Foles?

What Texas is talking about today No Images? [Click here]( [Lone Star Beer]( [Texas Monthly]( February 6, 2018 QUOTE OF THE DAY "I tell God all the time, 'These sons of bitches make me so mad. I want to cuss 'em out, ooh Jesus.'" —State Representative [Senfronia Thompson](, who has served in the Texas legislature for almost 45 years. In her time representing her Houston district, the 79-year-old Democrat has experienced considerable sexism and racism at the Capitol. BIG NEWS [W]([hat is Nick Foles's Trade Value?]( DAN SOLOMON Nick Foles may not have put up Tom Brady’s crazy numbers—he merely passed for 383 yards as opposed to Brady’s insane 505 passing yards—but he is the Super Bowl MVP. He earned it by making the first-ever receiving touchdown by a quarterback in a Super Bowl, and through not fumbling the ball on a strip-sack at the game’s most crucial moment. Still, the Austin native, Westlake High School grad, and Philadelphia Eagles backup quarterback finds himself in an unusual situation: the MVP still won’t be the Eagles’ starter when they kick off the season in September. [Read Story]( [Lone Star Beer]( OUR TOP STORIES [T]([he Texas Winemaker Who Helped Put Willamette Valley on the Map]( Rollin Soles spent his college days hanging out with Robert Earl Keen and Lyle Lovett. Here’s how he became one of Oregon’s most prominent winemakers. [Read Story]( [T]([he Texanist: Why Don't Breakfast Burritos Get Any Love?]( A Texas Tech undergrad makes the case for the breakfast taco’s not-so-poor relation. [Read Story]( [J]([immie Durham, Unmasked]( Artist Jimmie Durham’s long-awaited exhibition at New York’s Whitney Museum may be the moment when his decades-long masquerade finally comes undone. [Read Story]( MEANWHILE, IN TEXAS... Crypto in Texas With an order on Friday from the Texas State Securities Board, the state has become one of most [active regulators of virtual currency](. This emergency cease-and-desist order is the fourth action that regulators have taken against international companies selling cryptocurrencies in Texas, which often offer extraordinarily high, fast returns on investments in Bitcoin and other virtual currencies. Read about the [rise of Bitcoin]( in Texas. Protest Over Racism at TSU Over 100 students have [called for the resignation]( of Texas State University student body President Connor Clegg after several of his previous Instagram posts with racist comments surfaced last week. In November, students protested when Clegg threatened to defund the University Star if the paper did not fire Rudy Martinez, a columnist who wrote a column on whiteness that Texas State President Denise Trauth called racist. We’ve covered scandals at universities across the state, including at [Baylor in 2015](. Inmates v. Prison As of a settlement on Friday, temperatures at the Wallace Pack Unit prison shouldn’t exceed 88 degrees this summer. In Texas, 75 percent of prisons don’t have air conditioning in housing units, and over twenty inmates have died from heatstroke in the past twenty years. In 2014, inmates at the Pack Unit, southeast of College Station, sued, proposing that inmates with heart conditions and heat sensitivity should be protected. A [federal district judge ruled]( that the conditions constituted cruel and unusual punishment. Read a Texas Monthly classic about a [costly scandal in the Texas prison system](. TRAVEL & OUTDOORS [R]([emember the Alamosaurus! Where to Discover Dinosaurs in Texas]( HAZEL O'NEIL Inspired by the latest fossil findings? Follow the dino trail and see real tracks or go hands-on at one of the state’s many museum exhibits. [Read Story]( [Tastemakers: Austin]( [Tastemakers: Austin]( Supported by [Kissing Tree]( For the third installment of our video series,“Tastemakers: A Local’s Guide to Our Favorite Cities,” we go along for a ride in professional BMX rider Aaron Ross's 1985 Porsche 911 Carrera as he spends a fun-and food-filled day in his hometown, from hitting golf balls to enjoying his favorite grilled cheese. [Watch now]( [Lone Star Beer]( MORE FROM TEXAS MONTHLY [W](aco Reveals the Dangers of Devotion JODI WALKER [Five Finds: A San Antonian’s Glamorous Life, an Austin Art Show, and More]( LAUREN SMITH FORD [M]([eanwhile, in Lufkin . . . January 2018 Edition]( SONIA SMITH [E]([xclusive Premiere: Kent Finlay's Last Song]( CHRISTIAN WALLACE [Subscribe to Texas Monthly and Save!]( Get the best of Texas with Texas Monthly. [SUBSCRIBE TODAY]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Website]( Texas Monthly PO Box 1569 Austin, TX 78767 Texas Monthly has sent you this alert because you signed up to receive it either online at texasmonthly.com, at the website of one of our business partners, or when you filled out a reader response card. You may cancel your subscription to this and other Texas Monthly newsletters at any time. Please see our Privacy Policy. [Like]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe](