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What Texans need to know to stay in the know. No Images? [Click here]( [For the Love of Food - Uber Eats]( [Texas Monthly]( [This Week in Texas] What Texans need to know to stay in the know The week of Monday June 18, 2018 [The Jackie Robinson of Rodeo ]( CHRISTIAN WALLACE Five decades ago, Myrtis Dightman broke the color barrier in professional rodeo and became one of the best bull riders who ever lived. But his imprint on the sport was only just beginning. [Read Story]( OUR TOP STORIES [A Land’s End: The Story of Casa Piedra]( Ninety-three-year-old Armando Vasquez tells of a place that used to be. [Read Story]( [The Zellner Brothers Are Ready for the Big Time With ‘Damsel’]( David and Nathan Zellner have made it as indie filmmakers in their own under-the-radar way. Now they’re going mainstream (sort of), with the Robert Pattinson–starring western ‘Damsel.’ [Read Story]( [Meanwhile, in Texas: A Box of Ammunition Fell Through a School Roof]( Plus, a woman unexpectedly gave birth to quadruplets. [Read Story]( [Asia O’Hara on How Dallas Does Drag]( A ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ contestant spills the tea on Dallas. [Read Story]( [For the Love of Food - Uber Eats]( [The Shape of Droughts to Come]( A new book asks if Texans, long accustomed to harrowing dry spells, are ready for the harrowing dry spells in our future. [Read Story]( [Mo Knows Immigration: Houston Comic Mo Amer on His Own Journey to Citizenship]( In our latest podcast, host Andy Langer speaks with Amer as the comedian prepares to record his first Netflix special. [Read Story]( [Abbott Caught in His Own Duplicity on Family Separations]( The governor declared that only Congress can fix family separations shortly before the president ended the policy. [Read Story]( [Melania Trump Wears ‘I Really Don’t Care’ Jacket on the Way to McAllen Shelter for Immigrant Children]( Her spokesperson claimed ‘there was no hidden message.’ And it certainly was not hidden. [Read Story]( [A Rising Tide - Palmilla Beach and The Reserve at St. Charles Bay]( [A Rising Tide]( Whether desiring a lock-and-leave second home, a coastal retirement retreat, or an investment property, look no further than the communities of Palmilla Beach in Port Aransas or The Reserve at St. Charles Bay in Rockport. Beachside or bayside—the coastal lifestyle awaits! [Read More]( EAT LIKE A TEXAN [Where to Find the Heart of Texas Barbecue]( DANIEL VAUGHN Wyatt McSpadden’s latest collection of photographs is a call to action to explore and discover the joints you find on the backroads and in small towns. [Read Story]( WEEKEND READS [Mom, in Touch]( ABBY JOHNSTON My mom’s handwritten notes were an abiding feature of my childhood. They offered wisdom, encouragement, and comfort—and they continued to arrive long after her death.Read Story]( FROM THE ARCHIVES [Dawn Patrol]( TYLER STODDARD SMITH The exploits of a teenager trying to surf in Galveston. [Read Story]( [For the Love of Food - Uber Eats]( [Subscribe to Texas Monthly and Save!]( Get Texas Monthly for only $1 an issue. [SUBSCRIBE]( [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 opt-out from Texas Monthly newsletters at any time. Please see our Privacy Policy. If you would like to manage which Texas Monthly Editorial newsletters you are receiving, click Preferences, below. To unsubscribe from our Editorial newsletters, click Unsubscribe. [Like]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe](