This Week in Texas: Skip Hollandsworth on Schlitterbahn's tragic slide

What Texans need to know to stay in the know. No Images? [Click here]( [Texas Optimism Project: Gilbert Tuhabonye]( [Texas Monthly]( [This Week in Texas] What Texans need to know to stay in the know The week of Monday, July XX, 2018 [Schlitterbahn’s Tragic Slide]( SKIP HOLLANDSWORTH Jeff Henry often said that his goal in life was to make customers of his family’s legendary water parks happy—“to put a smile on their faces, to give them a thrill or two.” It was a beautiful vision. Until it went horribly wrong. [Read Story]( OUR TOP STORIES [Sound Check: Matt the Electrician]( Matt Sever comes by his moniker honestly. He's been making music in Austin for the past two decades, but as his stage name indicates, Sever came up as an electrician. Watch this exclusive live performance of the title track from his 2013 album, It's a Beacon, It's a Bell. [Watch Now]( [BBQ News Roundup: Whole Hog Barbecue, Rib-Eating Contests, and Grilling in a Graveyard]( Every other week, Daniel Vaughn compiles the latest in barbecue news and unearths a few surprises. Here’s the roundup for July 12–July 19. [Read Story]( [U.S. Army Mirrored Amazon’s HQ2 Search Tactics in Choosing New Futures Command Location]( The Army chose Austin, citing its entrepreneurial culture and incentives from UT. [Read Story]( [We Hoped Kawhi Leonard Would be the Next Tim Duncan. He Wasn’t.]( Things aren’t so easy in San Antonio after all. Replacing a legend might just be the trickiest thing to pull off in all of sports. [Read Story]( [Texas Optimism Project: Gilbert Tuhabonye]( [Some Guy Sold an Honest-To-Gosh Picasso on Nextdoor]( The Nextdoor for Houston’s Candlelight Oaks neighborhood isn’t just for finding lost dogs anymore. [Read Story]( [Bipartisan Road Trip By Two Texas Congressmen Wins National Award]( When a Texas Republican and Texas Democrat drove 1,600 miles together to Washington and live-streamed it, the nation took notice. [Read Story]( [Texas A&M and the Nation’s Nuclear Arsenal]( Chancellor John Sharp talks to Texas Monthly about a recent $2.5 billion federal contract that makes A&M accountable for ensuring the nation’s nuclear weapons will work if they are ever needed. [Read Story]( [Why Dust From the Sahara Is Covering the Texas Sky]( The Saharan dust brings us hotter days, hazy skies, and nicer sunsets. [Read Story]( [Texas Optimism Project: Gilbert Tuhabonye]( [Running Toward Joy With Gilbert Tuhabonye]( His motto is “run with joy,” but there was a time when Gilbert Tuhabonye ran in fear. Trapped in a burning building, left to die among the bodies of his high school classmates, Gilbert ran for his life, and narrowly escaped becoming a victim of Hutu and Tutsi genocide. His legs have transported this talented runner from Burundi to the United States, turned despair to joy, and built a unique community in Austin based on running, love, and giving to others. [Read More]( EAT LIKE A TEXAN [Texas-Style Brisket and Otherworldly Pulled Pork in … Huntington Park, California ]( DANIEL VAUGHN Ray Ramirez fell in love with Texas BBQ and started an underground L.A. barbecue joint before they were cool. [Read Story]( WEEKEND READS [The Greatest Lawyer Who Ever Lived]( JOHN SPONG Or so says Joe Jamail. But at the age of 89, the state’s most famous attorney—and one of the wealthiest—is still dropping f-bombs and crushing his opposing counsel. Can someone get this man another Scotch? [Read Story]( FROM THE ARCHIVES [More Colorful Texas Sayings Than You Can Shake a Stick At ]( ANNE DINGUS 622 wise and witty ways to talk Texan. [Read Story]( [Texas Optimism Project: Gilbert Tuhabonye]( [Subscribe to Texas Monthly and Save!]( Subscribe to Texas Monthly for less than $2 an issue and get a free tote. [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](