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What Texas is talking about today No Images? August 10, 2018 QUOTE OF THE DAY ?Unlike the spicy ke

What Texas is talking about today No Images? [Click here]( [Discover Shreveport-Bossier: Louisiana's Other Side]( [Texas Monthly]( August 10, 2018 QUOTE OF THE DAY “Unlike the spicy ketchup, when Texans unwrap the O’Rourke packaging, they are definitely not going to like what they see underneath. He’s like a Triple Meat Whataburger liberal who is out of touch with Texas values.” —Emily Miller, campaign spokeswoman for Senator Ted Cruz, responding to the suggestion that Beto O'Rourke's campaign logo resembles the packaging for [Whataburger's spicy ketchup.]( THE LATEST [The Real BlacKkKlansman is a Texan]( ROBERT MOORE The film from Spike Lee and Jordan Peele is based on the experiences of El Pasoan Ron Stallworth. [Read more.]( #TMWANDERS Photograph by Megyan Brawley • [@megyanliscious]( We love seeing how our readers enjoy Texas. Want to join the fun? Tag your best Texas photos #TMwanders on Instagram, and we'll reach out if yours is chosen! We'll feature a new reader post here each Friday. QUIZ We’ll feature a news quiz every Thursday, with answers posted in Friday’s newsletter. Below are the answers for yesterday’s quiz: 1. The cathedral-like beer garden at [Saint Arnold Brewing Company]( features alcoves painted with scenes of the brewery's namesake, who warned his parishioners of the dangers of drinking contaminated water and encouraged them to stick to beer. 2. [Dockless rental bikes]( have met their end in Dallas through a number of gruesome fates: toppled in a ditch, tossed beneath the cloudy surface of White Rock Lake, and even one improbably placed atop a billboard. 3. [San Antonian Shea Serrano]( has released a new ten-part series of essays titled Conference Room, Five Minutes. The essays represent reflections on the hit TV show The Office. 4. A Dallas overpass known as the [High Five](reaches an astounding 140 feet in height. 5. [Governor Greg Abbott]( created a brief furor on Twitter after his account posted a meme that misquoted Winston Churchill. [Talk Like a Texan podcast: Listen Now!Discover Shreveport-Bossier: Louisiana's Other Side]( OUR TOP STORIES [Exclusive Premiere: Kacey Musgraves Is a “Kansas City Star” on Roger Miller Tribute Album]( Musgraves joined Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, Dolly Parton, and others to honor Miller’s legacy. [Read more.]( [Talk Like a Texan: Feeder Roads]( What do you call that little road next to the great big freeway [Listen now.]( [Electric Deregulation Is Working in Texas, Says Lawmaker Who Led the Effort]( During a summer with record heat and record power usage, supply is keeping up with demand. [Read more.]( THE STATE OF TEXAS Council Member Resigns Dallas Mayor Pro Tem Dwaine Caraway [resigned from the Dallas City Council on Thursday, the same day he pleaded guilty to federal corruption charges](. Caraway admitted to accepting $450,000 in bribes and kickbacks. "Over the past several weeks, through a lot of prayer and soul searching, I have decided that I must take responsibility for my actions," Caraway wrote in his resignation letter. "I have dedicated much of my life to serving others, but have never claimed to be without sin. I am truly sorry that I must end my career as an elected official because I betrayed the public's trust that I worked so very hard to earn." Dwaine Caraway once wanted to [investigate high school referees](following a close football game. Sharkmania A[42-year-old man was bitten by a shark on Thursday near Crystal Beach](, Galveston County Sheriff Henry Trochesset confirmed. The injury, just above the knee, was not life threatening. "He was awake, talking in the truck," Trochesset said of the victim. The type of shark or the circumstances of the attack were not immediately known. Fifth graders [stand up for sharks ](. Beto Beer An Austin brewery has rolled out [a new line of beer called "Beto,"]( in honor of the Senator Ted Cruz's challenger for his U.S. Senate seat. Circle Brewing said it intends to debut the beer on August 18 at a party that will feature a voter registration drive. “Our goal (with the Beto beer) is not to drive a political wedge, but rather bridge the gap in an increasingly hostile and virulent political climate,” Circle co-founder Ben Sabel said in a news release. ...speaking [of beer](. LONGFORM [How a New Generation Is Reviving Small-Town Texas]( JOHN NOVA LOMAX Dismayed by sky-high rents and yearning for a slower-paced lifestyle, a new crop of Texans has ditched the big city to foster a rural renaissance across the state. [Read more.]( [Living the Bold Life: Arnold Moede]( [Living the Bold Life: Arnold Moede]( When Arnold Moede turned 88, he set his driver’s license on fire. “I wanted to protest getting old,” Moede says. He doesn’t drive anymore, but he gets around just fine. His story is part of “Living the Bold Life,” a new series with Texas Monthly and Whataburger. [Read More]( [Discover Shreveport-Bossier: Louisiana's Other Side]( MORE FROM TEXAS MONTHLY [Alex Jones’s Attorneys Argue That No Reasonable Person Would Believe What He Says]( DAN SOLOMON [The Rise and Fall of Dockless Bike Sharing in Dallas]( LEIF REIGSTAD [The Last Ride of the Polo Shirt Bandit]( HELEN THORPE [At Home With Magnolia’s Billy Jack Brawner]( LAUREN SMITH FORD [Subscribe to Texas Monthly and Save!]( Subscribe to Texas Monthly for $1.08 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. 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