This Week in Texas: "The single greatest thing about America is the freedom to protest"

What Texans need to know to stay in the know. No Images? [Click here]( [Discover Shreveport-Bossier: Louisiana's Other Side]( [Texas Monthly]( [This Week in Texas] What Texans need to know to stay in the know The week of Monday, August 6, 2018 [Dale Hansen: ‘The Single Greatest Thing About America Is the Freedom to Protest’]( ANDY LANGER The Dallas-based sportscaster sounded off on NFL protests, Trump calling LeBron dumb, and why he doesn’t ‘stay in his lane’ in this week’s National Podcast of Texas. [L]([isten here.]( OUR TOP STORIES [What Could Ted Cruz’s Campaign Have Meant When It Called Beto O’Rourke a ‘Triple Meat Whataburger Liberal’?]( Thank you, Ted Cruz campaign, for introducing the Whataburger-themed insult to Texas politics. [Read more.]( [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.]( [The Real ‘BlacKkKlansman’ Is a Texan]( The film from Spike Lee and Jordan Peele is based on the experiences of El Pasoan Ron Stallworth. [Read more.]( [A Brief History of Texas Officials Falling for Fake Memes]( Tuesday morning, Greg Abbott retweeted a fake Churchill quote. It’s not the first time one of our elected officials has been duped. [Read more.]( [Discover Shreveport-Bossier: Louisiana's Other Side]( [At Majordomo, David Chang’s Smoked Beef Short Rib Delights]( The dish isn’t Texan, or Californian, or Korean, but it tastes familiar to all barbecue fans. [Read more.]( [Robert Griffin III and Johnny Manziel, a Study in Contrasts]( Both of the Texas college greats suited up to play football again. Only one of them looked rusty. [Read more.]( [Senator John Cornyn Is Pulling for Pop Singer Demi Lovato]( The second ranking Republican expressed admiration for the Dallas diva following reports of her drug overdose and entering rehab. [Read more.]( [The Rise and Fall of Dockless Bike Sharing in Dallas]( In memoriam. [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](. EAT LIKE A TEXAN [Here Are the Best Barbecue Books Yet This Year]( DANIEL VAUGHN Get ready for ribeye steak, smoked lamb meatloaf, and kangaroo loin. [Read more.]( WEEKEND READS [What Does Alex Jones Do Now?]( DAN SOLOMON The beleaguered Infowars boss has been pulled from the two largest media platforms in the world. Now what?Read more.]( FROM THE ARCHIVES [The Last Ride of the Polo Shirt Bandit]( HELEN THORPE William Guess was his name—and it was prophetic. When he shot himself while surrounded by the police, he left unanswered the question that had stumped his pursuers: Why did an ordinary middle-class Texan turn into the most prolific bank robber in the state’s history? [Read more.]( [Discover Shreveport-Bossier: Louisiana's Other Side]( [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. 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](