The State of Texas: "I did it for Cody"

What Texas is talking about today No Images? [Click here]( [Give the gift of Texas Monthly]( [Texas Monthly]( December 28, 2018 QUOTE OF THE DAY "You don't know when you get here, you don't know when you go, it's in God's hands." —Richard Overton, a lifelong Austin resident and the U.S.'s oldest World War II veteran. Overton [died at the age of 112]( on Thursday. He'll be missed by many. THE LATEST [“I Did It for Cody”: Ben Crockett Leads McLean Football State Championship Win]( SKIP HOLLANDSWORTH The brother of a young cowboy lost in a 2017 Panhandle fire helped his team to a stunning victory. [Read more.]( [Give the gift of Texas Monthly]( OUR TOP STORIES [Recipe: Carne Guisada]( Get on the gravy train. [Read More]( [U.S. Practice of Deporting Migrants at Night Threatens Their Safety]( The situation has become so dangerous that Mexican police escorts have been discontinued after sundown. [Read More]( [Shopping Across Texas: My 10 Favorites of 2018]( Style Editor Lauren Smith Ford shares her favorite stores from the year, from new finds to classic shops. [Read More]( LONGFORM [Midnight in the Garden of East Texas]( SKIP HOLLANDSWORTH Marjorie Nugent was the richest widow in an eccentric town full of rich widows. Bernie Tiede was an assistant funeral home director who became her companion. When she disappeared, nobody seemed alarmed. When he confessed to killing her, nobody seemed outraged. [Read more.]( [Texas' Best Beach]( [T]([exas' Best Beach]( Escape frigid winter temperatures for a tropical destination full of warmth and leisure at Texas's Best Beach. From wind and water sports to bay and offshore fishing, South Padre Island has it all. Discover your next holiday destination here. [Read More]( [Give the gift of Texas Monthly]( MORE FROM TEXAS MONTHLY [Texas Authors on Their Favorite Books of 2018]( CHARLEY LOCKE [The Best Texas Monthly Longform of 2018]( TEXAS MONTHLY [Great Sparkling Wines and Where to Get Them in Texas]( JESSICA DUPUY [Subscribe to Texas Monthly and save!]( [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](