Weekly Roundup: New Luby’s Owner Won’t Tear Up the Menu (or Hold the Mayo)

Plus: a Whataburger vs. Wendy’s face-off, where to watch bats or stay in a historic hotel, and why Austinites should move to Houston. Advertisement # [Texas Monthly]( [TexasMonthly.com]( [TM This Week] Jul 3, 2021 # business [New Luby’s Owner Won’t Tear Up the Menu (or Hold the Mayo)]( The Chicago investor buying 32 of the beloved and beleaguered Texas cafeteria chain’s remaining locations says the “food is not the problem.” [Read Story]( food & drink [The Delivery Robots Are Your Friends, Says Delivery-Robot Company]( [Read Story]( [The Great Whataburger vs. Wendy’s Honey Butter Chicken Biscuit Face-off]( [Read Story]( [The Phorrito at Cris and John Is Everything You Never Knew You Needed]( [Read Story]( [When You Wish Upon a Meal]( [Read Story]( travel & outdoors where to stay now [Trying to Live My Best Life in a Port Aransas Dream House]( [Read Story]( on the road [In Rocksprings, Watch Bats Emerge From Devil’s Sinkhole, or Stay in a Historic Hotel]( [Read Story]( news [🏊 Why Is Texas So Short on Lifeguards This Summer?]( The cascading effects of COVID-19—including a job-seekers’ economy and recruitment delays—are mostly to blame. [Read Story]( bbq joint reviews # [Huntsville’s Famous Church Barbecue Joint Is Resurrected]( [Read Story]( # [The Best and Only Filipino Lechon Spot in Texas]( [Read Story]( being texan [🏳️ 🌈 The Legacy of One of Houston’s Most Historic Gay Bars]( Former Montrose bar Mary’s...Naturally! served as the site of raucous parties, AIDS-era organizing, and even a final resting place for patrons. [Read Story]( [🏡 Dear Austinites, You Have Permission to Move to an Affordable, Weird City: Houston]( If you’re trying to buy a home, then you’re probably a grown-up. You deserve a grown-up city—the city of Houston. [Read Story]( 👂We're All Ears! Interested in joining an upcoming focus group, to help us improve TM? We'd love to have you—and will make it worth your while. Just [fill out this survey]( and we'll let you know if you're eligible. # art [No Gogh: ‘Beyond Van Gogh’ Is a Very Expensive Screen Saver]( [Read Story]( [Photographer Sebastien Boncy Chronicles Life in Houston’s Concrete Jungle]( [Read Story]( entertainment # film & tv [Texas Executed Carlos DeLuna for Murder in 1989. A New Documentary Says He Was Innocent.]( [Read Story]( # music [Skid Row Front Man Johnny Solinger Was Rock and Roll Personified]( [Read Story]( # film & tv [Is the World Finally Ready to See Selena Gomez as an Actor?]( [Read Story]( # podcast [State of Mind, Episode 3: A Life Surrounded by Vinyl]( [Read Story]( news & politics weather [Eric Berger Knows Which Way the Wind Blows]( The meteorologist’s no-nonsense website Space City Weather has established a cult following in flood-prone, hurricane-battered Houston. [READ STORY]( language [Hundreds of Places in Texas Still Bear Offensive Names—Especially Against Native Americans]( Earlier this month, a federal board removed the word “Negro” from sixteen locations in Texas, but the state map is still rife with slurs. [Read Story]( sports [The Longhorns’ Wild College World Series Run Comes to an End]( Texas lost a heartbreaker in the NCAA semifinals, but Coach David Pierce's team had a season to remember. [Read Story]( Advertisement # # [Texas Monthly]( [Subscribe]( [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Twitter]( [YouTube]( You are receiving this message because you signed up for our newsletters. Want more? Check out [our other newsletters](. P.O. Box 1569, Austin, TX 78767 [View Online]( [Manage Your Preferences]( [Unsubscribe](