Weekly Roundup: With 350 Varieties, Tamales Are as Diverse as They Are Delectable

The iconic dish takes myriad forms, including a sixteen-foot giant (available across Texas) and a tamale sandwich. [Texas Monthly]( [TexasMonthly.com]( [TM This Week] Jul 31, 2021 # TEX-MEXPLAINER [With 350 Varieties, Tamales Are as Diverse as They Are Delectable]( The iconic dish takes myriad forms, including a sixteen-foot giant (available across Texas) and a tamale sandwich. [READ STORY]( Food # sports [The Biggest, Meatiest, Most Texan of All Stadium Foods]( [Read Story]( # culture [How Food Halls Are Changing the Way Texans Dine]( [Read Story]( sports basketball [🏀 How Davion Mitchell Built Himself Into a Top-15 NBA Draft Pick at Baylor]( [Read Story]( 2021 olympics [🎉 When Simone Biles Comes Home to Houston, Throw Her a Darn Parade]( [Read Story]( being texan critters [🦞 Do Not Fear the “Land Lobster From Hell” Skittering Across West Texas]( [READ STORY]( style & design [🕯️ All of H-E-B’s New Scented Candles, From Butter Tortilla to Two-Bite Brownies, Ranked]( [Read Story]( the Texanist [🍝 Is It OK to Bring a Gun to a Dinner Party?]( [Read Story]( business [🏡 House Hunting in Fort Worth With a Wealthy Californian]( [Read Story]( # entertainment # music [Dusty Hill Was ZZ Top’s Center of Gravity]( [Read Story]( # film & tv [Austin’s Lukas Haas Brings Menace to the Otherwise-Dismal ‘Midnight in the Switchgrass’]( [Read Story]( news & politics politics & policy [Greg Abbott’s Border Fence Is Rising in Bits and Pieces]( Local officials in South Texas are scrambling to figure out what the governor is building in their communities. [Read Story]( business [How COVID-19 Transformed Match Group’s Online Dating Empire]( The Dallas-based industry leader adapted to the pandemic with features that remain popular even as social-distancing recommendations have eased. [Read Story]( politics & policy [The Texas Election Bill Contains a New Obstacle to Voting That Almost No One Is Talking About]( Buried in the GOP proposal is a requirement that could—whether by intention or just sloppy legislative work—disenfranchise thousands of voters. [Read Story]( sponsored # [Texas Medal of Arts]( Join the Texas Cultural Trust in honoring the power of the arts and celebrating the Texas legends and luminaries whose creative talents have inspired the world. The 11thbiennial Texas Medal of Arts Awards is October 18 & 19 in Austin. # [Subscribe from $2/month!]( 2.5 million readers can’t be wrong. Subscribe today and don’t miss a single story. [Subscribe]( Limited-Time Offer [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](