Republicans vie to unseat Lina Hidalgo, Baylor's LGBTQ "baby step," and more

The latest TM stories. ͏ ͏ ͏ ››͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ [Stream Season 3 of One By Willie]( Apr 28, 2022 POLITICS & POLICY [Republicans Have Their Knives Out for Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo]( But for now, her two GOP challengers are busy slashing at each other before the May 24 runoff election. [READ STORY](   IN OTHER NEWS TRAVEL & OUTDOORS [First Look: The $22 Million Makeover of Big Bend National Park’s Chisos Mountains Lodge]( Tentative plans call for the beloved dining-hall structure to be rebuilt and modernized—with even better views. [READ STORY]( HIGHER EDUCATION [Baylor Grants First Charter to LGBTQ Student Group]( The group's copresident calls the move “baby steps” for the 175-year-old Baptist university. [READ STORY]( TREAT YOURSELF TO OUR BEST OFFER [Enjoying What You’ve Read So Far?]( There's so much more where that came from. [Subscribe now]( to get both the print and digital editions for only $25! [Subscribe](   MORE OF THE LATEST TEX-MEXPLAINER [Tetelas Are the Tasty Triangles You Need to Try Right Now]( The ancient snack has found new prominence on Texas menus, thanks to enterprising chefs stamping it with their own creativity. [READ STORY]( TEXAS COUNTRY REPORTER [A West Texas Roundup, Without All That Hoopin’ and Hollerin’]( After Becky Smith took over the B-C Ranch in Alpine, her all-women team took a different approach to wrangling cattle. [READ STORY]( SOMETHING TO TACO BOUT [Taco Editor José Ralat Is a James Beard Award Nominee]( His two nominations are the most recent recognitions for Texas Monthly's work this award season. See the full list. [READ STORY]( BEING TEXAN [At Long Last, a Prom Night to Remember]( After two years of canceled or dampened celebrations, high schoolers head back to prom in Texas—and, as the teens told us, they are ready to party. [READ STORY](   TRENDING ONLINE - [A New Texas Oil Boom Is Coming, Finally]( - [First Look: The $22 Million Makeover of Big Bend National Park’s Chisos Mountains Lodge]( - [Willie Nelson’s Daughter Paula on Gunfights, the Devil, and Sister Bobbie]( - [Cancel Culture Comes for Beto O’Rourke]( - [I Operated an Excavator All by Myself at Texas’s First Construction Theme Park]( [Join Our Community of Proud Texans](   Get the best of Texas, by Texans, for everyone. Save up to 76% on a Texas Monthly subscription when you order today. [SUBSCRIBE](   [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]( [Unsubscribe](