Weekly Roundup: Remembering Willis Alan Ramsey’s Seminal (and Sole) Album

Plus, Drake's love affair with Houston, mermaids in San Antonio, and more. [TEXASMONTHLY.COM]( May 06, 2022 MUSIC [Remembering Willis Alan Ramsey’s Seminal (and Sole) Album]( On the 50th anniversary of his eponymous 1972 record, five renowned singer-songwriters—including Jimmy Buffett and Lyle Lovett—celebrate Willis Alan Ramsey. [READ STORY](   BEING TEXAN TEXAS COUNTRY REPORTER [🍳 This West Texas Couple Has Gone Off the Grid—Pioneer Style]( On a remote ranch south of Alpine, Bonnie and Dick Cain have carved out their ideal lifestyle, without electricity, refrigeration, or running water. [READ STORY](   SPORTS [🏒 How an Insurance Salesman Wound Up Playing Goalie Against the Dallas Stars]( “By the way, what’s the score?” asked NHL emergency backup goalie Thomas Hodges just before taking the ice. [READ STORY](   STYLE & DESIGN [👑 The Biggest Crown in Texas Belongs to Miss Gay USofA]( At the state-level drag pageant, senior queens sparkle, lip-synch, and try to forget that queer rights in Texas are under siege. [READ STORY]( LIMITED-TIME 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](   BBQ [Put Down the Iced Tea: Coffee Is Resurging in the Barbecue Scene]( [READ STORY](   MUSIC [Drake’s Passionate, Calculated Love Affair With Houston]( [READ STORY](   [Vince Gill on Willie Nelson’s “Healing Hands of Time” and Finding Salvation in Song]( [READ STORY](   TRAVEL & OUTDOORS [Meet the Mermaids (Yes, Mermaids) at a San Antonio Aquarium]( [READ STORY](   [Fort Worth’s Stockyards Is So Much More Than Cowboys and Cattle]( [READ STORY](   NEWS & POLITICS [In a Houston Suburb, Book Bans Fuel a Bitter School Board Race]( [READ STORY](   [What the Bleep Is Going On With Texas Property Taxes?]( [READ STORY]( [Subscribe to Texas Monthly]( [Subscribe From $2.08/Issue!](   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](