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A letter from the editor of Texas Monthly. Celebrate with us. Apr 30, 2023   Dear Reader, As editor in chief of Texas Monthly, it is my pleasure to offer you a [token of our gratitude]( for your readership. For fifty years, we've worked hard to provide our subscribers with the best storytelling about the Lone Star State: from its big personalities and blood-sport politics to all the ways we enjoy Texas's outdoor activities, travel destinations, musicians and artists, food and drink, and style and design. I am happy to say our efforts have paid off. We rank among of the handful of U.S. journalistic organizations growing in audience, revenue, editorial staff, and ambition. And we've been recognized nationally for the quality of our work. In recent months, Texas Monthly has won or been named a finalist for the most prestigious journalism awards in the country. We’ve gotten accolades from the American Society of Magazine Editors, the American Bar Association, and the James Beard Foundation. Magazine publishing is a team sport, and I’m proud of our whole editorial team — which has nearly doubled over the past four years, to 58 journalists —for securing these national awards and finalist designations. I and my team are even more proud of the affirmation that we get from you, our readers, along with the viewers of our videos and listeners to our podcasts. Your numbers are growing every day. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank you for your time and support, without which we could not pursue our work. To show our gratitude for your role in our success, we’d like to extend a special subscription offer to you: subscribe for a one-year print and digital subscription and receive a second year on us. Not only will you receive the print magazine, but you’ll also receive unlimited access, through our website, to six times the number of print stories published each month, along with our videos and podcasts. [SUPPORT & SUBSCRIBE]( If you’d like to enjoy, or revisit, a sampling of award-winning journalism from Texas Monthly, please click on the articles below. Sincerely, [Dan Goodgame]( Dan Goodgame EDITOR IN CHIEF *Offer ends Monday, May 1st.   NATIONAL MAGAZINE & ASME AWARD FINALISTS Texas History [The Resurrection of Bass Reeves]( His almost superhuman exploits made him one of the West's most feared lawmen. Today, the legendary deputy U.S. marshal is widely believed to be the real Lone Ranger. But his true legacy is even greater. [READ STORY]( [The Resurrection of Bass Reeves]( Travel & Outdoors [Wet Hot Texas Summer]( 38 ways to cool off in our state's springs, lakes, and more. [READ STORY]( [Wet Hot Texas Summer]( Style & Design [Meet Irvin Randle, the Sixty-Year-Old Instagram Star Your Grandma Has the Hots For]( To his 650,000 Instagram followers, he’s a pioneering “grandfluencer.” But to his adoring second-grade students, he’s simply Mr. Randle. [READ STORY]( [Meet Irvin Randle, the Sixty-Year-Old Instagram Star Your Grandma Has the Hots For](   JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION FINALISTS FOOD & DRINK [Tex-Mexplainer Series]( [READ SERIES]( [Tex-Mexplainer Series]( Libations [Who’s Allowed to Make Sotol?]( [READ STORY]( [Who’s Allowed to Make Sotol?](   [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](