Weekly Roundup: Deep—Very, Very, Very Deep—in the Heart of Texas

Plus, more Texas Monthly stories. [TM BBQ Club](   [TEXASMONTHLY.COM](   Nov 10, 2023 [Deep—Very, Very, Very Deep—in the Heart of Texas]( Travel & Outdoors [Deep—Very, Very, Very Deep—in the Heart of Texas]( Call them the astronauts of the underground. The state’s cavers are a literal subculture, daring to go where no one has gone before. [READ STORY](   MORE FOR YOU True Crime [The Great Cajun Turtle Heist]( Alligator snapping turtle populations in Texas were dwindling. One family of smugglers had been poaching them from the state for years. [READ STORY](   Best Thing in Texas [A Texas Marathoner With Down Syndrome Logs Another Historic Run]( A viral video of Austin’s Kayleigh Williamson completing the New York City Marathon last weekend inspired athletes from coast to coast. [READ STORY](   Being Texan [In Search of Texas’s Hidden Polish Heritage]( Just southeast of San Antonio, a rare European American dialect may be dying, or already dead. That’s a shame. Or is it? [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](   RECOMMENDED Film & TV [The Time Has Come for a ‘Real Housewives of Austin’]( [READ STORY]( [The Time Has Come for a ‘Real Housewives of Austin’](     Critters [The Exotic Wildlife Trade Is Thriving in Texas]( [READ STORY]( [The Exotic Wildlife Trade Is Thriving in Texas](     Style & Design [How Fort Worth Became the Epicenter of Haute Cowboy Fashion]( [READ STORY]( [How Fort Worth Became the Epicenter of Haute Cowboy Fashion](     ADVERTISEMENT [TM BBQ Club]( [A Girl Scout troop swimming at Huntsville State Park narrowly escaped an encounter with a roughly fourteen-foot alligator that they later nicknamed Karen.]( Meanwhile, in Texas [A Girl Scout troop swimming at Huntsville State Park narrowly escaped an encounter with a roughly fourteen-foot alligator that they later nicknamed Karen.]( [READ STORY]( [A Girl Scout troop swimming at Huntsville State Park narrowly escaped an encounter with a roughly fourteen-foot alligator that they later nicknamed Karen.]( Meanwhile, in Texas [A Girl Scout troop swimming at Huntsville State Park narrowly escaped an encounter with a roughly fourteen-foot alligator that they later nicknamed Karen.]( [READ STORY](   WEEKEND READS [Should Texas Build More Nuclear Power Plants?]( Energy [Should Texas Build More Nuclear Power Plants?]( [READ STORY](     [Sinners in the Hands of an Angry GOP]( Politics & Policy [Texas Monthly Selects New Host for Beloved TV Show Texas Country Reporter]( [READ STORY](     [A San Antonio Megachurch Plays an Outsized Role in Supporting Israel’s War Efforts]( Politics & Policy [A San Antonio Megachurch Plays an Outsized Role in Supporting Israel’s War Efforts]( [READ STORY](   SPONSORED [Putting Nature to Work]( [Putting Nature to Work]( Nature-based solutions are aiding Texas's growing needs for clean water and air, and access to vital green space. Read about how bringing back nature in improving air quality, cleaning the water, preventing flooding, and reducing urban heat. [Learn More](  [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](