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My dad, now 70, grew up working on farms and in oil patches in South Texas, where the only true choice of tonic during a scorching day was a crisp, cold Dr Pepper from the service station. “They had ice crusted on the edges,” he says. “But you don’t
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They say there’s magic in new beginnings. Our story starts about 20 miles northeast of downtown Austin, over a railroad crossing, and down a two-lane road. Go past an archway of giant tree limbs and toward the end of a long gravel driveway. There sits the Refugee Collective’
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I’m an expert gift giver. The secret here is to just be a great listener and remember the things people tell you about themselves and what they want. Don’t be the person waiting for your turn to talk, which happens to the best of us. (This is why
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Well, well, well, if it isn’t the rest of the world finally admitting what Texans knew all along: We have some of the best food in the world. We told you in September that the French tire company (which also reviews restaurants) has finally deigned to come judge our
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There’s an old trope in Texas politics that “Texas isn’t a red state, it’s a non-voting state.” And it’s more or less true — fewer than half of the Texans who are registered to vote cast a ballot in the 2022 gubernatorial election. In total, nearly
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Keith Lee, the wildly popular food critic with more than 16 million TikTok fans — who was recently parodied on Saturday Night Live — just dropped some major news: He’s moved to Texas. On Saturday afternoon, he took to TikTok to share the life update. “It’s official. The cat is
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Before even setting foot on stage to kick off the first of two headlining sets at this year’s Austin City Limits Music Festival, Dua Lipa made headlines for her adventures in the capital city. The professional vacationer, also known as the “Vacanza Queen,” made all the right stops while
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Score one for Houston. The famed Michelin Guide will be announcing its first-ever picks for best restaurants in Texas in Space City, passing over its eternal rival, Dallas. The guide, famous for its iconic star ratings and tire man mascot, says it’ll announce which restaurants in Austin, San
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If you’re someone who enjoys quality meats, we have a devastating story for you. Authorities confiscated more than 700 pounds of bologna at the Texas-Mexico border on Monday, when Border Patrol agents busted a woman who apparently had an uncontrollable addiction to cold cuts. In addition to seizing
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Vegan tacos may sound like the kind of cultural appropriation that happens when white influencers start cooking on TikTok. But there’s a growing movement among Texas-based Latinos to improve the health of their community — and they’re willing to wade into controversial, plant-based territory to make it
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We love our meats in Texas and, by golly, we’re not gonna let another state top us when it comes to piling protein, toasted carbs, and tiny little treats onto a big-ass tray. Axios Austin reports that the Central Market grocery store in Austin has set a world
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Moving to Texas is one of the hottest things you can do, literally. If you ask U-Haul, it’s been the most popular state to move to six years in a row. Celebrities from Glen Powell to Shaq to *sigh* Elon have established home bases in the Lone Star