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The National Advice Columnist of @texasmonthly.bsky.social since 2007. Send questions to texanist@texasmonthly.com.

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The Texanist @thetexanist.bsky.social · 36m
Honk if you've ever had the pleasure of passing through bump gate!
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The Texanist: Where Did All Those “Bump Gates” on Texas Ranches Come From?
A retired Border Patrol officer is slightly puzzled by these tricky contraptions.
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Texas Monthly @texasmonthly.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
What's the most unusual Texas high school mascot? @thetexanist.bsky.social investigates: www.texasmonthly.com/culture/weir...
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The Texanist: What Is the Weirdest High School Mascot in Texas?
Is it the Unicorns? The Bobkittens? The Moguls? Nope, nope, and nope.
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Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Trump's border wall is set to bulldoze the site of the 1918 Porvenir Massacre, in which 15 unarmed Mexican-American boys and men were killed by the Texas Rangers. The land is considered sacred ground by descendants of the victims.
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Trump’s Border-Wall Construction Is Set to Bulldoze the Porvenir Massacre Site
It is considered sacred ground for the descendants of those killed in a mass execution. The border wall threatens to erase it from history.
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Julian Onderdonk @jonderdonk.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Dawn in the Hills www.wikiart.org/en/robert-julian-on…
Dawn in the Hills
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Pamela Colloff @pamelacolloff.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
So incredibly proud of @texasmonthly.bsky.social and @freshparsley.bsky.social, who just won the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing. His gutting, first-person account of last summer's Texas flooding is one of the most powerful stories I've ever read. www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...
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“The River House Broke. We Rushed in the River.”
The July 4 Texas flooding ripped our Kerr County home from its pillars, pulling us into the water and into the night. Then morning came.
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Julian Onderdonk @jonderdonk.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
On The San Antonio River www.wikiart.org/en/robert-julian-on…
On The San Antonio River
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The Texanist @thetexanist.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Fact: General Ignacio Zaragoza, hero of the Battle of Puebla, fought Cinco de Mayo 1862, was born near present-day Goliad, Texas. #HappyCincoDeMayo
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The Texanist @thetexanist.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
Not to brag, but 9 of the first 20 #Masters champs were Texans; Texas has produced more wins than any other state; 2 of the 3 famous bridges there are dedicated to Texans (Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson); and the annual champs dinner has been hosted by a Texan since Hogan in 1952.
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Julian Onderdonk @jonderdonk.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Bluebonnet Scene www.wikiart.org/en/robert-julian-on…
Bluebonnet Scene
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The Texanist @thetexanist.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Do you happen to be a Hoot? Maybe you know a Hoot? Perhaps you are Hoot curious. Well, the Texanist, because he gives a hoot, is here for you.
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The Texanist: Is “Hoot” a Texas Nickname?
An Andrews County native wonders if the once-popular sobriquet has any Lone Star ties.
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Chron.com @chron.com · 03/03/2026
As bipartisan opposition grows, the governor has yet to respond.
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Gov. Abbott once opposed a wall in Big Bend. He's silent now.
As bipartisan opposition grows, the governor has yet to respond.
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The Texanist @thetexanist.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Thanks to colleague @forrest4thetrees.bsky.social for telling it like it is with this harebrained plan. And for allowing those who know best just exactly how harebrained of plan it is to tell it like it is. Every Texan should be duly outraged and call their elected representatives today.
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The Texanist @thetexanist.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Today's the day the music died.
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Christopher Hooks @hooks.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
For two years, I've been investigating claims that Texas A&M University has been overtaken by the forces of gay race communism. The truth is a little more complicated: www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...
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What’s the Matter With Texas A&M?
Five presidents in five years. Firings of “woke” professors. Crackdowns on Plato. Inside state leaders’ efforts to remake a great university.
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The Texanist @thetexanist.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
RIP funny lady. Thanks for all the laughs.
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Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
“My work for Texas Monthly demands hundreds of hours on the road each year. Being pulled over by immigration-enforcement officers has felt like an inevitability for months.”
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What It Feels Like Getting Stopped by ICE
My work for Texas Monthly demands hundreds of hours on the road each year. Being pulled over by immigration enforcement officers has felt like an inevitability for months.
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The Texanist @thetexanist.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
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The Texanist: Has There Ever Been Any Violence at the Texas Capitol?
The recent, terrifying events in Washington have an Austin man wondering about mayhem closer to home.
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The Texanist @thetexanist.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Hallelujah! 😎
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Evil MoPac @evilmopacatx.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Trying to think of something cooler than Willie Nelson playing a retired Texas Ranger on Miami Vice and I'm coming up empty
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The Texanist @thetexanist.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Grammy noms are out and they’ve pitted father against son! Has this ever happened before?
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The Texanist @thetexanist.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
This great record was released 50 years ago today.
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The Texanist @thetexanist.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Two of Texas’s greatest contributions to the world of music were born on the exact same day, November 6, in the exact same year, 1941. Guy Clark in Monahans and Doug Sahm in San Antonio. How about that?
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Jason Cohen @cohenesque.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Evan Smith reminisces with @thetexanist.bsky.social www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...
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About That Texas Monthly Cover Featuring Dick Cheney with a Shotgun
Evan Smith, then Texas Monthly’s editor in chief, gives the behind-the-scenes story of how the 2007 Bum Steers cover came together.
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gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
was about to post about the Texas Monthly Dick Cheney "Bum Steers" cover but thankfully they already have me covered @thetexanist.bsky.social www.texasmonthly.com/the-stand-up...
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About That Iconic Dick Cheney Cover
Evan Smith, then Texas Monthly’s editor in chief, gives the behind-the-scenes story of how the 2007 Bum Steers cover came together.
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Evil MoPac @evilmopacatx.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
The Chili's at 45th and Lamar in Austin should have a Michelin Star
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Julian Onderdonk @jonderdonk.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Cactus in Bloom www.wikiart.org/en/robert-julian-on…
Cactus in Bloom
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Julian Onderdonk @jonderdonk.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
Morning in the Hills Southwest Texas www.wikiart.org/en/robert-julian-on…
Morning in the Hills Southwest Texas
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The Texanist @thetexanist.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
As true today as when JKC recorded it in 1984.
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Current Events-Joe King Carrasco
YouTube video by Joe King Carrasco
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Ken Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
In hindsight, all the problems started when we moved away from hand-written library catalog cards.
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The Texanist @thetexanist.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
The great Pat Sharpe has broken retirement to pen this mouthwatering note on Austin's world-famous purveyor of migas perfecto (and more), Cisco's Restaurant, Bakery & Bar, which turns 75 this year.
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How a 75-Year-Old Tex-Mex Restaurant Became a Magnet for Politicians and Artists
Cisco’s has been holding strong in Austin since 1950.
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The Texanist @thetexanist.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
In honor of Lyndon Johnson's birthday (August 27, 1908, near Stonewall), please enjoy this audio of him ordering some pants. #HBDLBJ
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LBJ Orders Pants
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Texas Monthly @texasmonthly.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Beep beeeeeep! 🛻🏖️ www.texasmonthly.com/travel/beach-d…
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You Can Pry Texans’ Beach Driving From Their Cold Dead Hands
A long history of the beloved (and hated) tradition.
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Texas Monthly @texasmonthly.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
Nacogdoches claims to be the oldest town in Texas. But is it really? The Texanist investigates. 🔍 www.texasmonthly.com/being-texan/th…
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The Texanist: Is Nacogdoches Really the Oldest Town in Texas?
The East Texas city stakes that claim for itself, but a Santa Fe man is skeptical.
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The Texanist @thetexanist.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Today is Waco-born comedic genius Steve Martin's 80th birthday. In his honor, what say we all take a minute (and forty-five seconds) to enjoy just a bit of his sidesplitting virtuosity? Here, from "The Jerk," please enjoy the memorable sleeping scene.
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The Jerk Sleeping Scene
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Texas Monthly @texasmonthly.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
Lyle Lovett, Miranda Lambert, Parker McCollum, and more are stepping up to help their fellow Texans after a historic flood hit the Hill Country on July 4. Here are five upcoming fundraising events to keep an eye out for:
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Texas Music’s Brightest Stars Lend Their Talents to Flood Relief
Lyle Lovett, Miranda Lambert, Parker McCollum, and more are stepping up to help their fellow Texans after a historic flood hit the Hill Country on July 4.
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The Texanist @thetexanist.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
The famous Marx Brothers launched their comedic careers in: a) Yonkers b) Oxnard c) Nacogdoches d)Peoria e) None of the above
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The Texanist: Did the Marx Brothers Get Their Start in East Texas?
The famed comedy trio were New Yorkers through and through. Or were they?
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Lisa Loeb hits #1 with “Stay (I Missed You) 31 years ago today. She’d been working as a temp at Ernst & Young when her friend Ethan Hawke brought the song to @benstiller.redhour.com, who used it in “Reality Bites.” It remains the only #1 hit by an artist who was not already signed to a label.
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Texas Monthly @texasmonthly.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
Swimming in a Texas-shaped pool is just. . . better. 🤷
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A Highly Opinionated Deep Dive Into Five Texas-Shaped Pools
We traveled 1,400 miles across the state to sample our watery best.
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The Texanist @thetexanist.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Ozzy Osbourne, famed rockstar, infamous Alamo desecrater, dead at 76.
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Texas Monthly @texasmonthly.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
Read the story of how this essay came together from our editor in chief:
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A Story of Courage, From One of Our Own
How a powerful narrative came together in hours.
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Longreads @longreads.com · 11/07/2025
"The gravity of our situation didn’t sink in right away, but the facts were clear: We were surrounded by fast-moving floodwater, and we had no way of escaping to higher ground." @freshparsley.bsky.social @texasmonthly.bsky.social www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...
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“The River House Broke. We Rushed in the River.”
The July 4 Texas flooding ripped our Kerr County home from its pillars, pulling us into the water and into the night. Then morning came.
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The Texanist @thetexanist.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
So good to hear that Crider's has seen neither its last dance nor its last rodeo.
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The Texanist @thetexanist.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Fun Fact: Jimmy Swaggart and Mickey Gilley were cousins, along with Jerry Lee Lewis!
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The Texanist @thetexanist.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Medina Lake back in the day.
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The Texanist @thetexanist.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Happy #Juneteenth!
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The Texanist @thetexanist.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Except, of course, the King of Western Swing, the King of Country, and the King of Tex-Mex Rock & Roll.
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Julian Onderdonk @jonderdonk.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Field of Texas Bluebonnets and Prickly Pear Cacti www.wikiart.org/en/robert-julian-on…
Field of Texas Bluebonnets and Prickly Pear Cacti
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Texas Monthly @texasmonthly.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Over fifty years after our first barbecue feature, we're still putting in the work to suss out which barbecue joints—of the many our state boasts—has earned a spot on The List. Our June issue will hit mailboxes and newsstands starting next week. Until then, get to know the Top 50: txmnth.ly/4mzGl8w
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The Texanist @thetexanist.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
The King of Wester Swing died fifty years ago today, but those immortal words from Waylon Jennings still ring true. "It don't matter who's in Austin, Bob Wills is still the king."
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