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When Austin started billing itself as the Live Music Capital of the World, it forgot the first rule of nicknames: You don’t get to give them to yourself. And sure enough, the declaration had unintended consequences. ...
Texas Monthly Texas Monthly Talks with NYT columnist and author Gail Collins. Watch the full episode online.
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The national media is just catching up to what readers of Texas Monthly
have known for quite some time: That Fort Hood is a microcosm of all
the problems facing soldiers serving in Iraq and Afghanistan—and facing
the awful aftermath of war as well.
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Killeen Shoemaker, in the shadow of Fort Hood, is ground zero for the home front, a school where hundreds of students have parents who are deployed in Iraq and fear of death and danger is part of everyday life.
Texas Monthly Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Ft. Hood. This is Pam Colloff's story on the impact of war on Ft. Hood from 2004.
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By this spring, nearly 40,000 troops will have been deployed to Iraq from Fort Hood. For the military spouses left behind, time passes. They raise their kids, wait for breaking news, and pray whenever they hear a knock on the door.
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A person gets to a certain age and realizes that some dreams are never going to come true. She’ll never date Daniel Day-Lewis. She’ll never sort her junk drawer. She’ll never tell Alex ...
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In 1964 the already legendary Texas novelist and sportswriter Edwin "Bud" Shrake, who died earlier this year, moved from Dallas to New York and took his place in a literary scene as boozy as it was a distinguished. ...
Texas Monthly Short Cuts: A video of everything you need to know about the governor's race in under 3 minutes. Featuring Kay, Rick, Tom DeLay, Sarah Palin, Dick Cheney, Colonel Klink, and Mel Gibson.
Texas Monthly Here's Burka's take: Are independents the new Republicans?
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CNN’s exit polls say that independents were the deciding factor in the two big governor’s races, in New Jersey and Virginia. From the network’s web site:
Texas Monthly What's your take on Election Night?
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I wasn’t paying much attention to the national election results rolling in last night because I was watching “V” (oh like you weren’t). If you missed it, here’s a short synopsis: ...