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The University of Texas is on the verge of becoming one of the top five public universities in the country.

But will a new conservative administration and political meddling by Republican lawmakers mess up a good thing? https://t.co/9HcPjwKAYp

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In today's word wrangler, search for ten famous restaurant chains that began in the Lone Star State. https://t.co/fdovIggaDl

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To understand why Texas went blue, look to 1972. https://t.co/W203cQnSQE

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When presented with a stack of corn tortillas, the choice of which one to grab seems simple.

But there's an "inherited knowledge" to the process. 👀 https://t.co/BlW9EuZOP9

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MD Anderson is expanding, and a full-time curator picks works to shape and enhance the patient experience. 🖼️ https://t.co/qEyHgih6MB

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“People really get to know and connect with other like-minded folks here, all while doing something they love: riding their bikes all day," says Mark Scott, who is the codirector of the Marfa 100, with his wife and partner Kaki Aufdengarten. 🚴‍♀️ https://t.co/c2d14ERocF

[Sandi Villarreal @Sandi]

“Talarico likened himself to the young David facing the towering Goliath, an apt comparison for his campaign against a powerful three-term AG backed by the world’s richest man. Paxton supporters too have invoked the story of David: King David.”

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.@TexasMonthly is pleased to announce the newest member of the Texas Country Reporter team: producer and La Porte native Sammy Zaborowski. 🎉 https://t.co/V1g0M5RNx0

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Many evangelicals have questioned the senator-elect’s Christianity.

His faith is rooted in a historic denomination of mainline Protestantism. https://t.co/6HtLTUf9qS

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Then came Tuesday’s election—and with the blue wave came three new Democrats to the CCA. Now lawyers are back to humming “Fight the Power.” Here’s the inside story. https://t.co/0DKiURugab @TexasMonthly
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Man v Grizzly Bear. Man v White Whale. Man v Gopher. Here’s the story of my epic battle against the W Tx pocket gopher, a small hairy creature that prefers the darkness over the light & solitude over togetherness. And who eats his own poop. @TexasMonthly
https://t.co/hND3nPpJXQ

[J.B. Sauceda @jaybsauceda]

And my amigo @thetexanist wrote a wonderful response to the question of beans in chili that'll make some of you bean-in-chili-loving-heathens sleep a little better for @TexasMonthly.

https://t.co/NQyUK7aVhT

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The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals is losing its most vehement opponent of “actual innocence,” a legal concept that allows for not just an overturned conviction but also full exoneration. https://t.co/2Xgw0L0fG8

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What happens when you meet the enemy . . . and he’s kinda cute?

Writer Michael Hall's war with pocket gophers: https://t.co/CM0e6tUXC0

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“One of the reasons that I think Brazilians have success here is that we’re far away from home, so we don’t have much else to focus on. It’s only bull riding,” says José Vitor Leme, who won PBR’s world finals the week he arrived in the U.S., in 2017. https://t.co/7NWB7FDbpm

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The results of the midterm election caused a generational setback for a Christian nationalist movement that just a few months prior was jubilantly celebrating its new influence over the White House and the nation. https://t.co/Wpu6Ei3llM

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The Tesla CEO’s vision for the car “Bladerunner would have driven” crashed into reality (and a lot of other things). https://t.co/jDGgB2WtqQ

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The San Antonio Missions announced that in April 2027, when the double-A minor league baseball team plays a set of home games at Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium, it will take the field as the San Antonio Breakfast Tacos. https://t.co/JaKmw2WMyM

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“The goalpost is always going to be moving. You reach a goal, and the goalpost moves. You’re always going to be a mile south of heaven.”

If there’s grief in that realization, Jess Williamson is mourning it with the best art of her career. https://t.co/6NO3lBaJHR

[Ben Rowen @ben_c_rowen]

"The broader lesson here, learned in 2018 and then forgotten, is that elected officials should try to do things that voters want, not things they don’t." @cd_hooks on why the blue tsunami crested in Texas last week: https://t.co/VPpMsNcoM0

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In today's word wrangler, hunt for Texas cities with festive pumpkin patches. 🎃🍂 https://t.co/dXdps8KMu3