Drought and Relentless Heat Push Texas Pecan Growers to the Brink

Texas Monthly 9/26 5:33A Peter Holley

Winston Millican, the fifth-generation owner of Millican Pecan farm, knows hundreds of his 10,000 pecan trees individually, from the size of their last crop to the health of particular branches a feat...

The Best Time to Visit Fair Park Is . . . After the State Fair Is Over

Texas Monthly 9/26 5:03A Tommie Ethington

Soon thousands will descend on Dallas s south side for the State Fair of Texas, where, over the course of a month, you can indulge in all things fried, gawk at a thousand-pound pig, and go for a ride...

Equest’s Fall Fun Fest Is Free And Open To All With Games, Food Trucks, Petting Zoo And More

My Sweet Charity 9/26 4:30A Jeanne Prejean

With North Texas Giving Day in the rear-view mirror and loads of fundraisers up ahead, how about a freebie for the whole family? Fall Fun Fest* That s exactly what Equest s Fall Fun Fest is....

Is Texas’s Barbecue Bubble Ready to Burst?

Texas Monthly 9/26 4:00A Daniel Vaughn

Business is always slow for restaurants after New Year s, but 2023 was especially painful at Evie Mae s Pit Barbeque, in Wolfforth, near Lubbock. The holiday orders in November and December came...

DARK FLORAL DRESS

The Middle Page 9/26 12:58A Cathy Williamson

Hi, Ladies! I hope you had a great weekend! We finally got to go to a new restaurant in town that I had been dying to try on Friday night. I highly recommend Mister Charles ! I felt like I was in New...

2023 Crystal Charity Ball Fashion Show Cocktail Party Was A Marvelous Blending Of Big Apple And Big...

My Sweet Charity 9/25 12:30P Jeanne Prejean

While Ercot was issuing SOS’s about Gretel the Grid’s being in trouble due to a record breaking temperature on Thursday, September 7, the 2023 Crystal Charity Ball held its 2023 Ten Best Dressed...

Frank Lloyd Wright Designed Just One Theater. Dallas Has Let It Fall Into Disrepair.

Texas Monthly 9/25 11:40A Tommie Ethington

The Kalita Humphreys Theater is nearly impossible to spot from the road. For four years, I drove by it every day on my way to work and never knew it was there. Now, as I head up the drive past...

We Salute the Houston Woman Who Solved a 40,000-Piece Jigsaw Puzzle

Texas Monthly 9/25 10:10A Joelle DiPaolo

WHO: Puzzle master Emily Seidel, 29, from the Houston suburb of Cypress.WHAT: One of the biggest jigsaw puzzles you ve ever seen.WHY IT S SO GREAT: The only thing worse than losing a puzzle piece is...

September 2023 Reader Quiz: What Did You Learn?

Texas Monthly 9/25 8:44A Texas Monthly

You ve had all month to read the latest issue of Texas Monthly. Take this monthly quiz and we ll tell you how you stack up at the end.And if you got this quiz from a friend: Hello! We hope you enjoy...

fall neutrals

Dallas Wardrobe 9/25 8:43A Dallas Wardrobe

As we head into fall, I m looking forward to pulling out more of my neutrals. Having a neutral-focused wardrobe makes getting dressed so much easier, because you have endless combinations to play...

One Woman Brought Funnel Cake to the State Fair of Texas—And Changed the Game Forever

Texas Monthly 9/25 5:16A Amanda Albee

In the early 1980s, a country dancing couple from Dallas had an encounter with funnel cake that would alter their lives. John and Wanda Fernie Locke Winter had been hired to host a week of events at...

Scott Wood Named President Of The Salesmanship Club Of Dallas

My Sweet Charity 9/25 4:30A Jeanne Prejean

Scott Wood (File photo) For 14 years Scott Wood has been a member of the Salesmanship Club of Dallas. Over those years, the organization’s signature fundraising golf tournament has made it through...

Welcoming Fall Front Porch

The Decor Diet 9/25 1:01A The Decor Diet

Happy Fall, friends! Although it may still feel like summer in Texas, I’m excited for all things autumn. My love for this beautiful and cozy season knows no bounds, so I ve been looking forward to...

“Bigger” SMALL Spaces

IBB Design 9/24 10:10P Angie Tassan

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