Living in the middle of the United States, where several styles of barbeque converge can be confusing to one’s pallet. Yet, the confusion is a delicious dilemma to give customers lots of scrumptious options. Zach Fletcher moved to the Ozarks from the Jasper County, Kirbyville, Texas area. Zach has...
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Busted pipes, water damage, hotel bills: As power flickers on, costs loom for storm-weary Texans
Texans face a cascade of frustrations and expenses as the state tries to recover from the storm. Insurance companies are bracing for claims rivaling those after major hurricanes, and homeowners are trying to find plumbers and electricians. Winter Storm 2021 As Texas faced record-low temperatures...
Ford asks Texas dealers to loan out F-150s with ProPower onboard generators
We learned of and posted about how some 2021 Ford F-150 PowerBoost hybrid owners in Texas are using their generator-equipped trucks to power vital parts of their homes yesterday. Now, Automotive News has uncovered a much larger push from Ford itself to aid those without power during Texas’ current...
Power cut across Texas as snow, ice blanket southern Plains
The mass vaccination clinic put on by Medical Center Hospital and the City of Odessa at Ratliff Stadium is seen covered in snow and ice Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021 in Midland, Texas. Subfreezing temperatures are expected in all of Texas, according to the National Weather Service, and snowfall totals...
I’m calling it: This Fort Worth shop is the best new barbecue joint in North Texas
Head south of Interstate 20, near Kennedale. Pass the landfill and the cows and the sounds of the big city. You won’t regret it. If you haven’t made the trek to Goldee’s Barbecue on the outskirts of Fort Worth, do that now. You’ve still got time before this middle-of-nowhere spot co-owned by five...
Where’s the next location for that big Fort Worth barbecue restaurant? Look west
Heim Barbecue’s owners hope to open their next location “out west,” Travis Heim said Saturday. The popular south and west Fort Worth barbecue restaurant, ranked among the 50 best in Texas by Texas Monthly magazine, just opened a Dallas location near Love Field, and a Burleson location is on the...
Dallas-area Chinese restaurants are surviving the pandemic with takeout, safety and loyal customers
These popular North Texas restaurants are bucking the national trend of closures. In October, New York-based cookbook author and self-described “stir-fry guru” Grace Young teamed up with the James Beard Foundation for an Instagram campaign to #SaveChineseRestaurants. To explain the initiative,...
This New 100-mile Hiking Trail in Texas Will Connect Austin to the Alamo
The new trail will help preserve land in one of the fastest growing regions in the country. Texans may soon be able to hike the more than 100 miles between Austin and San Antonio while surrounded by some of the most beautiful landscapes in the nation. Known as The Great Springs Project, the...
These are the top 2 Texas travel destinations in 2021
Now that we're seeing some glimmer of light at the end of the pandemic tunnel, Texans are feeling a little bit of that wanderlust again. The good news for Lone Star State travelers is two of the top U.S. destinations to visit in 2021 are right in the heart of Texas, according to Travel &...
Kevin Bludso Is Ready to Mentor the Next Generation of Pitmasters
One of television’s favorite pitmasters has signed on to Preserve the Pit, a fellowship that hopes to continue the legacy of Black barbecue. The most recent barbecue cookbook by a Black author wasn’t published this century. Bobby Seale, a man far better known for cofounding the Black Panther Party...
Rodeo Austin Cancels Public Events, Including the Carnival and Barbecue Cook-Off
Partial Rodeo Austin Cancellations Rodeo Austin canceled all of its public-facing events, this year again. This includes the ProRodeo competitions, the fair (the carnival, concerts, shopping areas, stock shows), and the BBQ Austin (the barbecue cook-off with petting zoo and fireworks components)....
Amy’s Donuts serves up gourmet treats, Texas-style in new Denton location
Jin Kim’s family has found success in opening doughnut shops across the country. But with their latest location opening in Denton, they’re finally bringing their vision home. “We’re all Texas people,” said Kim, co-owner of Amy’s Donuts. “We live here, and we grew up here, we went to high school...