She's a scorcher out there. Cold, dark bar with a good jukebox sounds good about now. What's your order?

HBD LBJ!

Esteemed colleague Sasha von Oldershausen unravels a very complicated story here.

The Barbecue Ambassador!

It doesn't get said enough because it goes without saying, but the Texanist is gonna go ahead and say it anyway: Shotgun Willie is a hell of a record.

Great to be at Kyle Field to cheer on Texas A&M tonight as they kick off the season against Notre Dame. Gig ‘Em! 👍

Today in 1927, famed @Astros announcer Milo Hamilton is born. #HolyToledo

Y'all think we can keep the straw hats in rotation a little longer? It's hot. texasmonthly.com/being-texan/te…

Happy birthday, #Beyonce. 🐝 How lucky are we to be alive at the same time as you! Read our feature chronicling her rise to fame from the archive: txmnth.ly/4e9rD3g 📸: Wyatt McSpadden

Today in 1988, the Astrodome's Home Run Spectacular lights up one last time, during a ninth inning home run by Glenn Davis, later removed for more seats.

Our barbecue editor @bbqsnob journeyed the country looking for the best barbecue outside of Texas. 🍖🥩🍗🍔 He landed on these top 10 spots: 1/ texasmonthly.com/bbq/the-united…

"But why, some say, the moon? Why choose this as our goal? And they may well ask why climb the highest mountain? Why, 35 years ago, fly the Atlantic? Why does Rice play Texas?"

What we call North Texas doesn’t stretch as far north as the Panhandle; the town of West, Texas, is in north Central Texas; and the West Texas town of Notrees reportedly did have one native tree—before it was cut down. So, between friends, why not a valleyless valley?

"My legs are sweatin', mama."

Pat is a legend and the absolute best. She's exacting with her adjectives and generous with her wisdom and institutional knowledge. Texas Monthly is going to miss her terribly, but how lucky are we to have had her on staff for 50 years(!!!!)? texasmonthly.com/press-room/tex…

The legendary Pat Sharpe, a champion of mine from the start, is retiring from Texas Monthly after 50 yrs & thus a critical role in Texas dining & journalism is now open. Interested in joining the hardest-working F&D team in journalism? Apply at the link. texasmonthly.com/about/jobs-and…

“Pat has covered the fine-dining scene in Texas for so long. . . that she has become a vital part of the scene herself. There is no replacing Pat Sharpe." The James Beard Award–winning writer will bring her five-star Texas career to a close at the end of the year.

Where else do you have someone stepping down “after fifty years at the magazine”? Saluting Pat, whose judgments and voice are unparalleled! texasmonthly.com/press-room/tex…

Lucky to get to call her a colleague, an across-the-hall office neighbor, and a mentor by example. Her experience, knowledge, sound judgement, good company, and elegant way with words will be sorely missed.

Is the Texanist the only one that noticed something a little weird about that Wendy’s breakfast burrito commercial?