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Articles in May, 2003 issue of Texas Monthly

• Git along ... why should Lubbock finally embrace its most dreaded pest? Because prairie dogs could be the city's biggest draw since Buddy Holly. (Letter From Lubbock).
  by Joe Nick Patoski
• Pit stops: barbecue is nothing less than the national food of Texas, and--from a mom-and-pop joint in Eagle Lake to a temple of brisket in Taylor--we've searched out the best. On your mark, get set, dig in!
  by Joe Nick Patoski
• Cuts above.
  by Dan Winters
• Bless this house: and the Senate too. But a couple of controversial morning prayers have some lawmakers saying a lot more than "amen." (on Faith).
  by Jan Jarboe Russell
• Battle cry. (Roar of the Crowd)
• Restaurant guide: a selective guide to food and drink
  by Patricia Sharpe
• O sister, where art thou? In the early forties, inmates of the Goree prison unit formed one of the first all-female country, capturing the hearts of millions of radio listeners. Then they nearly vanished forever
  by Skip Hollandsworth
• Mad cowboy disease: what's it like to be a Texan in England during a war declared by one? They think there's something wrong with me, the crumpet chompers. (The Last Roundup).
  by Kinky Friedman
• Step out. (Dance)
  by Eileen Schwartz
• The skinny on slim: after six decades of trash-talking and bookmaking, card playing and shooting pool, Thomas Austin Preston, Jr., a.k.a. Amarillo Slim, is still the world's greatest living hustler. I am living proof.
  by Michael Hall
• Independents' Day: record companies love telling talented young bands they can't make it on their own. Grupo Fantasma knows better. (on Music).
  by Jeff McCord
• Around the state: a selective guide to amusements and events.
  by Patricia Busa McConnico
• Beck weathers: seven years to the month after he nearly died on Mount Everest, the Dallas pathologist feels like he's on top of the world. (A Few Words With ...).
  by Christopher Keyes
• So far, so bad: it's a new era in Texas politics, but Republicans have been too busy fighting democrats--and each other--to get anything done. (Behind the Lines).
  by Paul Burka
• Proof negative: last winter the Houston Police Department's DNA crime lab came under fire for a litany of forensics flaws. Here's what happened--and how it could affect criminal cases across the state. (FAQ).
  by John Ratliff
• Prime properties
• Enter laughing. (Straight talk).
  by Evan Smith
• Wild things: as a child I had the usual pets. But the feral critters I "adopted"--from chameleons to hermit crabs--were much more exciting. (on Texana).
  by Anne Dingus
• Play bawl: ah, spring--when grown men cry like babies over the prospect of another Astros postseason collapse. Except, maybe, this year could be different. (on Sports).
  by Jason Cohen
• Not moving on: despite his past statements to the contrary, Larry McMurtry is still writing fiction. And I for one, am glad. (on Books)
  by Don Graham
• Mike Toomey is the enforcer: he's rough! He's tough! He won't take any guff! He's Rick Perry's chief of staff! He cuts Democrats--and Republicans--in half.
  by Patricia Kilday Hart