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Web Extras

June 2020 Web Extras

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Several stories in the June magazine feature Web Extras, with additional information and photos available online. Here are links to stories where you’ll find web-exclusive content marked Web Extra.

We Brake for Queso
How did Tex-Mex come to be part of our vocabulary? It wasn’t meant to celebrate the cuisine, that’s for sure. Also, we asked our friends at electric co-ops around the state to share their favorite Tex-Mex destinations. Our map pinpoints more than 100 spots where you should brake for queso.

An Alternate Reality
A slideshow features additional photos of John Howard Griffin, who impersonated a black man in 1959 to try to understand racial attitudes in the South.

I Never Should Have Told My Parents …
That I could fix the toilet, so there was no need to hire a plumber. See what other responses we got as readers finished that sentence.

Focus on Texas: State Parks
Being there in person is the best, but our readers’ snapshots put you right there in some of Texas’ most scenic spots.

Orange Inspiration
Chet has a colorful visit to the Orange Show near the University of Houston. Check out the video.