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Augusta Lavender Heliotrope tops must-have plants list for 2022

The Eastern Tiger Swallowtail is just one of several species of butterflies that will visit the Augusta Lavender heliotrope.

The treasured Pipevine Swallowtail has found the Augusta Lavender heliotrope to be just perfect.

Augusta Lavender heliotrope and Color Coded Orange You Awesome echinacea make a colorful combination. Photos by Norman Winter

Augusta Lavender Heliotrope tops must-have plants list for 2022

Sun, 08/15/2021 - 5:00am

If someone had told me that there was a heliotrope that could hang with a lantana over a long, hot and wet summer, I would have said sure when pigs fly. Well clear Runway One, because Augusta's Lavender is arriving for spring 2022.

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Giovannie Yañez and his “brothers in arms” band Giovannie and the Hired Guns. Photo by Kade Wilcox

Hired Ground

Sun, 08/15/2021 - 5:00am

Giovannie and the Hired Guns rock some head-banging into the two-stepping Texas music scene. With a mix of Twisted Sister, Weezer and Ramon Ayala, the Stephenvillebased band delivers a blend of high-energy fun that is redefining the sound of Texas Music.

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Answers to Go

Sun, 08/15/2021 - 5:00am

Q. Is San Marcos really the “Mermaid Capital of Texas?” Why?

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Chunk Deuce BBQ's food truck located at Red Bus Food Park — 801 Chestnut St. in San Marcos. Below, Chunk Deuce's Texas Toast Brisket Grilled Cheese, which came with chopped brisket and an overeasy egg stuffed between a grilled cheese Daily Record photos by Lance Winter

Foodie Friday: Chunk Deuce BBQ

Thu, 08/12/2021 - 9:06pm

Imagine a delicious, hefty serving of chopped barbecue brisket and an overeasy egg stuffed between a grilled cheese sandwich.

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M. Ray Perryman

The Economist: Road work ahead

Wed, 08/11/2021 - 6:39pm

The US Senate recently passed a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill in a rare and much needed bipartisan action to inject funds to fix and expand roads, bridges, water systems, the power grid, and ot

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The Journey Continues: Building duty, honor and country through West Point speech

Sun, 08/08/2021 - 5:00am

On my journey, the best stateside assignment was a tour of duty at the United

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Hamilton ticket buyers, beware: TPA seeks to protect consumers from fraudulent sellers

Sun, 08/08/2021 - 5:00am

Texas Performing Arts will present a limited two week engagement of “Hamilton” at Bass Concert Hall in Austin, Dec. 7–19. Tickets for this engagement of Hamilton are not yet on sale. There are, however, numerous third-party sellers advertising tickets they do not actually have, at highly inflated prices. Currently, the only way to secure authentic “Hamilton” tickets for the Austin engagement is as an add-on to a Broadway in Austin season subscription. Texas Performing Arts encourages patrons to be diligent and exercise safe ticket-buying practices.

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Supergrain quinoa meets its nutritious match in this healthy salad combination, perfect for a summer evening meal. Photo by Metro Creative

Greens & Grains

Sun, 08/08/2021 - 5:00am

Quinoa has long been a mainstay of healthy cooking and is an important component of vegan cuisine. Quinoa is rich in protein and fiber and has various vitamins and B minerals. Quinoa also is a complete protein, which means it has all of the essential amino acids in the amounts the body needs.

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Members of the ISDHIDA Dance Company come together to perform a dramatic story through movement. Photo submitted by ISHIDA Dance Company

Photo submitted by ISHIDA Dance Company

Faraway, So Close

Sun, 08/08/2021 - 5:00am

Through the poetry of movement, Brett Ishida of Austin’s own ISHIDA Dance Company invites audiences to question traditional forms of motion and storytelling with Faraway, So Close, an evening of contemporary dance. The show will premiere in Austin on August 13 and 14 at 8 p.m. at the Dell Fine Arts Center at St. Andrew’s.