A weekly dispatch of top reads, places to go, and things to do around the state

COURTESY FIN AND FUR FILMS

The latest installment in director Ben Masters’ nature series examines our evolving relationship with the state’s waterways

🚘 Where we’re going: To San Elizario, a town frozen in time just 20 miles southeast of downtown El Paso

🍿 What we’re watching: The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, the film that made Dolly Parton an honorary Texan

👜 What we’re shopping for: Belt buckles, the must-have accessory for every bona fide Texan

🏞 What we’re gawking at: Smither Park, a colorful hidden gem in Houston that’s a maximalist’s dreamland

🎵 What we’re listening to: “Choosin’ Texas” by Ella Langley, which just broke the record for the most consecutive time spent at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100

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