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Near Stonewall LBJ’s Centennial, “The Black List Project”, Beach- comber’s Museum.

Fort Clark Springs in Bracketville. Photograph by Kenny Braun.

When the temperature hits 100, the best place to get wet is always the closest place. But if you’re willing to travel, we know 25 great spots where you can cannonball, belly flop, or do the can opener into cold, clear, flowing freshwater. So grab your goggles, throw a towel and a magazine (we can think of a good one) in your backpack, and prepare to have your core temperature lowered. If only for an afternoon.

Slideshow

Springs Eternal | Presenting our 25 favorite swimming holes: Barton Springs, Blue Hole, Balmorhea, and other iconic places to lower your core temperature. »
The Killing Field | Before they clubbed two deer to death in their tiny West Texas town, the four high school football stars were treated like royalty. »
Out of Sight | For the students lucky enough to be enrolled there, the Texas School for the Blind is “heaven,” “home,” and “the first place I had friends.” »
State of Play | Two dozen or so Texas races—and the future of politics and policy here—will be affected by what happens at the top of the ticket. »
Bass-O-Matic | How a fish called Ethel (seventeen pounds, ten ounces) revolutionized a once-sleepy sport. »
Behind the Lines—The Final Bell | An East Austin high school shuts its doors. »
Texas Monthly Talks | Luci Baines Johnson on her father’s legacy. »
Troubled Waters | The inside story of the Aggie sailing tragedy. »

Bad mexican | What kind of Latina am I if I can’t speak Spanish? »
Lactation Nation | How Austin’s Mobile Mama made me a breast-feeding believer. »
In the Chute | LBJ at 100, Beachcomber’s Museum, “The Black List Project.” »
The Horse’s Mouth | Jeremy Wariner on being an Olympic sprinter. »
The Cheap Seats | Politics as sports (and sports as politics). »
The Working Life | Jana Faulk, long-haul truck driver. »
Green Guinea Pig | Talking trash (and compost). »
The Texanist | Can you ask your buddy to put sunscreen on your back? »
Hollywood, Texas | Alan Ball’s near-great teen sex flick. »
Previews+Reviews: Music | Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis. »
Previews+Reviews: Books | Rick Bass, Joe R. Lansdale. »
Street Smarts | East Austin. »
Texquisite Corpse | Chapter Eight of “Twin Wells.” »