Crazy From the Heat

'Texas Platters' go mondo

The Chronicle now averages 400-500 local submissions a year. We review about two-thirds. These 4,000-plus words of critique? One mail crate of Austin releases right off the top. The B-side, another bin of aspiring Austinites, now steps on deck. Stay tuned for the second half of 2014 "Texas Platters."

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