The May 2025 issue of Texas Monthly features a package of stories about the best tour guides in the state. This week on TM Out Loud , producer Ella Kopeikin has the story of two of the guides we featured: longtime Fort Worth Stockyards tour leaders Joel Fuller and Baron Pressley. Here, they share a few of their secrets and little-known anecdotes about one of the top tourist destinations in Texas.

This piece was produced by Ella Kopeikin, with additional production by Patrick Michels and Brian Standefer.

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Katy Vine (voice-over): Hi, and welcome to TM Out Loud , exclusive audio storytelling for Texas Monthly Audio subscribers. I’m Katy Vine.

Imagine you’re a tourist about to visit Texas for the very first time. What would be the first words that come to mind? Cowboys? Bar

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