The Texas–Texas A&M football game is back this week, after a thirteen-year hiatus. Texas Monthly, which has long covered the rivalry, rejoices in its return with a full collection of stories about the game’s history, off-the-field antics, major players, and more. Read everything here. Even when I was in second grade, all of my classmates identified as Longhorns or Aggies. Their allegiance usually bent toward which college their parents attended—the University of Texas at Austin or Texas A&M. My father was a proud Aggie who earned both his undergraduate and graduate degrees in College Station. So at recess, when I heard kids shouting “Longhorn or Aggie?” I knew my answer right away. When my school hosted “team spirit” days, I pulled a maroon Texas A&M T-shirt from…