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Visitors wander the sprawling parking lot of barbecue competitors Saturday at the Hill Country State Championship BBQ & Chili Cookoff at the Hays County Civic Center in San Marcos. PHOTO by JAMIE MALDONADO FOR THE SAN MARCOS MERCURY
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PHOTOS by JAMIE MALDONADO FOR THE SAN MARCOS MERCURY
Nearly 100 teams competed in the Hill Country State Championship BBQ & Chili Cookoff this weekend in San Marcos, according to event chair Richard Anzaldua. The championship is sanctioned by the Lonestar Barbecue Society as a qualifying competition for other events around the state. The Hill Country cook off his hosted by San Marcos-based Chapter 4876 of the League of United Latin American Citizens.