Since the sheer amount of great BBQ joints in Texas has grown almost exponentially since the Texas Monthly Top 50 list came out in 2017 it was pretty apparent that they would have to expand things to encompass a lot more bbq spots. Hence The Next 50 or 'Honorable Mentions' list was included. Between us, almost any of these could have been on the top 50 so I'm glad this was part of the equation.
So be sure to give these spots some love too. Please note that I omitted a couple of places that I just could not find platter photos for or who didn't have any good photography online of their food.
Hopefully, these photos below will add a bit more context to what these joints are actually putting out AND if you missed the post I did covering the top 50 you can see that HERE.
The Shed Market - Abilene - 6382 Buffalo Gap Rd #D, Abilene, TX 79606
407 BBQ - Argyle- 831 FM 407 W, Argyle, TX 76226
225° BBQ - Arlington - 506 E Main St, Arlington, TX 76010
J. Leonardi's Barbeque - Austin - 1124 E 11th St, Austin, TX 78702
Moreno Barbecue - Austin - 5608 Menchaca Rd, Austin, TX 78745
Photo by For the Love of Food ATX 
Stiles Switch BBQ - Austin - 6610 N Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78752
Whitfield's - Austin - 8901 Brodie Ln, Austin, TX 78748
Photo by Laura K./Yelp 
Smokin' Z's BBQ - Bayou Vista - 6 Herring Dr, Hitchcock, TX 77563
Harris Bar-B-Que - Cedar Hill - 261 Hwy 67, Cedar Hill, TX 75104
Bare Barbecue - Cleburne - For Sale - 904 W Chambers St, Cleburne, TX 76033
1775 Texas Pit BBQ - College Station - 8203 Raymond Stotzer Pkwy suite c, College Station, TX 77845
Photo by White Beard Photography 
Photo by foodiegeorgebear 
Photo by Steven Rossler
BBQ on the Brazos - Cresson - 9001 E US Hwy 377, Cresson, TX 76035
Oak'd BBQ - Dallas - 5500 Greenville Ave Ste 1300, Dallas, TX 75206
Pecan Lodge - Dallas - 2702 Main St, Dallas, TX 75226
Photo by Samuel Monsour 
Photo by dmvfoodspots 
Photo by kathytran.eats
Choches BBQ - Eagle Pass - 226 N Pierce StEagle Pass, TX 78852
Derek Allan's Texas Barbecue - Fort Worth - 1116 8th Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104
Heim Barbecue - Fort Worth - 1109 W. Magnolia Ave Fort Worth, TX 76104
Dozier's BBQ & Meat Market - Fulshear - 8222 Farm to Market 359, Fulshear, TX 77441
Photo by Monarch Atelier 
Photo by Daniel Vaughn 
Trenvinos Craft Smokehouse - Graford - 732 N Main St, Jacksboro, TX 76458
Ernie's Pit Barbeque - Greenville - 8707 Wesley St, Greenville, TX 75402
Bodacious Bar-B-Q - Hallsville - 1164 W Main St, Hallsville, TX 75650
Blue Moon BBQ - Hearne - 18746 E Osr, Hearne, TX 77859
Gatlin's BBQ - Houston - 3510 Ella Blvd Bldg C Ste A, Houston, TX 77018
Photo by mandiepandiepie 
Photo by White Beard Photography 
Pizzitola's Bar-B-Cue - Houston - 1703 Shepherd Dr, Houston, TX 77007
Photo by Eric Sandler 
Roegels Barbecue - Houston - 2223 S Voss Rd, Houston, TX 77057
Photo by Gabe Ramirez
Joseph's Riverport Bar-B-Cue - Jefferson - 201 N Polk St, Jefferson, TX 75657
Lum's - Junction - 2031 Main St, Junction, TX 76849
Kreuz Market - Lockhart - 619 N Colorado St, Lockhart, TX 78644
Photo by goodsir.jameson 
Photo by 512 Jerry
Tom & Bingo's Pit Bar-B-Q - Lubbock - 3006 34th St, Lubbock, TX 79410
Photo by Kelly Yandell 
Wade's Barbecue - Lufkin - 1513 S Chestnut St, Lufkin, TX 75904
Brick Vault Brewery and Barbecue - Marathon - 102 Northwest 1st Street #90w, Marathon, TX 79842
Photo by Meat is Medicine 
Photo by John Brotherton 
Coastal Que BBQ - Matagorda - 333 Fisher St, Matagorda, TX 77457
Pody's BBQ - Pecos - 1330 S Cedar St, Pecos, TX 79772
Photo by Robert Jacob Lerma 
Smokin' Moon BBQ & Beer Garden - Pharr - 1617 W Polk Ave, Pharr, TX 78577
Photo by Daniel Vaughn
Lockhart Smokehouse - Plano - 1026 E 15th St, Plano, TX 75074
Harlem Road Texas BBQ - Richmond - 9823 Harlem Rd, Richmond, TX 77407
Smoke Sessions Barbecue - Royse City - 307 State Hwy 66, Royse City, TX 75189
Smoke Shack - San Antonio - 3714 Broadway, San Antonio, TX 78209
South BBQ & Kitchen - San Antonio - 2011 Mission Rd, San Antonio, TX 78214
Black Board Bar-B-Q - Sisterdale - 1123 Sisterdale Rd, Boerne, TX 78006
Pitforks & Smokerings BBQ - Slaton - 1808 US-84, Slaton, TX 79364
Zimmerhaun's BBQ - Smithville - CLOSED
Slaughter's BBQ Oasis - Sulphur Springs
Creekside Cookers BBQ & Bar - Wimberly - CLOSED
