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Relevant Reading

• What To Expect At a Munch by Mistress Constance
• A beginners' guide to munches by Stu
• What To Expect At a Play Party by Mistress Constance
• What To Expect At a Bash by Mistress Constance
• Play Nice: Some Notes on Scene Etiquette and Leather Protocol by Ambrosio
• Why Would Anyone Participate in S&M? by Keith L. Kendrick

Abilene

• AbileneKinksters is a Yahoo! eGroup for the Abilene area. The founder hopes that at some point in the future they will be able to start having munches and hopefully even play parties.
  Yahoo! eGroup: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AbileneKinksters/

Beaumont in Southeast Texas

• BDSM_Beaumont_TX: "... for anybody interested in BDSM (bondage and discipline, domination and submission, sado-masochism) in Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana (Golden Triangle, Beaumont, Orange, Jasper, Port Arthur, Lake Charles, Calcasieu, Cameron, Port Neches, Houston)."
  Yahoo! eGroup: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BDSM_Beaumont_TX
• BDSM Beaumont Tx: "A Place for people in SE Texas to visit and talk!"
  Yahoo! eGroup: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bdsmbeaumonttx/
• TNGBeaumont: "A discussion and social group for Adults 18 to 35 interested in sensual diversion. Knowledgable others and their lovers are welcome as well."
  Yahoo! eGroup: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TNGBeaumont/

Brazos Valley: Bryan / College Station (Texas A&M University):

• Jacobin Society / Kinky Aggies: College station is heating up as members of the Jacobin Society have started meeting once and possible twice a month. The group's mailing list is listed as Kinkyaggies but they "have no affiliation with the university!!" KinkyAggies is "a list for adults in the Brazos Valley (Texas) who are into fetish interests including, but limited to, erotic spanking, bondage, BDSM, power exchange, role play, etc. We attempt to unite people of our proclivity who live or work in this conservative part of the world. This is also the official announcements list for the Jacobin Society, a group of kinky folks who meet on the first Wednesday of each month in College Station. Join the list, and you'll be invited to participate." The webmaster thanks nessa for additional information.
  Yahoo! eGroup: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KinkyAggies

Corpus Christi:

• From Top to bottom of Corpus Christi is

  "a social/support group for all those that enjoy the D/s, BDSM lifestyle in the Corpus Christi and the Coastal Bend areas of Texas. Our goal is to provide support and a venue for discussion in a nonjudgmental arena to those that enjoy a D/s, BDSM lifestyle. From Top to Bottom supports safe, sane and consensual activities. TbCC is NOT a swingers group. Privacy of members and discretion is expected of all members. TbCC does not discriminate regarding gender or sexual orientation."

  The first meeting was held Saturday, August 21, 1999, at 12:00 noon.
  Yahoo! eGroup: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Top-to-Bottom
  Info Email: TbCC@mail.com or Ladyzita@hotmail.com
• Corpus Christi Exploring Experiencing Enjoying Dominance & submission -- or CCEEEDS (pronounced "SEEDS") -- is a newer BDSM club the area with no officers. Potential members must either be invited or apply by means of the Yahoo! eGroup .  To be accepted, they must meet in a public place with at least three members, be recommended by those members, and fill out a short questionaire. CCEEEDs meetings take place at members homes twice a month, once for a pot luck supper to dicuss club info, and once for a play party. The mission statement reads: "This list caters only to those within a 150 mile radius of Corpus Christi so that it will remain very local and private...by invitation only. This is a friendly, no-flame list for all walks of life. It does not matter if you are just interested in or are living the BDSM lifestyle ... People of all sexual orientation are welcome here, provided you are at least honestly curious or active in any realm of BDSM."
  Yahoo! eGroup: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CCEEEDs/
• The newest group is for mature individuals, thirty five years of age and above, interested in D/s and BDSM in the Corpus Christi and Coastal Bend area.   However, if you are under 35 years of age and believe you would enjoy the company of an older group you are invited to attend the luncheon. The purpose for this new mature group will be to meet with friends that enjoy each other's company and have a desire to learn and exchange ideas about a common interest. Your participation will be required if you choose to join this new group. Please understand this is a new group not a continuation of any group past or present. This is an attempt to give those of us interested in D/s and BDSM an opportunity to form a mature group. If you can not attend this meeting, but have interest in being part of a mature group let us know by sending an email.
  Email: ret_m_@hotmail.com
• Whip Enthusiasts of South Texas (W.E.S.T.): a non-political, non-profit educational group for the furtherance of sport whip cracking and the development of whip handling skills. This group is for all skill levels and experience. "For those in South Texas who love Bullwhips, Snakewhips and Stockwhips. The main focus is the areas fairly close to Corpus Christi, TX, but all those interested are welcome."
  Email: WhipEnthofSoTex-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

East Texas and Northeast Texas:

• Different Delights: open to anyone age 21 and older in the Shreveport-Bossier area, NW Louisiana, or the Arkanasas - Louisiana - East Texas region.
  Yahoo! eGroup: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DifferentDelights
  URL: http://www.geocities.com/differentdelightsla/
• ETexBDSM is a pan sexual group open to anyone interested in the lifestyle. It is located in the Longview/Tyler area which is West of Shreveport, LA and about 100 miles East of Dallas.
  Email:
  Yahoo! eGroup: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ETexBDSM/
• Subtle Shades is a group for adults age 18 and over in the East Texas (Tyler/Longview) and Shreveport (LA) area. They alternate munches in Tyler and Shreveport.
  Discussion List URL: http://www.topica.com/lists/SubtleShades
  Subscribe: SubtleShades-subscribe@topica.com
• Tyler BDSM: a pansexual BDSM group in Tyler, Texas with an email group on yahoo. They are starting a munch on the 4th sat of every month beginning in January 2007.
  Yahoo! eGroup: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TylerBDSM/
• Wicked Delights is a group founded around April 15th, 2003 in Tyler, Texas. Anyone wanting to join can send a email and short intro to WickedDesires-subscribe@yahoogroups.com , or contact

El Paso:

• (see also West Texas)
• The Kinky Coffee Clash: New as on October 2013. The KCC Group holds a social coffee munch twice a month in El Paso, TX. Group meetings will evolve with the needs of those attending and may include discussion topics or simply provide a safe and comfortable place to gather and meet others interested in or living in the BDSM culture.
  FetLife: https://fetlife.com/groups/84625
  Email: enchantress_faraday@yahoo.com (Attn: Morrighan)

Killeen:

Killeen is roughly half-way between Austin and Waco off I-35.

• Touch of Leather: a BDSM group in the Killeen/Copperas Cove area. TOL is dedicated to the responsible expression of the Life-style. "We invite you to come in, have fun, learn, and teach in a Safe, Sane, and Consensual group of adults."
  Yahoo! eGroup: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TouchOfLeather_CommunityClubhouse/
  Email: lilly_and_zap@yahoo.com, Touch_of_Leather@hotmail.com, or Dragnfyr@gmail.com

Hill Country

The Hill Country regions includes Kerrville

• HillCountryPervs: a Yahoo mailing list for "Gay Lesbian Bi Trans Poly D/s BDSM Kink or Swingers in the Texas Hill Country" including Kerrville.
  Yahoo! eGroup: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hillcopervs/

Lubbock:

• (See also West Texas)
• Lubbock Doms and Subs: (posted 04/01/2005)
  Yahoo! eGroup: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LubbockDomsandSubs/

Rio Grande Valley (McAllen, Brownsville, etc.):

• Rio Grande Valley BDSM Munch: a pansexual BDSM Munch in the Rio Grande Valley serving McAllen, Brownsville, Harlingen, Pharr, Edinburg, Mission and Surrounding Areas. To be added to the eGroup, your Yahoo Profile must show you are over 18 and tells your location, I.E. City and State
  Yahoo! eGroup: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rgvla/
• Southern Jade's website: Southern Jade has established a website "dedicated to all of you out there that are frustrated and feeling alone in the Valley when it comes to BDSM. Believe me you're not alone!!! We want this to be your site - full of information, ideas, facts, and many other things. If you have an idea, information, or anything else that you'd like to see on this site...let us know. This site was created mainly out of the frustration of trying to search the web for information and people into BDSM and living in the Rio Grande Valley and coming up empty handed. Please email us with any ideas or such and we will respond to you as soon as possible. Please make sure that you put 'SJ' in the subject line." Good luck Jade.
  Email: southern74@xanadu2.net
  URL: http://www.xanadu2.net/southern74/

San Marcos

• San Marcos Area Consensual Kink (SMACK) is an organization that is "SMACK" in the middle of the Austin and San Antonio corridor. It was founded in January 2009 to give those in the area a place to go that did not require an hour drive each way.
  Yahoo! eGroup: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SMACK_Texas/
  FetLife: http://fetlife.com/groups/3436

Waco:

• Whips And Chains Of Texas (W.A.C.O.TX)
  Chat URL: http://www.chatzy.com/25610753207583
  Yahoo! eGroup: https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/WACO-TX/info
  FetLife: https://fetlife.com/groups/9033
• Docents of Museum for Kink and Erotic Education: The museum in WACO is a physical location for adherents of the Lifestyle to learn and explore kink and eroticism as well as a kink friendly facility for real time research, exhibitions and activities.
  Yahoo! eGroup: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Docents_of_Museum/

West Texas (including Midland and the Permian Basin):

• (See also El Paso, Lubbock, and Amarillo)
• West Texas BDSM is a Yahoo! Group (mailing list) and "A Place for West Texans to find masters or slaves." You must register with Yahoo! Clubs to participate.
  Yahoo! eGroup: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/westtexasbdsm/
• EastNewMex mailing list: "This list is for anyone living in Eastern New Mexico and West Texas, who enjoys alternative sexual activities, and would like to meet others in the area who share that interest. All lovestyles are welcome; however, the list is mainly for singles and couples interested in BDSM and TPE. Discussion is encouraged, and personals are allowed. Flaming WILL NOT be tolerated! It is fine to disagree with someone's opinion, but ALL opinions are welcome here. There are too few resources for those of us in this part of the country to meet others who share our interest in alternative lifestyles."
  Yahoo! eGroup: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EastNewMex

Witchita Falls (in North Texas):

• Witchita Falls is in North Texas. Dallas and Oklahoma City are two hours away.
  URL: http://www.cwftx.net/
• wichitafallsbdsm: mailing list for a pansexual, adult-oriented social and educational group in Witchita Falls.
  Yahoo! eGroup: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wichitafallsbdsm/
• Central BDSM: a BDSM site that focuses on Oklahoma and adjoining states.
  URL: http://www.centralbdsm.com/