In Texas, people take chili seriously. So seriously that from May to November, hundreds of Texans devote their weekends ＿＿（42）＿＿ giant pots of it in chili cookoffs. These contests are carefully organized in cities and towns throughout the state, each one ＿＿（43）＿＿ that it sponsors the best one around. ＿＿（44）＿＿ other states have their own version of the cookoff, Texas sets the standards. The Chili Appreciation Society International in Dallas has established rules and regulations as well as a point system for determining the winners. There is even a newspaper, the Goat Gap Gazette in Houston, that is ＿＿（45）＿＿ for chili heads, the name given to those who are passionate about chili making. It publishes a complete list of competitions in the United States and provides useful hints and bits of gossip for its subscribers.