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Meet Your Texas Makers: Nokona

Meet Your Texas Makers: Nokona

In the 1960s, when former Nokona CEO “Big Bob” Storey was asked why he wasn’t buying from overseas to make his sporting equipment, he famously said, “If I have to import and send my employees home, I would rather just quit and go fishing.”

10 Small Texas Towns to Visit Now

10 Small Texas Towns to Visit Now

From Bastrop to Port Isabel, these hamlets with fewer than 20,000 residents offer larger-than-expected fun …

15 Small Texas Towns to Visit Now

15 Small Texas Towns to Visit Now

There was a time when most Texans lived over yonder. But over the past century, the percentage of Texans living in rural areas versus urban areas flipped: Today, 85 percent of us live in cities, while only 15 percent live in the country, according to the Texas Demographic Center.

The Daytripper Explores Nocona’s Leatherworking Roots

The Daytripper Explores Nocona’s Leatherworking Roots

I don’t go trippin’ to North Texas as much as I’d like to, so in the hopes of finding a new adventure I hopped on the highway and drove as far north as it would take me (without landing in Oklahoma). And what I found was Nocona, a fascinating town with a storied leatherworking tradition.

A Red River Road Trip

A Red River Road Trip

Though a North Texas native, I somehow never considered the Red River Valley a great getaway option—until recently.

Meet Your Texas Makers: Arts

Meet Your Texas Makers: Arts

In his song “Stuff That Works,” Texas troubadour Guy Clark pays homage to “stuff that holds up … stuff that’s real.” His description of a favorite blue shirt worn soft over time is enough to make you wince at the thought of buying a T-shirt made in an overseas factory.

Made in Texas

Made in Texas

“Just how do they do that?” we asked. And that question was about everything from Mary Kay cosmetics in Addison to Nokona baseball gloves up north in, you guessed it, Nocona.

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