Culture

Making Cascarones, a Longtime Texas Tradition

Making Cascarones, a Longtime Texas Tradition

How To Texas is a recurring column offering step-by-step instructions on how to be Texan. We'll guide you through ... Read More »

Experience Harlingen in the Rio Grande Valley Like a Local

Experience Harlingen in the Rio Grande Valley Like a Local

Over the past four decades that Connie Lovell has visited the Texas coast from her home in Harlingen, about an ... Read More »

A Weekend Getaway in Port Isabel Brims with Seaside Treasures

A Weekend Getaway in Port Isabel Brims with Seaside Treasures

Located on the tip of South Texas, the quiet town of Port Isabel has long charmed visitors looking for a relaxing ... Read More »

A New Book Details the Life of Terry Allen and His ‘Truckload of Art’

A New Book Details the Life of Terry Allen and His ‘Truckload of Art’

Maybe you’ve seen Terry Allen’s work. His sculpture Caw Caw Blues, which contains the ashes of his friend ... Read More »

Preserving Texas German in Its Final Days

Preserving Texas German in Its Final Days

Toward the end of a long drive from California to Austin in 2001 to start a new job as a German linguistics ... Read More »

The Daytripper Gets Rejuvenated in Mineral Wells

The Daytripper Gets Rejuvenated in Mineral Wells

The year 1880 was a momentous one for the town of Mineral Wells. It had been settled only three years prior, ... Read More »

Texas Sheepdog Trials Are the Ruff-est Sport You’ve Never Heard Of

Texas Sheepdog Trials Are the Ruff-est Sport You’ve Never Heard Of

Donna Rock’s eyes follow the three Dorper sheep as they make a tight curve at the base of a mesquite tree 300 ... Read More »

The Making of Luck, Willie Nelson’s Old West Town

The Making of Luck, Willie Nelson’s Old West Town

The Western movie set located on Willie Nelson’s property about 30 miles west of Austin was, well, down on its ... Read More »

Author Tim O’Brien On His Great American Road Trip Novel

Author Tim O’Brien On His Great American Road Trip Novel

Acclaimed author Tim O’Brien made his highly anticipated return with his first novel in 20 years, America ... Read More »

Shorty’s in Port Aransas Is a Blast From the Past

Shorty’s in Port Aransas Is a Blast From the Past

Musician Jim Dugan grabs a Seagull acoustic guitar from his Ford F-250 diesel pickup in the gravel parking lot at ... Read More »

The Top 50 Recordings in Texas History

The Top 50 Recordings in Texas History

Michael Corcoran has covered music in Texas for 40 years. He’s been a music critic for the Dallas Morning News and ... Read More »

Capturing the Spirit of Townes Van Zandt in Fort Worth

Capturing the Spirit of Townes Van Zandt in Fort Worth

It's a blustery, dark, cold January day at an old cemetery in Dido. Were it not for the two Texas Historical ... Read More »

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