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…March in the pavilion dance hall, a venue I chose specifically for the Grand March. I knew I would dance…

Texas Two-Step

late 1930s. Or scoot over to Crider’s Rodeo and Dance Hall on the banks of the Guadalupe River near Hunt….

The Hill Country Legacy of Old Tunnel State Park

…Depression. The railroad named a depot in his honor. Now a ghost town, Bankersmith is home to a dance hall…

And the Dance Goes On

…of the dance hall, finds the family aspect especially fascinating. Dean is cofounder of the nonprofit Texas Dance Hall Preservation…

Where Does the Texas Hill Country Actually End?

…shuffle rhythms on longneck nights in dance halls; Jerry Jeff, Willie, Waylon, and the boys. And it’s only a little…

Looking for a Saloon? Bandera’s Historic 11th Street Cowboy Bar Is For Sale

…says it’s the opposite. “It’s a family-oriented South Texas dance hall. We take pride that we’ve only had three fights…

Up For Sale, the Old Spanish Trail Restaurant in Bandera Serves Up Cowboy History

…opened in 1921. Before it became a restaurant, the building housed a grocery store and a dance hall. Bandera being…

The Wild and Urban Brazos is a River Full of Contradictions

…have to get out from time to time and wade, leading or dragging your boat through trickling shallows from one…

Skeeter and the Cowboy Crowd

brave rodeo clown keeps tabs on the action at Houston’sLivestock Show and Rodeo, slated for March 3-22, 2009. But in…

Round Top: Setting the Stage

The elaborately carved woodwork throughout the Festival Institute’s three-level concert hall enhances not only the venue’s beauty, but also its…

A New Book Explores How Psychics Thrived on Texas Border Radio Stations

…the Del Rio Evening News, the radio psychics invited Val Verde County folks to attend the Bandera County Rodeo at…

Roadside Oddity: How a Champion Baton Twirler Inspired Benavides’ Welcome Sign

…on the floor, she was mesmerizing.” When she wasn’t at practice, Palacios was perfecting her skills in dance lessons and…

A Century of Recorded Country Music Started With Texas Fiddler Eck Robertson

…musician Erik Hokkanen calls “the patriarch of the Texas fiddle style.” Besides playing to more of a dance tempo, Hokkanen…

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