Art + Music

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 Guy ... 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 »

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 the ... 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 »

Preserving Texas’ History Through Its Native Flowers

Preserving Texas’ History Through Its Native Flowers

Not farfrom whereMexicanwolves lounge among the boulders and shrubs in their enclosure at the El Paso Zoo, young ... Read More »

See Early 20th-Century Big Bend Through the Lens of Photographer W.D. Smithers

See Early 20th-Century Big Bend Through the Lens of Photographer W.D. Smithers

In one of his pictures documenting life in far West Texas, photographer Wilfred Dudley (W.D.) Smithers shows a ... Read More »

Armadillo World Headquarters Strikes a New Chord

Armadillo World Headquarters Strikes a New Chord

The Armadillo World Headquarters never grew old. But its legend sure as hell did. As a venue, it lasted not quite ... Read More »

Roadside Oddity: The Giant Uvalde Cut-outs

Roadside Oddity: The Giant Uvalde Cut-outs

Our state is full of novelties, many of which have a peculiar story of how they came to be on their particular bend ... Read More »

A Transformative Weekend Getaway in Historic Laredo

A Transformative Weekend Getaway in Historic Laredo

Directions to Laredo are easy. Get on Interstate 35 and head south. Go far enough and you’ll get there eventually. ... Read More »

The Elisabet Ney Museum Is a Historic Austin ‘Hidden Gem’

The Elisabet Ney Museum Is a Historic Austin ‘Hidden Gem’

At the corner of East 44th Street and Avenue H in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Austin stands a three-story stone ... Read More »

It’s a New Season for Fort Worth’s Abraham Alexander

It’s a New Season for Fort Worth’s Abraham Alexander

With Valentine’s Day on the horizon, Abraham Alexander's love song "Tears Run Dry" is filling the airwaves." The ... Read More »

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