A Look to the Future of Texas State Parks
Andrew Sansom got his first job in 1959 as a lifeguard at Lake Jackson Municipal Pool in his hometown about 55 ... Read More »
Freddy Fender Gets His Due with A Texas Historical Marker
In the Rio Grande Valley town of San Benito, a small but lively crowd gathered in front of the former home of ... Read More »
Embracing Tradition and Texas Politics, Cornyation Reigns Over San Antonio’s Fiesta
This spring, the infectious spirit and vibrancy of Fiesta returns to the streets, theaters, and event spaces of ... Read More »
The Cabinet Oak Project Celebrates Art, a Historic Tree, and LBJ’s Legacy
If only this branch could talk. During a 2020 thunderstorm, a giant limb of a 300-year-old live oak at the Lyndon B. ... Read More »
Austin’s Broken Spoke Dance Hall Finally Gets Its Texas Historical Marker
On what would have been James M. White’s 83rd birthday, friends of the White family, local musicians, politicians, ... Read More »
How to Celebrate Dallas Arts Month in April
Dallas may be better known for music and football, but its art scene is nothing to slouch at. Back in 2013, the city ... Read More »
Texas Native Janine Nabers Finds Inspiration for ‘Swarm’ in Her Houston Roots
The Texas connections run deep in Swarm. The satirical, psychological thriller TV series, which premiered at South by ... Read More »
HGTV’s Grace Mitchell Shows and Tells How Fort Worth Is One of a Kind
Storytelling has always fueled Grace Mitchell’s creativity. Before she became an HGTV star, the Fort Worth interior ... Read More »
Soak Up History and Good Vibes at Camp Hot Wells in San Antonio
On a rainy day in March, I drive to the Southside of San Antonio to Hot Wells of Bexar County park. As I tour the ... Read More »
The Return of Dallas’ Legendary Longhorn Ballroom
Asleep at the Wheel was getting ready to play the Longhorn Ballroom in Dallas on May 13, 1975, when a reporter ... Read More »
At the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, It’s the Student Artists Time to Shine
Mia Huckman’s 2023 Grand Champion piece 'Our Last Roundup.' Her entry last year, 'Partners in Time,' sold for a record ... Read More »
Latinx Artists Explore What It Means to Be from Texas in San Antonio Exhibition ‘Soy de Tejas’
In 1985, South Texas musician Steve Jordan sang “Soy de Tejas,” a love letter he wrote to the state and to his ... Read More »
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