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Freddy Fender’s Remarkable Run From Bebop Kid to Texas Tornado

Freddy Fender’s Remarkable Run From Bebop Kid to Texas Tornado

Sixteen years after his death in October 2006, Freddy Fender still isn’t in “hillbilly heaven.” That would probably irk ... Read More »

‘Where Independence Begins’ Guides the Lighthouse for the Blind

‘Where Independence Begins’ Guides the Lighthouse for the Blind

The first rule of viewing art is almost always “do not touch.” But the mural adorning the building housing ... Read More »

“I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry” Hitmakers The Triumphs Call It Quits One More Time

“I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry” Hitmakers The Triumphs Call It Quits One More Time

After 63 years, The Triumphs are finally hanging it up. This time they mean it. Sure, there have been “last shows” ... Read More »

Five Years After Hurricane Harvey, Rockport’s Rebirth Continues with New Arts Center

Five Years After Hurricane Harvey, Rockport’s Rebirth Continues with New Arts Center

When Hurricane Harvey ripped through the Texas coast in 2017, the damage was catastrophic. Devastating winds, ... Read More »

Michael Martin Murphey Is Having a Ball Celebrating 30 Years of His Cowboy Christmas Tour

Michael Martin Murphey Is Having a Ball Celebrating 30 Years of His Cowboy Christmas Tour

For 30 years, Michael Martin Murphey, 77, has been ringing in the holiday season with his Cowboy Christmas tour, ... Read More »

Carvers From China Create Frozen Masterpieces at Galveston’s Ice Land

Carvers From China Create Frozen Masterpieces at Galveston’s Ice Land

A Frozen Wonderland Galveston’s Ice Land showcases sculptures carved from giant blocks of ice By Robyn RossSince 1985, ... Read More »

The Biggest Hit at the American Windmill Museum Is the Smallest

The Biggest Hit at the American Windmill Museum Is the Smallest

The tagline for the American Windmill Museum in Lubbock is “Walk Among the Giants,” which is ironic considering ... Read More »

For a Quick Road Trip, the President’s Ranch Trail Takes You All the Way With LBJ

For a Quick Road Trip, the President’s Ranch Trail Takes You All the Way With LBJ

Way back in 1967, local boosters in Gillespie, Blanco, and Hays counties got together and devised the President’s Ranch ... Read More »

Explore American Soccer, from its Foundations to its Greatest Stars, at the National Soccer Hall of Fame in Frisco

Explore American Soccer, from its Foundations to its Greatest Stars, at the National Soccer Hall of Fame in Frisco

As the U.S. Men’s National Team kicks off its World Cup run in Qatar this week, soccer fans don’t have to travel ... Read More »

Murals and Other Public Art Tell the Story of San Antonio in ‘Arte Del Pueblo’

Murals and Other Public Art Tell the Story of San Antonio in ‘Arte Del Pueblo’

There is so much public art throughout the state, it can be challenging to keep track of all of the different pieces: ... Read More »

Texas Museums Explore New Ways to Make Art and Artifacts More Accessible

Texas Museums Explore New Ways to Make Art and Artifacts More Accessible

Vincent Van Gogh would be thrilled. Imagine glimpsing a painting’s true colors for the first time, just as the ... Read More »

You Don’t Need To Go to New York to See the Statue of Liberty

You Don’t Need To Go to New York to See the Statue of Liberty

Best French contribution to American culture? That’s a toughie: french fries or the Statue of Liberty? The trouble ... Read More »

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