Houston’s 1940 Air Terminal Museum Preserves the Culture of Flight
From a frieze over the entryway of the 1940 Air Terminal Museum, Mercury, the Roman god of messengers, reaches out ... Read More »
On ‘Roll On, Cowboys,’ Lubbock’s Andy Hedges Captures Western Music Traditions
When I spoke to Andy Hedges for a 2006 Texas Highways feature on the cowboy music revival, his initial response was, ... Read More »
‘Legacy of Love’ Seeks to Unite All in Dallas’ Oak Lawn Neighborhood
It started with a picture in The Dallas Morning News: an empty patch of unruly grass covered by a sign that read ... Read More »
The Kimbell Art Museum Celebrates 50 Years of Shining Natural Light on International Art
A band of silvery light runs along the body of a freshly caught mackerel in Anne Vallayer-Coster’s 1787 painting ... Read More »
Home of Austin’s Original Slacker, the O. Henry Museum Reopens
A squeaky front door welcomes visitors to the O. Henry Museum. It’s the kind of squeak that only a certain type of door ... Read More »
In the Texas Panhandle, a Farmer Turned Woodcarver Chisels Out a Name for Himself
In the front yard of a house in Tyler's Brick Street Historic District stands what was once a dead tree. Over a ... Read More »
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
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
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
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
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
A Frozen Wonderland Galveston’s Ice Land showcases sculptures carved from giant blocks of ice By Robyn RossSince 1985, ... Read More »
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