In Downtown Marshall, Wednesday’s Are “Boogie Woogie” Nights
Through the front window, the blond-brick Harrison County Courthouse sits atop a raised oval of lawn. To the north are the railroad tracks and the historic train station. It’s a regular evening in Marshall, but as I sip a glass of iced tea, the question in my mind seems outlandish. Read More »
That Delayed Flight Stressing You Out? Maybe Airport Art Can Calm Your Nerves
Flying can be stressful—navigating a cavernous airport to squeeze into a cramped seat and sit closely confined with strangers in a long, winged tube that remains aloft for hours on end, well…“Flying is famously not an experience we look forward to,” notes Matt Evans of San Antonio International Airport. “But we’re working to reframe that narrative with art.” Read More »
Texas Highways Selects True Texas Travel Film Winner at Thin Line Fest
A Piece of Texas: A Travel Documentary took home the top prize in Texas Highways' True Texas short film category at Thin Line fest in Denton on Saturday, April 21. Read More »
Light of the Moon at SXSW
The 2017 SXSW Film Festival screened 258 films, including 130 features, that were selected out of 7,651 overall ... Read More »
Sculpted Serenity: A Visit to Dallas’ Nasher Sculpture Center
I have had some memorable museum experiences in my life: a foggy night encounter with a Rembrandt in East Berlin, a ... Read More »
An Artful Life
Marion Koogler McNay left her heart in San Antonio. Twice. The first time, in 1917 at Alamo Plaza, she bade farewell to ... Read More »
An Astronaut’s Mission
On July 20, 1969, people across the globe watched their televisions in amazement as Apollo 11 landed the Lunar ... Read More »
Donald Judd
"Dear Mom, Van Horn Texas. 12600 population. Nice town beautiful country mountains Love, Don." Thus ... Read More »
America’s Singing Breakman
Imagine the commotion that would erupt if B.B. King, Eric Clapton, or Willie Nelson sat on a bench in downtown Blanco ... Read More »
Forest Gumption
When the 34th Texas legislature established the Texas Forest Service in 1915, there were few guidelines in place to ... Read More »
Goodbye to a River Turns 50
With a dachshund on his lap, tarp-covered supplies at his feet, and a wooden paddle in hand, writer John Graves ... Read More »
Character Study
The Texas legacy of Sam Houston (17931863) is rooted in an undeniable string of accomplishments and successes. On ... Read More »
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