Gruene Hall’s Frank Schlather Day Celebrates the Man With the Big Thirst and Bigger Heart
As Hondo Crouch was to Luckenbach, and beer-drinking goat Clay Henry was to Terlingua, so was Frank Schlather to Gruene.
To Preserve a West Dallas Neighborhood’s History, Artstillery Performs in Its Shotgun Houses
Plan a Starry, Starry Night of Van Gogh’s Work as the Artist Takes Over Texas
Although considered unsuccessful during his lifetime, Vincent van Gogh is posthumously one of the most influential painters in fine art.
A Brief History of Innovations at Texas Stadiums, From AstroTurf to Robot Servers
With its distinctive metal roof resembling an airplane wing, Austin’s Q2 Stadium is the latest entry into Texas’ extensive history of sports stadiums.
Get Away From Distractions by Taking a Solo Retreat in the Texas Hill Country
Surrounded by windows and white pillows while in bed at my tiny cabin, I think of the liner notes to Bob Dylan’s album Desire: “These notes are being written in a bathtub in Maine under ideal conditions…” Here at Getaway Hill Country, I am also writing under ideal conditions: quiet, simplicity, good coffee.
From Ray Benson to Debbie Reynolds, What It Takes to Be a Native Texan
Houston’s New Heights House Hotel Lets the Good Vibes Roll
On a sweaty May evening in a historic-turned-hip neighborhood of Houston, hotel guests and local revelers lounge and sip cocktails poolside as UB40’s “Red Red Wine” spins in the background.
Celebrate National Moonshine Day By Exploring Hooch History in Texas
Thursday, June 3, is National Moonshine Day, and although there isn’t an official Texas Moonshine Trail, there are plenty of places to visit to learn more about the history of illegal distilling in the state.
Roadside Oddity: The Return of Alley Oop Day and Fantasy Land in Iraan
Back in the spring of 1964, West Texans in towns like Iraan were in something of an existential crisis.
Sprechen Sie Texas Deutsch? How a Variation of German Once Ruled In Fredericksburg
Of all the towns where German is still spoken in the state, aka the Texas “German Belt,” that fading ember burns the brightest in Fredericksburg.
Take A Nostalgia Trip at the Gillespie County Airport in Fredericksburg
While the National Museum of the Pacific War is the premier destination for World War II history in Fredericksburg, just 3 miles away from this revered landmark, via State Highway 16, another wartime experience takes flight at the Gillespie County Airport.
Texas Highways Exclusive: The Captured Malaquite Beach Gator Tells All
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On Monday, National Park Service rangers encountered a live alligator on Malaquite Beach, just south of Corpus Christi.
