From Bluebonnets to Pecans to 42? Texas Can’t Get Enough of Its State Symbols
Since 1901, when the bluebonnet was designated the official state flower, Texans have loved designating very ... Read More »
A Century of Recorded Country Music Started With Texas Fiddler Eck Robertson
His tombstone is inscribed with “World’s Champion Fiddler,” as his virtuosity dominated contests in North Texas ... Read More »
The History and Science Behind Bois d’Arc Lake
Like any birth, the creation of a new lake is both painful and miraculous. Over the past year, I observed the ... Read More »
Return to the River
It’s fitting that former Texas Highways managing editor Wes Ferguson’s return to our pages is for our annual ... Read More »
Rinsing Wagons in the San Antonio River
Though small by Texas standards, the San Antonio River has played an outsized role in the state’s history. ... Read More »
Texas Singer-Songwriter Robert Earl Keen is Retiring After a 40-Year Wild Ride
When Robert Earl Keen hits the guitar chords that open his classic anthem “The Road Goes on Forever,” live ... Read More »
The Daytripper Explores Lake Jackson, the ‘City of Enchantment’
About an hour south of Houston and 10 miles inland from the coast, Lake Jackson brands itself the “City of ... Read More »
Find Dinosaur Tracks and Ax-Throwing on a Weekend Getaway to Glen Rose
Rivers course through the history of Glen Rose. Settled in 1849 by brothers Charles and George Barnard, this ... Read More »
A Caribbean Native Finds a Connection to Home in Corpus Christi
Open Road | July 2022 The WaterAsks Me Questions A Caribbean ... Read More »
The Sun Shines on the Swamps of Caddo Lake
Originally formed by a logjam and now controlled by a dam, Caddo Lake harbors a network of bayous, sloughs, and ... Read More »
How the San Antonio River Walk Became More Than Just a Tourist Attraction
When Hank Lee opened an art gallery next to the San Antonio River in 1989, his new neighbors in San Antonio’s ... Read More »
13 Things to Do Along the Texas Coast
1 Explore Coastal History: Though Battleship Texas in La Porte is locked in a struggle for restoration, Tall Ship ... Read More »
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