It Wouldn’t Be Wedding Season in Texas Without the Grand March
The dance starts with our elders. Two old-timers who know what it means to spend decades together in marriage ... Read More »
William Clark Green Finds a Muse in the People and Places of Small-Town Texas
Even though singer-songwriter William Clark Green now calls the big city of Fort Worth home, his upbringing in ... Read More »
Looking for a Saloon? Bandera’s Historic 11th Street Cowboy Bar Is For Sale
The owner of one of the Lone Star State’s most famous country western bars has put the venue up for sale. James ... Read More »
Can the Sugar Land Space Cowboys Help Houston Embrace Its True Nickname?
Today is the home debut of the Sugar Land Skeeters—correction, the Sugar Land Space Cowboys. Man, that’s going ... Read More »
At ‘Immersive Frida Kahlo,’ Visitors Can See the Famous Mexican Artist In a New Light
As you enter the room and sit down on a chair or cube, you feel Frida Kahlo’s iconic portraits gazing down on ... Read More »
From Garden Gnomes to Willie Nelson’s Likeness, the Sculptures of Port Aransas Sandfest Never Disappoint
Every year as temperatures rise, friends and families from across the state descend on the long, wide beaches ... Read More »
Traces of Texas’ Throwback Thursday: An Aerial View of the Astrodome
Traces of Texas reader Frank Pasket was in the Coast Guard during the 1960s and was nice enough to send in this ... Read More »
Lockhart’s Library Is the Oldest in Texas Still in Its Original Building
Step inside the Dr. Eugene Clark Library in Lockhart and you’re immediately met by an “old library” scent—woody, ... Read More »
Need a Fairy Tale Getaway? Try Staying at a Texas Castle
Texas might be the last place on Earth you’d expect to see a medley of medieval-style castles. And yet, in both ... Read More »
A Day Trip on El Paso’s Mission Trail Reveals a Multicultural History
As a longtime resident of New Mexico, I’ve often heard about the Pueblo Revolt of 1680, when the Pueblo Indians ... Read More »
In Houston, Crawfish Season Is The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
The late St. Louis Cardinals baseball great Stan Musial once said, “Houston has three seasons: July, followed by ... Read More »
Onera Offers an Opulent Twist on Glamping in Fredericksburg
A barrel-shaped building called the Spyglass stands on stilts at the end of a leafy path. A few hundred yards ... Read More »
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