Sensing a Need in Uncertain Times, Indie Bookstore Owners Set Up Shop Around Texas
The pandemic’s effect on small Texas businesses has been nothing if not mercurial. From closures of beloved music ... Read More »
Traces of Texas’ Throwback Thursday: Matador Land and Cattle Company
Claud Jefferies works with a bronco at the Matador Land and Cattle Company, a ranch established in 1878 in ... Read More »
When It Comes to Czech Culture, Abbott Native Lauren Gerik Takes the Kolache
Wilber, Nebraska, may call itself the "Czech Capital of the U.S.," but the queen of Czech-American culture ... Read More »
New Community Cookbook Celebrates Fredericksburg’s Food Heritage
Dozens upon dozens of local families and individuals contributed recipes handed down through generations, and a team of 15 Gillespie Country Historical Society volunteers compiled the works—including numerous family stories, anecdotes, and nuggets of history—to round out a 200-page book. Read More »
9 Unusual Ice Cream Flavors to Try in Texas This Summer
The resulting treats create buzz for these brands, and occasionally become long-standing customer favorites. Read More »
Traces of Texas’ Throwback Thursday: Coca-Cola Delivery near Sabinal
Courtesy of Courtney Kennedy Every week, Traces of Texas sends us a vintage photo to share for Throwback ... Read More »
El Paso’s Historic Streetcars Transport Riders Through the City’s Past and Present
In El Paso, historic streetcars take a 4.8-mile route that connects downtown to the West Central part of Sun ... Read More »
What the Heck Is an Authentic Texas Icehouse?
Prior to the advent of ubiquitous air conditioning, oftentimes the best way to beat the heat was to go outside ... Read More »
In New Tours, University of Texas’ Marine Science Institute in Port Aransas Features Aquatic Creatures
A venerable loggerhead turtle named Barnacle Billie, a roseate spoonbill named Boomerang, and other ... Read More »
At the African American Museum in Dallas, an Exhibit Honors Black Men who Shaped the World
Cary Fagan says he was shocked to receive an email from the Smithsonian Institution in 2018 inviting him to ... Read More »
A Tribute to Joe Tex, the Great Soul Singer From East Texas
In Navasota, there’s a bronze statue of a guitar-strumming Mance Lipscomb in a park named after the famous ... Read More »
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