Through Donations and Technology, Kerrville Folk Festival Adjusts to Survive the Pandemic
The Kerrville Folk Festival (simply known as “Kerrville” to the devout) has been a Central Texas fixture since ... Read More »
Historic Texas Dance Halls Face Another Test of Time in the Form of a Pandemic
Generations of Texans have grown up learning to two-step and waltz in historic dance halls, the shuffling of ... Read More »
Traces of Texas’ Throwback Thursday: Plinky Toepperwein Takes Her Shot
San Antonio's Plinky Toepperwein was one of the greatest shooters of all time. Famed female shooter Annie ... Read More »
ACL Fest through the Eyes of a Cinematographer—The Viewpoint We’re All Getting This Year
What we would give to feel streams of sweat running down our cheeks beneath a brutal October sun at ACL Fest. We ... Read More »
My Favorite Texas Trip: Two Instrumental Guitarists Tour Through Far West Texas
Two winters ago, my friend Cameron Knowler and I were touring across Texas, playing concerts of instrumental ... Read More »
Five Texas Trail Races to Shake Up Your Quarantine Running Routine
As fall brings cooler temperatures, opportunities for getting outdoors abound. One way to experience Texas’ ... Read More »
From Shape-Shifting Owls to Lady Death, a Haunting New Collection of South Texas Folk Tales
The Spanish dictionary translation of lechuza is “barn owl,” but in Mexican American folklore, the lechuza is a ... Read More »
Fall for New Outdoor Art Installations in San Antonio and Houston
This season, as people seek to escape the familiar confines of their own homes while practicing safe social ... Read More »
Traces of Texas’ Throwback Thursday: A Store in Westphalia
Traces of Texas reader Kathy Thornton kindly sent in this fantastic early 1940s image of a store in ... Read More »
Hill Country Alliance’s Inaugural Night Sky Month Kicks Off October With a Harvest Moon
This October features a full moon on its first day, known as the Harvest Moon, and another on its last, a Blue ... Read More »
In Search of Fried Oreos at the Big Tex Fair Food Drive-Thru
I don’t exactly remember when I first heard about fried Oreos. I just remember being a bit confused that such ... Read More »
Monarch Butterfly Season Arrives in Texas With Virtual and In-Person Events
Around this time every year, up to 500,000 monarch butterflies start arriving in Texas, migrating 1,600 miles ... Read More »
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