Houstonian Adán Medrano Doesn’t Want Your Greasy Tex-Mex
At first, the concept of “Texas Mexican food” espoused by Houston-based chef and food writer Adán Medrano is a ... Read More »
With a Gift and a Grin, Amos Milburn Helped Invent Rock ‘n’ Roll
Born in Houston in 1927, Amos Milburn was a piano prodigy, sounding out tunes from the age of 5. Piano ... Read More »
My Favorite Texas Trip: A Retreat at St. Benedict Monastery
I arrived at the St. Benedict Monastery in Canyon in the summer of 2015 to spend the week working on a few short ... Read More »
Small-Town Business Spotlight: Desert Sports Outfitter in Terlingua Paddles Through COVID-19
It’s summertime and the Big Bend’s coolest outfitter, Desert Sports, is feeling the heat—even more than a ... Read More »
Reflecting on Mission San José’s 300 Years in San Antonio
The bells of Mission San José set the pace for everything I did growing up in 1950s-’60s South Side San ... Read More »
Ray Benson Reflects on 50 Years of Seminal Western Swing Band Asleep at the Wheel
One afternoon this March, the visage of Ray Benson, founder and leader of the band Asleep at the Wheel, flickered ... Read More »
Traces of Texas’ Throwback Thursday: An East Texas Dogtrot House
Traces of Texas reader Kyle Terry submitted this fascinating photo of the L.D. Heath family in 1905. The ... Read More »
Wiseman House Chocolates in Hico Churns out Sweet Comfort in Uncertain Times
In the old normal, Kevin and LaDonne Wenzel welcomed a steady flow of visitors to their Hico chocolate shop ... Read More »
Let the Transformation of Bartlett Begin
It’s a thought that has probably occurred to almost every Texan at one point or another. You’ll be out there driving along, going from nowhere to someplace, when you pass through a foundering small town with a tragic downtown area, and you see the abandoned gas stations and empty stores and think ... Read More »
Brighten Up Your Camping Trip After Dark with Stargazing
Camping brings to mind full days of activities like hiking, climbing, and swimming. But one of the best parts of a camping trip actually happens when the sun sets for the day—stargazing. From any reasonably dark campsite in Texas, you can see prominent constellations, planets, and the moon. Some parks across the state have achieved designation as “dark-sky parks” because of their efforts to control light pollution, while some host star parties to introduce visitors to the night sky. Read More »
Mickey Mantle Made a Name for Himself in New York, but He’s Forever a Texan
One of the greatest baseball players who’s ever lived lies in rest inside Dallas’ Sparkman/Hillcrest Memorial ... Read More »
Take a Digital Texas Road Trip Through John Margolies’ Roadside America
Take A Digital Texas Road Trip Through John Margolies’ Roadside America Travel from Texarkana to El Paso via the ... Read More »
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