How to Celebrate the Fourth of July in Texas 2020
Independence Day is Saturday, but as with everything else, the holiday will be different this year. With a ... Read More »
Big Bend National Park Closed Due to Positive COVID-19 Test, Padre Island National Seashore Closed Temporarily
Big Bend National Park and Padre Island National Seashore will both be closed for Fourth of July weekend due to ... Read More »
Hoping to Get Back to Live Performances, Texas Musician Gary P. Nunn Starts Group to Encourage Wearing Masks and Socializing Responsibly
Texas singer and songwriter Gary P. Nunn played his last live gig four months ago in New Braunfels, back in ... Read More »
Downs Field in East Austin Reflects the History of Black Baseball in Texas
Lee Dawson Jr. has lived in East Austin his entire life. He grew up playing sports at historic Downs Field ... Read More »
A Photographer Documents Texas Ranch Gates From A to Z
A Photographer Documents Texas Ranch Gates From A to Z As he drove thousands of miles across Texas for his ... Read More »
9 County Courthouses Receive Preservation Grants from Texas Historical Commission
For many small towns, county courthouses are a link to the past and an elegant symbol of community. But ... Read More »
The Texas Book Festival Goes Online for Its 25th Anniversary
For its 25th anniversary, the Texas Book Festival will not be taking over the Texas Capitol. Instead, it’s asking readers to curl up with a good book and festival programming from the comfort and safety of their own homes. The decision to make the festival virtual is due to rising numbers of COVID-19 cases in Texas. However, to make up for the loss of bookworm-to-bookworm interaction, the celebration is being extended to a 16-day digital program starting on October 31. Read More »
Matagorda Bay Beckons Families to Its Secluded Natural Playground
The kids were darting in and out of the surf at Matagorda Beach, filling buckets of water to pour into their ... Read More »
The Places in Texas We’re Most Looking Forward to Visiting
After nearly three months cooped up at home without traveling much farther than our local grocery stores, our ... Read More »
Aransas Pass’ Crab-N Seafood Restaurant Soldiers On
Terry Brooks doesn’t really know where the name for his restaurant Crab-N came from. Something he does know, ... Read More »
The Best Way to Cook Your Gulf Coast Catch
Growing up in a South Texas household of outdoor enthusiasts made fishing along the Gulf Coast a routine family affair. We spent our springs hooking red drum in the bays and our summers pulling king mackerel, amberjack, pompano, and red snapper from offshore waters. At 14, I hooked my only sailfish, a leviathan that leapt out of the water, flashed its sail-like dorsal fin, then defiantly spit out the hook before it disappeared into the deep blue. Read More »
Explore the Most Remote Reaches of the Big Bend’s Mighty Rio Grande
Photographer Laurence Parent captures the rugged splendor of the Lower Canyons Read More »
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