Austin’s Historic Commodore Perry Estate Set to Open as a Hotel
The property opens to the general public as luxury hotel Commodore Perry Estate, Auberge Resorts Collection on June 29. Featuring a swimming pool, English gardens, and restaurant, the lodging returns the 10,800-square-foot mansion and its grounds to its former glory, with some new additions. The manse features five suites designed to reflect the original inhabitants, and a neighboring three-story building houses 42 rooms and seven suites. Read More »
My Favorite Texas Trip: Conquering Challenges on a Texas Gulf Coast Journey
Strange stuff can happen when you drive the coastline of Texas from the state’s southernmost tip to the ... Read More »
West Texas Painter Alice Leese Talks About Her New Exhibit at the Ellen Noël Art Museum in Odessa
In Winkler County on the Texas-New Mexico border, Alice Leese supports her art habit as a painter with her day ... Read More »
My Favorite Texas Trip: To Marfa and Big Bend with Low Expectations
I wanted to spend my 30th birthday in West Texas, sipping tequila under dark skies and greeting the next ... Read More »
Q&A: Writer-Director Channing Godfrey Peoples Talks Her Debut Film, “Miss Juneteenth”
We spoke with Peoples to learn more about the process of creating "Miss Juneteenth," bringing a film crew to Southside Fort Worth, and how the holiday is viewed today. Read More »
Where to Celebrate Juneteenth in Texas
Forty years ago, Texas became the first state to recognize Juneteenth as an official holiday. Also known ... Read More »
Balmorhea State Park, Home of a Cherished West Texas Spring Pool, is Set to Grow Sevenfold in Size
Balmorhea State Park, where a spring-fed swimming pool sparkles against a prickly desert backdrop, is set to ... Read More »
Texas’ Roadside Peach Stands Report Plenty of Fruit and Brisk Business
Roadside peach stands in the Hill Country and North and Central Texas are reporting brisk traffic as peaches ... Read More »
A Texas-Themed Book Club Connects Readers Virtually
The Big Texas Read, a virtual book club, aims to bring discourse back to reading while paying homage nationally acclaimed and burgeoning writers with Texas roots. Read More »
Texas Hotels Step Up Cleanliness and Distancing to Reassure Wary Customers
Hotels are reopening across Texas with the relaxation of pandemic quarantine restrictions. But many would-be ... Read More »
Internationally Known John Fairey Garden Reopens For Public Tours on June 20
Randy Twaddle says the light at the John Fairey Garden is best in the morning. “The light filters downwards,” ... Read More »
My Favorite Texas Trip: A Very Texan Proposal on the State’s Highest Peak
My friends and I have an annual tradition of visiting a national park each year over Labor Day weekend. And in ... Read More »
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