My Favorite Texas Trip: The Time I Got Pulled Over at Gunpoint on I-10 Outside of Sealy
“How had it come to this? What had I done?” These were the thoughts flashing through my mind as I found myself ... Read More »
The Wild Detectives Bookstore in Dallas Takes Readers on a Journey for the Pages
The Wild Detectives bookstore in the Oak Cliff neighborhood of Dallas has reinvented itself as a literary travel agency during COVID-19 for readers who want to take a journey for the pages. Read More »
COVID-19 Makes it Harder to Track Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtles on Padre Island
Every day, from April through mid-July, the Division of Sea Turtle Science and Recovery at the Padre Island National Seashore combs 80 miles of Padre Island’s beaches in search of Kemp’s ridley sea turtles–the most critically endangered sea turtle in the world–coming ashore. It’s nesting season, but things are a bit unusual this year due to COVID-19. Read More »
How to Buy Beef Direct From Farms and Ranches Across Texas
Photo courtesy Texas Beefhouse If you’re worried about meat supplies looking lean at your local grocery store, ... Read More »
Texas Travel Industry Group Seeks to Start Reopening in Time for Summer Tourism Season
For most Texans, the coronavirus has pushed travel plans off the table, unless you count the occasional foray ... Read More »
Readers’ Favorite Texas Trip: The Eagles and East Texas
Last December, I set off on a road trip; the solo kind, where the scenes outside the window and music are the ... Read More »
Try These 5 Texas Rosés This Summer
From frosé to brosé to “rosé all day,” pink wine has moved from fad to favorite among summertime libations. It’s only right—given the light, refreshing wine pairs perfectly with Texas heat—that our state’s vintners are producing rosés that any oenophile would be proud to pour. Read More »
Take an Expert-Guided Tour of Galveston Architectural Treasures (Minus the Walking) During the Online Historic Homes Tour
For more than 80 years, the William and Mary Margaret Moody III House has been hiding in plain sight on ... Read More »
Small-Town Dispatches: Two Brownwood Restaurants—One Classic and One New—Overwhelmed by Support
Two Brownwood restaurants—one the city’s oldest and one of its newest—have received overwhelming customer support during the COVID-19 pandemic. The two establishments, Underwood’s Cafeteria and Teddy’s Brewhaus, each face unique challenges at the moment, but have risen to them to provide care and comfort for their community of nearly 20,000 located about 70 miles southeast of Abilene. Read More »
Small-Town Dispatches: The Vendors at Canton’s First Monday Trade Days Adapt to New Ways of Selling
Signs of the times at Canton's First Monday Trade Days. Photo by Dave Shafer George Davis had spent his day ... Read More »
Pretend You’re in the Grand Prix With a Rare Chance to Drive on the F1 Track at Circuit of Americas in Austin
If you’ve ever dreamed about taking a spin on a Formula 1 racetrack, your chance has arrived. For the first ... Read More »
My Favorite Texas Trip: Growing a Beard for St. Patrick’s Day in Shamrock
“People that grow beards grow ‘em because they think they’ve got character.” - Roy Wardlow, competitive ... Read More »
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