A Big Bend Backup
A few weeks ago, my husband, Alex, and I were preparing to backpack the Outer Mountain Loop in Big Bend National Park—a rugged 30-mile trail that crosses the Chisos Mountains and dips into the Chihuahuan Desert—when, only three days before our departure to West Texas, the federal government shut down, meaning no backcountry permits were unavailable. We were forced to come up with a new plan for our Christmas break. Read More »
Things To Do in Texas This Weekend: Jan. 18-21
Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo FORT WORTH: Jan. 18-Feb. 9 Established in 1896, this popular event ... Read More »
One Artist’s Mission to Make Rankin the Most Painted Town in Texas
Artist Matt Tumlinson has made it his mission to quite literally “paint the town” of Rankin, a West Texas community with a population of around 800. The once-barren walls of Rankin, which lies in Upton County an hour south of Midland, are now decorated with Tumlinson’s quirky murals that often portray a Texan sense of humor. One of his murals is of Willie Nelson painted in the style of Greek religious iconography. Another that’s “turned some heads,” as Tumlinson puts it, features two cowboys on horseback looking at a selfie stick. In another, John Wayne dressed a professor depicts his famous quote, “Life is tough, but it’s tougher if you’re stupid,” as a graph on a chalkboard. Read More »
10 Dog-Friendly Texas Hotels
My dog, Lucy, knows what a suitcase means: As I pack, she prances by the front door, ready for our next adventure. I estimate that we’ve covered more than 8,000 miles on our road trips across Texas. When I do have to leave her behind, my heart breaks to see her stare sadly out the window after me, so it’s always exciting when I can bring her along. Read More »
The Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum Faces Financial Struggles
The Texas Observer reports a sharp decline in visitors and slashed funding at the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum Read More »
How a Bunch of “Hippies, Pickers, Slackers, and Geeks” Transformed Austin
In Austin, the funky slacker paradise turned buzzy big city, nothing is quite as certain as cedar fever, the line at Franklin Barbecue, a daily arrival of newbies—and relative old-timers who stand ready to reminisce about the city’s good old days. Joe Nick Patoski calls it the “You should have been here two years ago” effect. Read More »
New Bullock Museum Exhibit Explores Early Texas History
Photo Courtesy of Bullock Texas State History Museum With the completion of a ground-floor renovation, the ... Read More »
Texas Highways Editors Share Their 2019 Travel Resolutions
Anyone who’s ever made New Year’s resolutions knows they’re discouragingly hard to keep. Most studies reveal only 8 percent of people who make them stick with them. Maybe part of the issue is that we tend to focus on tackling problems rather than having more fun. So this year, our staff is making Texas travel resolutions instead. Read More »
Things To Do in Texas This Weekend: Jan. 4-6
Rhino Encounter Program Glen Rose: Jan. 5 Discover the world of the wondrous rhinoceros during a one-hour ... Read More »
Top Stories of 2018 – Editors’ Picks
Texas Highways Editors share their favorite stories of 2018. Read More »
Big Bend Brewing Company Shuts Down Operations
The Alpine brewery hopes the closing will be temporary. Texas beer lovers must bid adieu (for now) to “the beer from out here.” Read More »
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