An Epic Route 66 Road Trip Is Headed for Texas
The trust, a nonprofit group based in Washington, D.C., recently named the route a “national treasure,” a title given to places that are integral to the nation’s history. Including the entirety of Route 66 on the list is meant to feature all the vintage hotels, neon signs, gas stations, and other businesses along the route, as well as its infrastructure. Read More »
Guadalupe Mountains Landmark Designated As Endangered
Photo: National Park Service, 2011 Framed by a dramatic mountain backdrop, not far from the Texas-New Mexico ... Read More »
How an Austin Suburb Became a Literary Mecca
A little more than two decades ago, the novelist and professor Tom Grimes paid a visit to the childhood home of Katherine Anne Porter, one of Texas’ great writers. Porter had died in 1980 at the age of 90. Long before she found literary fortune and fame in New York, winning a Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award for her collected short stories in 1966, she spent her formative years in her grandmother’s three-bedroom house in the dusty rail town of Kyle—now a fast-growing suburb between Austin and San Marcos with a population approaching 40,000. Read More »
Explore the Historic Town of Victoria with Daytripper Chet Garner
Sitting in the middle of the Coastal Bend is a town that’s been around since before Texas was Texas. Visitors to Victoria, established in 1824, can explore the rich history of the town’s past mixed with new experiences that make it well worth the trip. Read More »
El Paso Young-adult Author Benjamin Alire Sáenz Explores the Outliers
Don’t be surprised if you fall in love with the characters in Benjamin Alire Sáenz’s fiction. Be it with two high school friends taking on the world in his celebrated young-adult novels, or with people stumbling through loss in his short stories, or with the shining voice of his poetry, the El Paso-based writer expands your perspective and opens your heart. Read More »
Bill Wittliff, Lauded Texas Writer and Founder of Cultural Archives at Texas State, Has Died
In memory of Bill Wittliff, who died Sunday, we revisit our July 2018 profile of Wittliff and the cultural archives he founded and developed at Texas State University, the Wittliff Collections. Read More »
A Border Atmosphere, Smoking Chile Rellenos and Arts and Crafts Greet You in Laredo
Illustration by Chiari VercesiA stroll across the San Agustín Plaza, just a few hundred feet from the Rio Grande ... Read More »
Find Huge Burgers and Chill Vibes at Hippie Chic’s River Shack Next to the Frio River
Rayann Shudde, left, and Terri Archer opened Hippie Chic’s River Shack near Garner State Park three years ago.When Terri Archer and Rayann Shudde purchased one and a half acres near Garner State Park in 2015, they intended to open a business renting out tubes for lazy floats on the Frio River in Concan. One day, their landscaper commented on the lack of good food in the area, Archer recalls: “He said he put himself through college flipping burgers out here and suggested we do the same.” Read More »
Who Wouldn’t Love a Buckarita in the Company of a Crossbred Longhorn-Buffalo?
The “Buckarita” at San Antonio’s Buckhorn Saloon serves up the kick you’d expect from a mix of Cuervo 1800 ... Read More »
History, Hushpuppies, and Seared Salmon at Salado’s Stagecoach Inn
Salado’s Stagecoach Inn, founded in 1861, was one of the state’s oldest continually operating hotels until it ... Read More »
The Blanco River May Very Well Inspire You to Take Home Local Art When Visiting Wimberley
“The river was just beautiful,” he says of that first visit. “After driving in through the cypress trees for just a few seconds, I was hooked.” In 2002, Smith began building a house. Now retired, he lives in Wimberley full-time and has turned his hobby of photography into a business. His beloved river is a frequent muse, and his photos teem with intricate lines and captivating use of light and color. Read More »
The La Paz Bed and Breakfast in East Texas Makes for a Peaceful Getaway on the Angelina River
Paul Smith, co-owner of La Paz Bed and Breakfast in Jasper, turns his pontoon boat off the main stretch of the ... Read More »
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