Marshall Sparkles
On the Northeast Texas town of Marshall—where I’m closer to the borders of Louisiana, Arkansas, and Oklahoma than ... Read More »
Light Fantastic
Gentle, peach-toned light beams from a thin slice of roof hovering over the grass-covered pavilion on the campus ... Read More »
Borderland Yuletide: Christmas on the El Paso Mission Trail
Parishioners spill out of the heavy wooden doors of San Elizario presidio chapel and into the village plaza. The ... Read More »
Fun Fare
These days, whenever I bump into someone from my hometown of Victoria, the conversation inevitably turns to Bloody ... Read More »
Kerrville’s Living Room
It’s a typical Thursday evening in laid-back downtown Kerrville. From our bistro table in a niche between the wine ... Read More »
The Accidental Ornament
This December, when I string my lights and trim my tree and light my menorah, I have four new friends to help me ... Read More »
The Drover’s Dream
They headed north from Cardwell Flats on April 1, 1866. Crockett Cardwell, who operated a trading post and ... Read More »
Round Top Holiday
My family of 12 was once referred to as “a small country.” Growing up in a four-bedroom house in Houston with six ... Read More »
Daytripper: El Paso
While the westernmost city in Texas may be outside the “day-trip zone” for many Texans, a trip to this ... Read More »
Christmas Wild
More and more I try to travel during the Christmas season. Even if it’s just a daytrip, I like to blast away ... Read More »
Happy in Harlingen
Harlingen came to life in 1904 as a crossroads on the Arroyo Colorado, garnering the daunting nickname of ... Read More »
Running the Rock
We’ve been running for about 15 minutes—skipping over small boulders and sidestepping cacti that spike up from a ... Read More »
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