Breweries + Distilleries

The Making of Luck, Willie Nelson’s Old West Town

The Making of Luck, Willie Nelson’s Old West Town

The Western movie set located on Willie Nelson’s property about 30 miles west of Austin was, well, down on its ... Read More »

Author Tim O’Brien On His Great American Road Trip Novel

Author Tim O’Brien On His Great American Road Trip Novel

Acclaimed author Tim O’Brien made his highly anticipated return with his first novel in 20 years, America ... Read More »

Who Needs Venice When There Are Gondolas in Irving?

Who Needs Venice When There Are Gondolas in Irving?

Gliding across Lake Carolyn in Irving, I sip a flute of sparkling cider while watching suburbia unfold around ... Read More »

Shorty’s in Port Aransas Is a Blast From the Past

Shorty’s in Port Aransas Is a Blast From the Past

Musician Jim Dugan grabs a Seagull acoustic guitar from his Ford F-250 diesel pickup in the gravel parking lot at ... Read More »

The Top 50 Recordings in Texas History

The Top 50 Recordings in Texas History

Michael Corcoran has covered music in Texas for 40 years. He’s been a music critic for the Dallas Morning News and ... Read More »

Brighten Up Your Road Trips with the 2024 Wildflower Forecast

Brighten Up Your Road Trips with the 2024 Wildflower Forecast

Last summer, months of brutal temperatures and drought parched Texas, baking the landscape into a crisp dead ... Read More »

Capturing the Spirit of Townes Van Zandt in Fort Worth

Capturing the Spirit of Townes Van Zandt in Fort Worth

The late Townes Van Zandt performing in Germany in 1995. Photo courtesy Michael Schwarz/via CC BY-SA 3.0 It's a ... Read More »

Whataburger Is More Than Comfort Food

Whataburger Is More Than Comfort Food

Open Road  | March 2024 Eating With My Ghosts A Whataburger regular finds comfort in combo meals by ire’ne lara ... Read More »

Preserving Texas’ History Through Its Native Flowers

Preserving Texas’ History Through Its Native Flowers

Not farfrom whereMexicanwolves lounge among the boulders and shrubs in their enclosure at the El Paso Zoo, young ... Read More »

Catch a Wave in Port Aransas

Catch a Wave in Port Aransas

Horace Caldwell Pier in Port Aransas is one of many vacation destinations along the 367 miles of our state’s ... Read More »

Frolicking Among the Bluebonnets at Fort Parker State Park

Frolicking Among the Bluebonnets at Fort Parker State Park

This photo from the Texas Highways archives shows a handsome couple—and their handlers—frolicking in a bumper ... Read More »

History of the Trailblazer: How Texas Birthed the Modern Monorail

History of the Trailblazer: How Texas Birthed the Modern Monorail

Texas is known for many inventions—Dr Pepper, Liquid Paper, the frozen margarita machine, and even silicone ... Read More »

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