Ray Benson Is a Titan of Country Music
Standing 6 feet, 6 inches tall and wearing size 16 cowboy boots, Ray Benson is an undeniably big guy. And over the ... Read More »
Pick the Perfect Cowboy Hat
After 25 years in Austin, my husband, Chris, wanted a cowboy hat. Because it’s Texas, we knew we shouldn’t just ... Read More »
Remember ‘St. Joske’s,’ a San Antonio Church Worth the Visit
Every day at noon the bells of St. Joseph’s ring out over the din of downtown San Antonio. The 154-year-old ... Read More »
Wieners Never Quit at the Dog Races in Buda
Open RoadFRIENDS IN LOW PLACESAt the buda wiener dog races, big personalities come in small packagesBy GREG ... Read More »
Revisiting the Texas Neighborhoods Where Astronauts Lived
In July of 1975, local Texas newspapers published blow-by-blow accounts of the Apollo-Soyuz Mission. There were ... Read More »
The Steady Hand of Filmmaker Robert Benton
Robert Benton, the Waxahachie native who died in May at 92, was one of the greatest film artists that Texas ... Read More »
The Marine Biologist Saving Galveston’s Sea Turtles
Theresa Morris was drawn to the water from a very early age. “I was one of those kids who hung out in the marsh a ... Read More »
How a Volcano Shaped the South Texas Landscape
Juan L. Gonzalez, a professor of earth sciences at the University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley, hops out of the car ... Read More »
The Majesty of Gorman Falls
Often regarded as the highlight of a trip to Colorado Bend State Park, Gorman Falls spills down 70 feet over ... Read More »
The Indigenous Group Bringing Buffalo Back to the Southern Plains
Where the Buffalo Roam The Texas Tribal Buffalo Project is educating people about the state's native ... Read More »
Roadside Oddity: Odessa’s Stonehenge Replica
The sky was cloudy in Odessa just after the break of dawn on June 21, 2004. It was the first summer solstice since ... Read More »
‘Rich Soil’ Makes Texas Premiere at Houston Botanic Garden
From manicured beds filled with native and exotic plants to a thriving community garden, the Houston Botanic ... Read More »