Punchin’, Preachin’, and the Piney Woods
Maybe you know George Foreman the boxer. “Big George” notched a 76-5 record in his legendary career, including an ... Read More »
Main Street Remake
With its spreading oak trees and architecture from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the scene is what you might expect to see in a cinematic depiction of Texas small-town life before interstate highways, strip malls, and big cities wrested rural downtowns of their vitality. But this is no time warp. Thanks to public and private restoration efforts, a strong local economy, and a convenient location between Houston and Austin, La Grange’s downtown square thrives with a charm that feels both vital and vintage. Read More »
Little Joe’s Big Life
At age 76, “Little Joe” Hernández has spent more than half a century performing his personal brand of Tejano ... Read More »
Unchained Melodies
Inside the administrative and archives office of the Texas Prison Museum in Huntsville, I thumb through old ... Read More »
Roll-and-Rock
What better way to escape the winter doldrums than to watch outrageously dressed athletes on roller-skates race ... Read More »
Merry Melodies
Even before retailers slash the price of leftover Halloween candy, they’re decorating their windows with spray-on ... Read More »
For the love of life, land and cowdogs
You’d be hard-pressed to find a Texas schoolkid from the mid-1980s forward who doesn’t crack a smile at the ... Read More »
State of Music
No state is more musical than Texas, whose very geography seems to hum. Even the city names remind you of songs. ... Read More »
A Texas Time Capsule
Not exactly lost but not exactly in plain sight, the community of Jonesville sits near the Texas-Louisiana border, ... Read More »
Find Your Inner Cowpoke
Nothing makes me feel like a 10-year-old girl again like a trip to a West Texas ranch. I’ve joined my husband and ... Read More »
Gorgeous Gourds
As soon as pumpkins start popping up at stores, our keen drive to want to carve them, paint them, and just get ... Read More »
I Think I Canton
Each November, my credit card starts trembling as I begin to contemplate the blank canvas that is my holiday ... Read More »