Signs of the Past
Right around dusk, it happens all across Texas. A couple of flickers. A buzz. And then the illumination of vibrant ... Read More »
Hot Dish
In the closing decades of the 19th Century—and especially after the arrival of the railroad in 1877—many ... Read More »
Viva Big Bend!
If there’s a description that comes up repeatedly when people talk about the Marfa lights, it’s the way they ... Read More »
Shop That Miranda Built
"Welcome to Lindale,” announces the vinyl billboard with a picture of a platinum blonde holding a guitar. ... Read More »
50 Years of TEXAS
The infectious opening song of TEXAS—a bouncy Broadway-style tune sprinkled with Texas swagger—sticks in your head ... Read More »
Tribal Treks
The Caddo Indians were among the first Texans, moving into the Neches Valley about 1,200 years ago. For nearly a ... Read More »
Joyful Addiction
The fun is in the anticipation, say some, in the moments before you take the plunge, eyes wide open. Others praise ... Read More »
Bent on Boats
Inside a historic boat barn in Port Aransas, a small group gathered around a newly built wooden skiff to sign ... Read More »
Giddyup Zydeco
Most people in the African-American rodeo scene are familiar with Pickett’s legacy in the sport, says Brian White, a bullfighter/rodeo clown from Midwest City, Oklahoma, who’s participating in the Cheek rodeo for the second time this summer. One of only a handful of African-American bullfighters in the country, White has worked for 20 years protecting bull riders after they get thrown. Read More »
Bellows in the Blood
Randall Jackson planted himself in the center of the dance floor and focused on the stage. The 21-year-old watched ... Read More »
Stitching a Legacy
LaJoyce Flanagan is sitting in the Linden schoolhouse where she taught more than 50 years ago, recalling the tiny desks and chairs, the children who stayed late for sewing lessons, and the day the radio delivered news of President Kennedy’s assassination. Read More »
Drawn to the Scene
During Austin’s counterculture heyday, from the opening of the Vulcan Gas Company in 1967 to the closing of the ... Read More »