The ‘UFO’ That Washed Ashore On South Padre Island
Nearly 6 miles north of South Padre Island's Beach Access #6 is what appears to be the remains of a UFO crash ... Read More »
The History Behind Texas’ First Woman Governor
Miriam Ferguson was an unlikely candidate for Texas governor when she ran on the Democratic ticket in 1924. A shy ... Read More »
Waco’s Dr Pepper Museum Explores the History of Convenience Stores
Although it now sits motionless, the green Model T truck housed in Waco's Dr Pepper Museum once sputtered loudly ... Read More »
Larry McMurtry’s Famous Bookstore Reopens as a Literary Center
Inside a one-story brick building at the center of Archer City’s main commercial street, surrounded by rows upon ... Read More »
The Allen Company That Brings Prehistoric Creatures to Life
Lauren Billings’ biggest critics are kids. They’ll call her out if she refers to a Quetzalcoatlus as a ... Read More »
A Jefferson Native Continues the Search for Sasquatch
On Memorial Day weekend in 1994, Craig Woolheater was driving home to Dallas from New Orleans on US 71 in central ... Read More »
Try Your Cluck at Chicken S— Bingo
Despite the 90-degree heat, a crowd of 50-plus people gather behind the Little Longhorn Saloon, waiting for a ... Read More »
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 »