Culture

The Steady Hand of Filmmaker Robert Benton

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

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

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

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

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

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

‘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 »

New Surls + Locke Museum Has Big Plans for East Texas’ Art Scene

New Surls + Locke Museum Has Big Plans for East Texas’ Art Scene

Art is sometimes found where you least expect it, far beyond the confines of city spaces and tourist-packed ... Read More »

The National Juneteenth Museum Launches Its Inaugural Freedom Celebration

The National Juneteenth Museum Launches Its Inaugural Freedom Celebration

Growing up as a sixth-generation Fort Worthian, Jarred Howard recalls numerous summers celebrating Juneteenth, the ... Read More »

‘Somebody Somewhere’ Star Jeff Hiller on His San Antonio Roots

‘Somebody Somewhere’ Star Jeff Hiller on His San Antonio Roots

Like his character Joel in the Peabody Award-winning HBO series Somebody Somewhere, Jeff Hiller was raised in the ... Read More »

‘TEXAS’ Outdoor Musical Is An Enduring Panhandle Tradition

‘TEXAS’ Outdoor Musical Is An Enduring Panhandle Tradition

There’s a scene in TEXAS, near the end of the first act, where the two young protagonists, Calvin Armstrong and ... Read More »

La Cuna Center Connects Art and Nature in the Hill Country

La Cuna Center Connects Art and Nature in the Hill Country

In the rolling hills of Llano County, the town of Castell beckons with its goldfinch-yellow general store and ... Read More »

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