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 »
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 »