A San Marcos Mermaid Gives the Deep Dive on Her Hometown
Michelle Kraft followed a meandering path to becoming a scuba instructor. After growing up in a military family ... Read More »
Let the Good Times Roll at Marfa’s Annual Sushi Race
The conditions must be perfect: It has to take place during the hottest part of the year, the moon needs to be ... Read More »
Go Honky Tonkin’ on a Weekend Getaway to Brady
A short drive from our state’s geographic center, Brady is named for the creek that runs through the area, ... Read More »
Alligator Gar Is a Rio Grande Valley Delicacy
The fight is quick as the Harlingen-based fishing guide sets the hook hard, turning the long, silver fish toward ... Read More »
The Dixie Chicken Celebrates 50 Years in Aggieland
Brig. Gen. Patrick Michaelis has served his country in Bosnia, Iraq, and Afghanistan. And he’s been ... Read More »
Roadside Oddity: Slug Bug Ranch in Amarillo
In April, Randy Crutchfield was on his way home to Amarillo when he stopped in Conway, an unincorporated ... Read More »
Where the Saguaros Grow in Texas
Like many Texas tales, this story begins in a Terlingua bar. My friends and I were three days deep into a camping ... Read More »
Black Rodeos Are a Storied Texas Tradition
The love for Black rodeo was passed down through Krishaun Adair’s bloodline. As a child, Adair participated in ... Read More »
A Fisherman’s Tale on the Texas Gulf Coast
Open Road | June 2024 Hard Boiled A fisherman reels in childhood memories on the Texas coast by Wes FergusonI’m ... Read More »
Fifty Years of Cadillac Ranch
Fifty years ago on the summer solstice, three experimental architects and artists completed Amarillo’s iconic ... Read More »
The Heyday of Aquarena Springs
The weirdest and most wonderful water park Texas has ever seen opened on Spring Lake in San Marcos in 1950. At ... Read More »
Austin-Based Zellner Brothers on Capturing Bigfoot
Filmmaking brothers David and Nathan Zellner have been obsessed with Bigfoot since childhood, when the elusive ... Read More »