Catch a Wave in Port Aransas
Horace Caldwell Pier in Port Aransas is one of many vacation destinations along the 367 miles of our state’s ... Read More »
Frolicking Among the Bluebonnets at Fort Parker State Park
This photo from the Texas Highways archives shows a handsome couple—and their handlers—frolicking in a bumper ... Read More »
History of the Trailblazer: How Texas Birthed the Modern Monorail
Texas is known for many inventions—Dr Pepper, Liquid Paper, the frozen margarita machine, and even silicone ... Read More »
A Texas Bouquet
Red clover cultivated by the Highway Department on IH 20 west of Longview. This article is from the Texas ... Read More »
Longtime North Texas Chain El Chico Serves Warm Memories
It’s now accepted wisdom within the state: The words “hot plate!” roared by a server is something of a culinary ... Read More »
Find Your Place in the Sun at These Total Solar Eclipse Events
On April 8, the daytime sky will turn twilight when a total solar eclipse passes over Texas around 1:30 p.m. From ... Read More »
See Early 20th-Century Big Bend Through the Lens of Photographer W.D. Smithers
In one of his pictures documenting life in far West Texas, photographer Wilfred Dudley (W.D.) Smithers shows a ... Read More »
Armadillo World Headquarters Strikes a New Chord
The Armadillo World Headquarters never grew old. But its legend sure as hell did. As a venue, it lasted not ... Read More »
Roadside Oddity: The Giant Uvalde Cut-outs
Our state is full of novelties, many of which have a peculiar story of how they came to be on their particular ... Read More »
The Elisabet Ney Museum Is a Historic Austin ‘Hidden Gem’
At the corner of East 44th Street and Avenue H in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Austin stands a three-story ... Read More »
Inside Valentine Texas Bar Is a West Texas Fairy Tale
It’s easy to miss Valentine Texas Bar. The building on State Highway 90 looks just like any of the other remote ... Read More »