Get Lost in the Shelves of the Massive McAllen Public Library
Walking into the 123,000-square-foot McAllen Public Library in the Rio Grande Valley on a sizzling summer day is ... Read More »
A New Memorial Honors Buffalo Soldiers History in San Angelo
Named for the strong, burly buffalo that roamed the land, the U.S. Army’s first Black enlisted soldiers left a ... Read More »
Texas Film Workers Discuss the Industry’s Future
When Will Mederski moved to Austin from Ohio in 2015, he was enjoying the climate and culture, working mostly as ... Read More »
Go Off the Beaten Path with a Day Trip to Camp Verde General Store
The choice came down to two items: Ultimate BLT and Ooh La La. Both beckoned to me on Camp Verde General Store and ... Read More »
First Fridays on the El Paso Mission Trail Uncover Region’s Storied Past
In 1680, after nearly a century of persecution and maltreatment from Spanish colonizers, the Pueblo Indians ... Read More »
Grupo Frontera Has Gone Global. But They’re Still Puro 956
Grupo Frontera is still trying to make sense of it all. Just a year ago, the six-piece Tejano band from the Rio ... Read More »
Looking Back to Luckenbach: 50 Years After the ‘¡Viva Terlingua!’ Sessions
It’s considered one of the albums every Texan should know by heart. But when it was released 50 years ago, ¡Viva ... Read More »
On the Hunt for Mack McCormick, a Houstonian and Folklorist Who Loved Texas Blues
The first time I saw Mack McCormick’s name, it was attached to the liner notes on the back of the first albums ... Read More »
For His 30th Album, Dale Watson Pays Tribute to Lead Belly and the 12-String Guitar
In 2020, Dale Watson moved to Marshall, right in the same neck of the Piney Woods where early 1900s blues legend ... Read More »
Three Texas Freedom Colonies Illuminate Life After Emancipation
Family history plays an important role in the research of Andrea Roberts, the founder of The Texas Freedom ... Read More »
Small Town Texas Inspires Original Works of Fiction
The smaller the stage, the bigger the drama. That’s why for Texas Highways’ first collection of fiction, we’re exploring small town Texas and the characters connected to these lesser-known spots Read More »
The Call of the Ocean
Open Road | August 2023 Yemaja’s Siren A call to the ocean sends a father running toward the future by Roger ... Read More »