Meet the Grasshoppers Newly Named After Willie Nelson and Jerry Jeff Walker
What’s from Central Texas, makes music, and has a fondness for grass? If you say country music star and Texas ... Read More »
The Enduring Joy of Schlitterbahn
For about a year after COVID-19 vaccines became a thing, once-normal outings came with a new sense of wild ... Read More »
The Righteous Gemstones’ Edi Patterson Likes Playing ‘Weirdos’
The deep-water port of Texas City has long been known for its refineries, shrimp boils, and the longest ... Read More »
Spooky Reads Aplenty at Selma’s Ghoulish Books Bookshop
What kind of retail business does a ghost enjoy haunting most? A booooookstore! Forgive the Dad joke, but it does ... Read More »
A Road Trip Through Cormac McCarthy’s Texas
With the sad news of the passing of a literary giant Tuesday, the question was begged, “Has there ever been a ... Read More »
Larry McMurtry’s Last Auction Sale
Larry McMurtry pulled off U.S. 84 outside of Waco 30 years ago and circled into the parking lot of the Egg Roll ... Read More »
Miss Football and Friday Night Lights? It’s Time for Texans to Give Rugby a Shot.
The concourse of Choctaw Stadium filled with rugby fans as lightning illuminated the night sky over Arlington. It ... Read More »
5 Texas Speakeasies to Cool You Off on Hot Summer Nights
One way to hide out from summer’s heat is to duck into a speakeasy for a cool and relaxing cocktail. It’s easier ... Read More »
In Appreciation of Echo Bridge, the Coolest Music Venue in Texas
Set on the San Antonio River, where live oak, pecan, mesquite, and willow trees line the banks and create a ... Read More »
Celebrate the Mother Road at the Inaugural Route 66 Festival in Amarillo
When author and photographer Candacy Taylor began researching her book Overground Railroad: The Green Book and ... Read More »
A New Chapter Is Unfolding in Greenville
Life is rarely dull in the town of Greenville, home to around 30,000 people about 50 miles northeast of Dallas. In ... Read More »
In the Early 1900s, Port Arthur Was Home to an Opulent Hotel Fit for the East Coast
The opulent Sabine Hotel in Port Arthur was nearing completion in 1897—note the scaffolding on the far left. ... Read More »