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 »
A Pampa Native Seeks Clarity in the Texas Panhandle
Open Road | June 2023 Tabula Rasa A Pampa native grows homesick ... Read More »
How Three Men in Wheelchairs Summited Guadalupe Peak in the Early 1980s
A mile above the West Texas badlands, a desert thunderstorm is unleashing its fury on the Guadalupe Mountains. ... Read More »
Retracing a Grandfather’s Footsteps in Big Bend
For most lovers of Big Bend National Park, the landscape evokes tales of momentous adventures and jaw-dropping ... Read More »
Fort Worth Author Jeff Guinn Has a Thing for Madmen
Jeff Guinn looks like a benevolent uncle as he sits in the leather booth of Paris Coffee Shop, a historic ... Read More »
Pretty as a Picture in Van Horn
On a March morning while waiting to shoot photos of the Clark Hotel Museum in Van Horn for “Weekend Wayfinder,” ... Read More »
Meet Comfort Tysen, the Texas State Capitol’s Longest-Serving Tour Guide
When Comfort Tysen gives a tour, she puts her whole body into the job. On some days, the longest-serving guide at ... Read More »
A Hotel Haunted by a Ghost Cat and Other Spooky Tales in New Braunfels
Just as we were leaving the restaurant on the outskirts of New Braunfels, we saw a black sky turn purple and ... Read More »
In Remembrance of Inimitable Texas Writer John Nova Lomax
Texas Highways writer-at-large and chronicler of the curious dies at 53 John Nova Lomax was Houston from the ... Read More »
Country Singer Kelly Willis Returns with Trio, Performing at Kerrville Folk Festival This Weekend
Kelly Willis is feeling liberated. After decades being a wife, mother, and singer always on the verge of ... Read More »
After More Than a Decade, Books Are Back in Brownsville
The window display of Búho’s downtown Brownsville storefront features a recently released Jodi Picoult novel, a ... Read More »
A Musical About El Camino Real de los Tejas Cranks Out a Colorful History
There are two great stories of Texas, as far as Brian Beattie is concerned. One is the Alamo, about which much ... Read More »