Culture

Remembering Dallas’ Marriott Motor Hotel

Remembering Dallas’ Marriott Motor Hotel

Drivers on the newly completed Interstate 35 through Dallas were welcomed with a novel sight in 1960: a sign for a ... Read More »

When the Queen of Flowers Reigned in Houston’s Magnolia Park

When the Queen of Flowers Reigned in Houston’s Magnolia Park

At first glance, Reyna's Florist on the corner of 75th Street and Avenue I might look like any other flower shop ... Read More »

The History of Gillespie County’s One-Room Schoolhouses

The History of Gillespie County’s One-Room Schoolhouses

When Leroy Pehl enrolled at the Luckenbach School in 1948, he was one of four students in the first grade—but they ... Read More »

The Evolution of Texas’ Recording Industry

The Evolution of Texas’ Recording Industry

Texas music recording history changed forever on the fourth floor of a hotel on San Antonio’s River Walk. For ... Read More »

This Almost-100-Year-Old Ferry Route Is Still a Thrill

This Almost-100-Year-Old Ferry Route Is Still a Thrill

I have never been a boat girl. Still, one rainy Sunday morning in April, I found myself riding a vessel in ... Read More »

The Best Photo Outtakes of 2025

The Best Photo Outtakes of 2025

The Year in Photos TEXAS HIGHWAYS' PHOTOGRAPHERS SHARE THE STORIES AND SPONTANEOUS MOMENTS BEHIND THE ... Read More »

Architect Michael Hsu on Shaping Texas Cities

Architect Michael Hsu on Shaping Texas Cities

It’s been more than 20 years since architect Michael Hsu helped transform a red bungalow in South Austin into ... Read More »

Seeing Stars in the Chihuahuan Desert

Seeing Stars in the Chihuahuan Desert

My empty nest was closing in on me.  I texted my friend Anne, also the mother of absent college kids: ... Read More »

When Smithville Baked the World’s Largest Gingerbread Man

When Smithville Baked the World’s Largest Gingerbread Man

TThe 1998 Sandra Bullock movie Hope Floats may have put Smithville on the map, but the small Bastrop County town ... Read More »

Unearthing a Touch of Desert Magic in El Paso

Unearthing a Touch of Desert Magic in El Paso

Open RoadA Leap Through TimeExcavating El Paso Stories Coated in Desert MagicBy LUIS JARAMILLOJessica ... Read More »

The Spirit of Musician Rick Nelson Lives on in De Kalb

The Spirit of Musician Rick Nelson Lives on in De Kalb

De Kalb, population 1,421, is a tiny town tucked away in the northeast corner of the state. But 40 years ago this ... Read More »

Texas Roadside Motels for Weary Travelers

Texas Roadside Motels for Weary Travelers

Texas Roadside Motels for Weary Travelers MOTOR HOTELS HAVE OFFERED RESPITE SINCE THE DAWN OF CAR ... Read More »

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