Preserving the Mexican Barrio in Dallas’ Oak Cliff Neighborhood
Born and raised in Dallas, Ruben A. Arellano moved to the city’s Oak Cliff neighborhood when he was around 13 ... Read More »
The Complicated History of Texas Revolutionary Hero Juan Seguín
When Albert Seguín Gonzales was a boy, his grandmother told him stories about their ancestor Juan Nepomuceno ... Read More »
The Musical Legacy of Crockett Didn’t End With Lightnin’ Hopkins
Nestled in the Piney Woods of East Texas, Crockett was established shortly after the Texas Revolution and named ... Read More »
In Defense of the Grackle, the Bird Texans Love to Hate
I was entirely ignorant of grackles. I am from England, and I’d been looking forward to seeing new creatures in my ... Read More »
Fort Worth Filmmaker Chyna Robinson Shines a Light on Domestic Abuse
Filmmaker Chyna Robinson is on a roll. Her debut feature film, No Ordinary Love, was released in June and is ... Read More »
Sheriff Rufe Jordan Kicks Back with Honey
Wearing handmade boots and a Resistol hat, Rufus “Rufe” Jordan was the larger-than-life archetype of a Texas ... Read More »
Bowie High School’s Principal Moonlights as a Knifemaker for Texas Pitmasters
Ask Sergio Menchaca when he became interested in knives and he’ll joke, “According to my dad, the moment I was ... Read More »
The Return of Texas’ Live Music Scene
The lineup for October's Austin City Limits Music Festival, headlined by George Strait, Billie Eilish, Duran ... Read More »
The Evolution of the South Dallas Neighborhood
Open Road | October 2021 Good Neighbors In South Dallas, a father ... Read More »
Sympathy for the Devil in Southwest Texas
In a world where we are perhaps overly dependent on GPS—focused on getting from point A to point B as quickly ... Read More »
The Cosmic Vibes Are Back: El Cosmico’s Trans-Pecos Festival of Music + Love Turns 15
Picture this: You’re standing on soft green grass, swaying gently to the jaunty sounds of live alt-country ... Read More »
By Spreading the Word, Town Crier ‘Megaphone Myers’ Became a Beloved Part of San Antonio
“Ladee-eez ’nd Jumpm’n,” bellowed San Antonio’s beloved town crier, Julius Myers, as reported in a 1920 issue of ... Read More »