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A Naturalist Finds Serenity on a Mini-Tour of Texas’ Famous Oak Trees

A Naturalist Finds Serenity on a Mini-Tour of Texas’ Famous Oak Trees

Open Road  | December 2020 An Ancient Voice A naturalist looks to ... Read More »

The Infinite Bling of Neiman Marcus, a Dallas Tradition for 113 Years

The Infinite Bling of Neiman Marcus, a Dallas Tradition for 113 Years

The founders of Neiman Marcus first considered investing in Atlanta’s upstart Coca-Cola Co. before deciding to ... Read More »

Customers from Across the State Visit Morrow’s Barber Shop in Terrell

Customers from Across the State Visit Morrow’s Barber Shop in Terrell

Terrell might be best known for the Terrell State Hospital, a 135-year-old psychiatric ward. Or, as the home of ... Read More »

Baylor Women’s Basketball Coach Kim Mulkey on the Growth of Waco and the Lady Bears

Baylor Women’s Basketball Coach Kim Mulkey on the Growth of Waco and the Lady Bears

Kim Mulkey has been a dominating figure in women’s college basketball since before many of the players she ... Read More »

Will It Snow in Texas This Year? Let’s Examine the History

Will It Snow in Texas This Year? Let’s Examine the History

I Don't Know If There'll Be Snow Texas has had a frigid relationship with winter weather By Julia JonesThe people ... Read More »

A Piece of <i>Lonesome Dove</i> Lore is on Display at the Wittliff Collections

A Piece of Lonesome Dove Lore is on Display at the Wittliff Collections

Behold the town of Lonesome Dove in its idea phase, before it became the set for the eponymous 1989 miniseries ... Read More »

Texas Forever … and Ever … and Ever

Texas Forever … and Ever … and Ever

Buzz Bissinger’s book Friday Night Lights still sells about 30,000 copies a year, making it arguably as ... Read More »

It’d Be a Lot Cooler if You Read <i>Alright, Alright, Alright: An Oral History of Richard Linklater’s Dazed and Confused</i>

It’d Be a Lot Cooler if You Read Alright, Alright, Alright: An Oral History of Richard Linklater’s Dazed and Confused

This fall marks the 27th anniversary of the release of Richard Linklater’s iconic, coming-of-age movie, Dazed ... Read More »

<i>Prada Marfa</i> Celebrates 15 Years of High Fashion in the West Texas Desert

Prada Marfa Celebrates 15 Years of High Fashion in the West Texas Desert

There’s a certain subset of people who, when I tell them I live in Marfa, get a hazy look in their eyes. ... Read More »

The Chapel on the Dunes Endures In Port Aransas

The Chapel on the Dunes Endures In Port Aransas

High atop a sand dune in Port Aransas, a small white sanctuary overlooks the ocean. Seagulls glide in the salty ... Read More »

Historic Photos Reveal Texans’ Resilient Spirit

Historic Photos Reveal Texans’ Resilient Spirit

Tales of Texas Grit by Jac Darsnek Texans are no strangers to adversity. When disaster strikes, we respond with ... Read More »

How Texas Suffragists Secured Women’s Right to Vote

How Texas Suffragists Secured Women’s Right to Vote

And Nothing Less Hardworking suffragists secured Texas women’s right to vote By Robyn RossWomen in the U.S. now ... Read More »

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