Watching Paris, Texas—in Texas
I must have seen Paris, Texas, for the first time when I was in college. If my memory doesn’t betray me, I saw ... Read More »
Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month With Events Across Texas
Whether celebrating a shared culture, exploring the diversity of its community, or honoring its past and future, National Hispanic Heritage Month offers something for everybody. Read More »
The Ultimate Tommy Lee Jones Texas Road Trip
Iconic Texan Tommy Lee Jones has had a career in film that traverses the Lone Star State. Read More »
When the Super Bowl Champion Dallas Cowboys Came to El Paso
In 1993, the El Paso Red Cross was in desperate need of money. The organization hatched a plan to host an ... Read More »
What a Childhood on the Road Taught a Daughter of Migrant Truck Drivers
Open Road | September 2020 A Place Before Words What a childhood on the road taught a daughter of migrant truck ... Read More »
‘Daddy-O’s Book of Big-Ass Art’ Explores the Artist’s Larger Than Life Artworks
In the mysterious process of making art, every now and then the creator becomes as much the story as the creation. ... Read More »
Musician Justin Treviño Finds the Heart of Hardcore Country in Brady
To go to the heart of Texas, literally, you must go to Brady. On the northwestern edge of the Hill Country, Brady ... Read More »
How Homecoming Mums Became a Texas Tradition
Mum's the Word This homecoming tradition didn’t start in Texas, but we made it bigger By Julia Jones If you went ... Read More »
The Power of Richard Linklater’s Nostalgia
After a few seconds, Linklater stops the boys, walks in front of the cameras, and points at various markers on the ... Read More »
How Curandero Don Pedro Jaramillo Became a South Texas Legend
The burial shrine for saintly South Texan Don Pedro Jaramillo sits beside a dusty farm-to-market road in the ... Read More »
Singer-Songwriter Walker Lukens Turns Your Confessions into Original Songs
Adam’s girlfriend, friends, and family came from all over to the Newport Folk Festival in Rhode Island last year ... Read More »
Houstonian Adán Medrano Doesn’t Want Your Greasy Tex-Mex
At first, the concept of “Texas Mexican food” espoused by Houston-based chef and food writer Adán Medrano is a ... Read More »