Culture

From a Bank to a Bed-and-Breakfast in Small-Town Bartlett

From a Bank to a Bed-and-Breakfast in Small-Town Bartlett

Bucolic is the first word that comes to mind as I step out of my car and onto a radiant, sun-warmed street in ... Read More »

Through Donations and Technology, Kerrville Folk Festival Adjusts to Survive the Pandemic

Through Donations and Technology, Kerrville Folk Festival Adjusts to Survive the Pandemic

The Kerrville Folk Festival (simply known as “Kerrville” to the devout) has been a Central Texas fixture since ... Read More »

My Favorite Texas Trip: Two Instrumental Guitarists Tour Through Far West Texas

My Favorite Texas Trip: Two Instrumental Guitarists Tour Through Far West Texas

Two winters ago, my friend Cameron Knowler and I were touring across Texas, playing concerts of instrumental ... Read More »

In Search of Fried Oreos at the Big Tex Fair Food Drive-Thru

In Search of Fried Oreos at the Big Tex Fair Food Drive-Thru

I don’t exactly remember when I first heard about fried Oreos. I just remember being a bit confused that such ... Read More »

How One Fairfield Woman is Keeping African American Quilting Traditions Alive

How One Fairfield Woman is Keeping African American Quilting Traditions Alive

Laverne Brackens’ quilts are hypnotizing. They’ve been exhibited at the Texas Memorial Museum of Science and ... Read More »

A Not Completely Serious 19th-Century Portrait

A Not Completely Serious 19th-Century Portrait

Early photo portraits usually feature stern-faced subjects, but Betsy Elliott of Houston found this playful ... Read More »

Writer Bryan Washington Brings Another Side of Houston to Life

Writer Bryan Washington Brings Another Side of Houston to Life

Houston writer Bryan Washington burst onto the national literary scene in the spring of 2019 with the ... Read More »

Jacob Janda Preserves History and Memories in Giddings With Custom Gravestones

Jacob Janda Preserves History and Memories in Giddings With Custom Gravestones

Giddings is a town that keeps to itself. Ask the locals, and they’ll tell you they live here because they always ... Read More »

Vintage Beer Signs Celebrate Texas’ Past

Vintage Beer Signs Celebrate Texas’ Past

Beer Signs of the Times Saloons across Texas showcase the history of their craft By Dave Thomas The earliest ... Read More »

Ballad Hunters Alan and John Lomax Preserved the Work of Little-Known Musicians

Ballad Hunters Alan and John Lomax Preserved the Work of Little-Known Musicians

The prisoner at the Louisiana State Penitentiary played a 12-string guitar and sang in a clear, trumpetlike voice ... Read More »

What Do We Really Know About Bonnie and Clyde and Their Legacy in Dallas?

What Do We Really Know About Bonnie and Clyde and Their Legacy in Dallas?

Flipping the Script What do we really know about Bonnie and Clyde and their legacy in Dallas? By Sarah ... Read More »

A West Texas Volunteer Firefighter Finds Community by Helping His Neighbors

A West Texas Volunteer Firefighter Finds Community by Helping His Neighbors

Open Road  | October 2020 On Call A volunteer firefighter and ... Read More »

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