Culture

Houston’s Rothko Chapel, Freshly Restored, Offers a Welcome Sanctuary of Contemplation

Houston’s Rothko Chapel, Freshly Restored, Offers a Welcome Sanctuary of Contemplation

Since 1971, the nondenominational Rothko Chapel has served as a quiet oasis for contemplation amid Houston’s ... Read More »

In Dallas, Curators Use WhatsApp to Stage an Exhibition of Renaissance Artwork

In Dallas, Curators Use WhatsApp to Stage an Exhibition of Renaissance Artwork

The coronavirus pandemic hit just as precious works by 16th-century sculptor and artist Alonso Berruguete were ... Read More »

Watching <i>Paris, Texas</i>—in Texas

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

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

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

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

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 »

<em>‘Daddy-O’s Book of Big-Ass Art’</em> Explores the Artist’s Larger Than Life Artworks

‘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

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

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

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

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 »

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