A group of tents and people in a grassy area beneath a tall rock
Brandon JakobeitVisiting Big Bend National Park’s Chisos Basin before a two-year closure begins in May is one item on our online 2025 Bucket List.

Following a gratifying year celebrating Texas Highways’ 50th anniversary, we’re excited to kick off the next half-century with an issue full of travel inspiration. Along with our cover story on Where to Stay in 2025, we’re bringing you our annual list of Small Towns to Visit Now early to help spark ideas for this year’s weekend getaways. If you haven’t visited the rest of our website lately, make sure to check out our online-exclusive 2025 Texas Travel Bucket List. That’s also where you’ll find Chet Garner’s monthly Daytripper column as he continues exploring the state.

After hearing from many of you about readability issues since our July redesign, we have increased the font size in print issues moving forward. Our magazine wouldn’t exist without your loyal readership, and we appreciate those of you who took the time to let us know your concerns. We keep reader feedback top of mind with all the decisions we make at the magazine. If you have any further concerns after reading through this issue, feel free to email us at [email protected].

Emily Roberts Stone
Editor in Chief

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