Getaways

A Weekend Getaway in the Central Texas Hamlet of La Grange

Ask a Texan if they know where La Grange is and they’ll probably tell you one of two things: “I’ve driven past ... Read More »

Located on the tip of South Texas, the quiet town of Port Isabel has long charmed visitors looking for a relaxing ... Read More »

The year 1880 was a momentous one for the town of Mineral Wells. It had been settled only three years prior, and ... Read More »

Directions to Laredo are easy. Get on Interstate 35 and head south. Go far enough and you’ll get there eventually. ... Read More »

It doesn’t carry the name recognition of the Alamo, Nacogdoches, Goliad, or other key players in Texas' history, ... Read More »

When I was 11 years old, my parents put our family home in the suburbs of Houston on the market. They received an ... Read More »

To properly enjoy Canton, an East Texas town of 4,200 near Tyler, you should show up with two things: an empty ... Read More »

The ATV kicks up red dust on a bumpy ride to Decision Point, a rocky ridge on a cattle ranch about an hour ... Read More »

Drive west of the Hill Country on Interstate 10 and the limestone trades its coat of live oak for scrubby juniper ... Read More »

The third time was the charm when it came to naming the town of Magnolia. Originally established as Mink, the ... Read More »

Originally named Carson City, the town of Panhandle was a community of 30,000 during the late 1920s oil boom. When ... Read More »

Located 47 miles north of Lubbock on Interstate 27’s path to Amarillo, Plainview is where West Texas meets the ... Read More »