Farley Boat Works, a historic link to Port Aransas’ tarpon fishing heyday, is expanding into a maritime museum
A vision 10 years in the making is becoming reality as construction begins this month for the Port Aransas ... Read More »
A Brief History of Innovations at Texas Stadiums, From AstroTurf to Robot Servers
With its distinctive metal roof resembling an airplane wing, Austin’s Q2 Stadium is the latest entry into ... Read More »
Experience Kendall County History at The (New) Old Jail Museum
About five years ago, Paul Barwick, the City of Boerne’s special projects director, attended a presentation by ... Read More »
Get Away From Distractions by Taking a Solo Retreat in the Texas Hill Country
Surrounded by windows and white pillows while in bed at my tiny cabin, I think of the liner notes to Bob Dylan’s ... Read More »
From Ray Benson to Debbie Reynolds, What It Takes to Be a Native Texan
When San Antonio-born comedy legend Carol Burnett turned 88 on April 26, she was referred to as “a Texas native” ... Read More »
Texas Peach Growers See a Bountiful Crop Despite the February Freeze
Despite the historic deep freeze across Texas in February, family-owned peach orchards are harvesting early ... Read More »
Houston’s New Heights House Hotel Lets the Good Vibes Roll
On a sweaty May evening in a historic-turned-hip neighborhood of Houston, hotel guests and local revelers lounge ... Read More »
Celebrate National Moonshine Day By Exploring Hooch History in Texas
Thursday, June 3, is National Moonshine Day, and although there isn’t an official Texas Moonshine Trail, there ... Read More »
The Roots of Music Concert Series Kicks Off This Week in Fort Worth
While Fort Worth is famous for its country music, New Orleans-based jazz drummer Adonis Rose is determined to bring different genres of music to Cowtown. Read More »
Roadside Oddity: The Return of Alley Oop Day and Fantasy Land in Iraan
Back in the spring of 1964, West Texans in towns like Iraan were in something of an existential crisis. ... Read More »
The Dive Bar Bringing Heavy Metal to Fredericksburg
Talk of Fredericksburg normally revolves around its picturesque vineyards and authentic German food. Der Daiwel, ... Read More »
Sprechen Sie Texas Deutsch? How a Variation of German Once Ruled In Fredericksburg
Of all the towns where German is still spoken in the state, aka the Texas “German Belt,” that fading ember burns ... Read More »
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