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Artist Michael Tracy Is the Latest Pioneer Fighting to Preserve San Ygnacio

Artist Michael Tracy Is the Latest Pioneer Fighting to Preserve San Ygnacio

A work crew was doing maintenance in the small South Texas town of San Ygnacio a decade ago when one of its ... Read More »

The Daytripper Journeys to the Heart of Texas

The Daytripper Journeys to the Heart of Texas

Brady, a small Hill Country town smack dab in the middle of the state, claims to be the genuine “Heart of ... Read More »

From Horses to Model Ts To Pick-up Trucks, The History of Texas Transportation

From Horses to Model Ts To Pick-up Trucks, The History of Texas Transportation

Horse Before the Cart Traveling Texas wasn’t always so easy By John LumpkinÁlvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, one of ... Read More »

24 Hours in the Life of Buc-ee’s, Texas’ Beloved Gas Station

24 Hours in the Life of Buc-ee’s, Texas’ Beloved Gas Station

and drove nearly an hour to get here. She brought her mother, Brenda, who lives in Jacksboro, and they decided to ... Read More »

The Refreshing Hill Country Oasis at Krause Springs

The Refreshing Hill Country Oasis at Krause Springs

Photographer Kenny Braun has been visiting Krause Springs, a family-owned swimming hole and camping area, for more ... Read More »

Texas Vintage RV Enthusiasts Follow a Long Line of Inventive Campers

Texas Vintage RV Enthusiasts Follow a Long Line of Inventive Campers

On a warm weekend last October, several dozen vintage travel trailers filled the spaces at Leisure Resort ... Read More »

Craft Barbecue is Taking Over Texas’ Suburbs

Craft Barbecue is Taking Over Texas’ Suburbs

Early on a cold Saturday in February, Justin Earley and Steven Bailey stoke the fire and check briskets on the ... Read More »

San Antonio Accordion Master Flaco Jiménez Lets His Accordion Do the Talking

San Antonio Accordion Master Flaco Jiménez Lets His Accordion Do the Talking

Leonardo “Flaco” Jiménez is San Antonio music royalty. Known as “El Rey de Texas” for his mastery of the ... Read More »

From the Panhandle to the Rio Grande Valley: In Search of What Unites Us As Texans

From the Panhandle to the Rio Grande Valley: In Search of What Unites Us As Texans

“One and indivisible”—these two words conclude the compact 17-word ledge of Allegiance to the Texas state flag. ... Read More »

Looking Back on the Dedication of the LBJ Library 50 Years Ago

Looking Back on the Dedication of the LBJ Library 50 Years Ago

This May marks the 50th anniversary of the opening of the LBJ Presidential Library at the University of Texas. A ... Read More »

How an ‘88 Cadillac Led a Former Dallasite to the Love of His Life

How an ‘88 Cadillac Led a Former Dallasite to the Love of His Life

Open Road  | May 2021 Taken for a Ride A former Dallasite ... Read More »

A New Book Shines a Light on the Many Faces of Dallas-Fort Worth Musical History

A New Book Shines a Light on the Many Faces of Dallas-Fort Worth Musical History

Gene Fowler and William Williams spent more than a decade researching, collecting, and writing Metro Music: ... Read More »

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