Drive-In Movie Theaters Across Texas See an Increase in Business Due to COVID-19
Drive-in theaters have been part of the American landscape for nearly a century. The first one opened in New Jersey in 1933, and by the 1950s, Texas had nearly 400, with outdoor screens blossoming across the landscape like massive sails on an armada of landlocked schooners. Today, with a health crisis worthy of a sci-fi thriller threatening to crush summer fun in its path, drive-in screenings are the season’s hottest ticket for those hoping to practice social distancing while still getting out of the house. Read More »
Remembering Goliad, Beyond the Texas Revolution
Back before there was Texas or Mexico, there was Goliad. In 1749, Spanish missionaries moved Mission Espíritu ... Read More »
The Texas Purple Hull Pea Festival in Shankleville Honors the Beloved Legume
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Travel, Interrupted
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George Getschow Attempts to Escape the Noise
I have just set up camp on a rock ledge when all hell breaks loose. A violent windstorm suddenly sweeps out of ... Read More »
Surf Texas Waves for Days on South Padre Island
Photographer Kenny Braun captured this group heading into the water at South Padre Island in 2003 while taking ... Read More »
Rodeo is Like Religion in West Texas
Ask any West Texas cowboy where the world’s first rodeo was held, and you’ll get the same answer: “Pecos” ... Read More »
Yellowstone Star Ryan Bingham Keeps the Wolves at Bay With Songs and Family
Singer-songwriter Ryan Bingham won an Oscar, a Grammy, and an Americana Artist of the Year award all before he ... Read More »
The Daytripper: Port Isabel’s Lighthouse Is a Beacon for Travelers
Everyone who goes to South Padre Island passes through Port Isabel, but there are plenty of reasons to make ... Read More »
Fort Worth-based Mrs. Renfro’s Celebrates 80 Years of Saucy Success
As a young boy growing up in Fort Worth, Doug Renfro never dreamed he’d eventually run his grandparents’ ... Read More »
A 1939 Photograph Captures Fishermen on a Corpus Christi Pier
Fishing is a great equalizer. A fish doesn’t care whether you have a fancy rod or, like these men on a Corpus ... Read More »
The Texas League Takes the Field for the State’s Oldest Circuit of Pro Baseball
When a baseball league has been around for more than a century, you know it’s got some stories to tell. That’s ... Read More »
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