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Big Bend Ranch State Park to Celebrate its 10th Birthday with Fiesta

Big Bend Ranch State Park to Celebrate its 10th Birthday with Fiesta

To see for yourself, head west on Nov. 3 for Fiesta! and events including a barbecue lunch, guided hikes, bike rides, horseback rides, and geology and archeology tours—all free of charge. Camping fees will also be waived. Read More »

Ruby City, a Contemporary Art Museum 12 Years in the Making, is Now Open in San Antonio

Ruby City, a Contemporary Art Museum 12 Years in the Making, is Now Open in San Antonio

Late artist and philanthropist Linda Pace’s vision puts the Alamo City on the modern art map Read More »

San Antonio Celebrates Day of the Dead With a New Festival Full of Colorful Events

San Antonio Celebrates Day of the Dead With a New Festival Full of Colorful Events

Starting this week, the San Antonio's Day of the Dead festivities range from museum exhibitions to a Catrinas on the River Parade. “Considering the city’s history and diversity, it makes sense that San Antonio is the national destination to celebrate this holiday,” says Dawn Robinette of Day of the Dead San Antonio. Read More »

Houston Ballet’s Nutcracker Market

Houston Ballet’s Nutcracker Market

What began in 1981 as a humble church bazaar has blossomed into a four-day shopping bonanza in the tradition of a European or Latin American street market, with more than 270 unique merchants offering items from gourmet food and home decor to apparel, toys, accessories, and more. Read More »

East Austin Studio Tour

East Austin Studio Tour

Local nonprofit Big Medium, which is dedicated to cultivating artists and the contemporary arts throughout Texas through community events like this one, engages more than 1,000 artists and 100,000 attendees each year through EAST, its sister event WEST, and various other annual programs. Read More »

Going Green in the Desert: Terlingua’s Sustainability Festival Highlights Green Living and Dark Skies

Going Green in the Desert: Terlingua’s Sustainability Festival Highlights Green Living and Dark Skies

Held Oct. 26-27 at Terlingua Ghost Town, the 11th annual Terlingua Green Scene Sustainability Festival will feature a theme of "Save our Stars" and demonstrations on reducing light pollution Read More »

Traces of Texas Is on a Quest to Preserve the State’s Past Through Photography

Traces of Texas Is on a Quest to Preserve the State’s Past Through Photography

“Somebody should photograph all this vanishing Texas before it’s forever lost.” What began as a chronicle of one man’s love affair with a state became one of the biggest online communities devoted to the history, people, and culture of the Lone Star State. Read More »

Explore Distilleries Around the State Through the Texas Whiskey Trail

Explore Distilleries Around the State Through the Texas Whiskey Trail

Fans of grain-based spirits can get perks through membership with the Texas Whiskey Association and the Texas Whiskey Trail Read More »

The Great State Fair of Texas

The Great State Fair of Texas

Running through Oct. 20, The State Fair of Texas at Fair Park in Dallas draws about 3 million people annually for everything from pig races to an auto show to fried brisket. Read More »

Fixer Upper Stars Chip and Joanna Gaines Unveil Plans to Open Downtown Waco Hotel

Fixer Upper Stars Chip and Joanna Gaines Unveil Plans to Open Downtown Waco Hotel

Chip and Joanna Gaines are planning to build on their Waco empire with a new historic hotel. Read More »

Dallas’ African American Museum Presents Acclaimed Survey of Black Arts, History, and Culture

Dallas’ African American Museum Presents Acclaimed Survey of Black Arts, History, and Culture

Free to see with a State Fair of Texas ticket, The Kinsey African American Art & History Collection "strives to give our ancestors a voice, name, and personality." Read More »

Stubb’s Bar-B-Q Founder is Posthumously Inducted into the 2019 BBQ Hall of Fame

Stubb’s Bar-B-Q Founder is Posthumously Inducted into the 2019 BBQ Hall of Fame

Legendary pitmaster C.B. Stubblefield, who owned restaurants in Lubbock and Austin, receives his due Read More »

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