This Fredericksburg Restaurant Features a Rare All-Texas Wine List
Asign above the door to Cabernet Grill in Fredericksburg tells patrons what they need to know about the restaurant: “Texas Wine Spoken Here.” Fluently, in fact. Cabernet Grill has landed on Wine Enthusiast’s “America’s 100 Best Wine Restaurants” two years in a row with an all-Texas wine list—a feat even the most Texas-centric restaurants haven’t achieved. Read More »
An LBJ Enthusiast Retraces the Route of Her School Field Trips in Search of History—and Herself
Every May, after the bluebonnets had faded from the hills around Marble Falls, my classmates and I would pack sack lunches, board a diesel-powered school bus, and hit the road. The annual field trip was the last major educational event before the school year ended. Or was it? Read More »
Eh-Ha-Ha! Downtown Galveston Concert to Remember Influential Gulf Coast Cajun Fiddler
The Galveston Historical Foundation on Saturday will celebrate Harry Choates music with a free concert at Hendley Green with a performance by Gulf Coast musicians Kevin Anthony & G-Town, who’ve recently recorded an album of Choates’ songs. Read More »
The Daytripper’s Top 5 in Brownsville
Down at the Southern tip of our state, Tex-Mex is more than just a food group—it’s an entire way of life. And here in one of our most vibrant border cities, the cultures of two countries blend together into one incredible day trip. (And yes, I’m considering Texas a country.) This town started with a “bang” and continues to excite everyone who visits. Read More »
A Masterpiece in the Heartland: New Book Tells the Story of Fort Worth’s Kimbell Art Museum
In 'Of the First Class: A History of the Kimbell Art Museum,' author Tim Madigan chronicles the beginnings of one of the nation's great art museums in what was then an unexpected place, Fort Worth Read More »
Texas Highways’ New Managing Editor and Writers-At-Large Share Their Favorite Travel Discoveries
Often, the most gratifying parts of travel are the places or moments that take us by surprise. In honor of recent staff promotions, I asked our newly minted managing editor and writers-at-large to share a rewarding discovery they’ve made in their nearly 70 combined years of writing about Texas. I hope their revelations inspire one of your own. Read More »
On the Road with Tiki, the Traveling Macaw of Texas
Originally from Trinidad, Tiki the macaw has set claw in 204 of the state's 254 counties, participating in dozens of parades and other events. Read More »
In Defense of J. Frank Dobie—the Father of Texas Literature
On a soft autumn evening last year, I stood in a South Texas ghost town, ready to climb up onto the bed of a ... Read More »
Gallery: Reader Photos from Texas Highways’ Big Bend Experience
To celebrate the 75th Anniversary of Big Bend National Park, Texas Highways partnered with the park and Big Bend Conservancy to host a special experience for 50 readers this weekend on September 20-22. The experience included guided hikes, expert photography tips, a night sky party, welcome dinner, and more. Read More »
5 Mouthwatering Chef-Inspired Eats at Texas Stadiums
Root, root, rooting for the home team works up a mighty hunger. At some stadiums around the state, the snacks have become bigger, bolder, and more ridiculous—take for example the Texas Rangers’ Globe Life Park in Arlington, which debuted a 2-pound chicken tender on its 2019 menu. But some arenas attempt to make their offerings ambitious in a different way, even scoring notable Texas chefs to create menu items. Read More »
Buc-ee’s Joins ‘Don’t mess with Texas’ Anti-Litter Campaign
With the announcement that mega-convenience store chain Buc-ee’s is partnering with the Texas Department of Transportation campaign, travelers will see Buc-ee’s familiar baseball cap-wearing beaver mascot helping spread the word against littering. Read More »
Fall Really Does Happen in Texas – You Just Have to Know Where to Look
Mother Nature’s autumnal coloration of leaves before she applies her cruel winter grip is a visual gift typically associated with areas of the country that actually experience four distinct seasons. In Texas, where for the most part it’s oppressively hot and dry in September and October, green can abruptly give way to brown, without displaying even a hint of the kaleidoscope of oranges, reds, and yellows typical of a postcard New England fall. There are hidden pockets of the state, however, where the trees, beneficiaries of just the right weather conditions, offer one final, dramatic blush. Follow our photographers to these special places for some of the best foliage in the state—from the Nolan River in North Texas and Garner State Park in the Hill Country, to the Canadian River in the Panhandle and Guadalupe Mountains National Park in West Texas. Read More »
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