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Hit the Waves at the Texas State Surfing Championship

Hit the Waves at the Texas State Surfing Championship

Jen Johnson used to own the best surf team in Texas. She even had the trophy to prove it: the coveted Wes ... Read More »

The Most Read Stories of 2024

The Most Read Stories of 2024

It’s been a big year for Texas Highways. This year marked our 50th anniversary as the official travel magazine of ... Read More »

Facing Fears in Gator Country

Facing Fears in Gator Country

It’s 10:37 p.m., and I’m kneeling in a boat on B.A. Steinhagen Lake, roughly 125 miles northeast of Houston. My ... Read More »

The Daytripper ‘Rips’ Through Eastland

The Daytripper ‘Rips’ Through Eastland

If you drive an hour and a half west of Fort Worth you’ll find yourself in the land of East…land. The Texas ... Read More »

2024 in Photos: A Year of Traveling Texas

2024 in Photos: A Year of Traveling Texas

The Year in Photos Texas Highways photographers share the stories behind the most ... Read More »

Filmmaker Jeff Nichols on Breaking Southern Stereotypes

Filmmaker Jeff Nichols on Breaking Southern Stereotypes

While the film and TV industries demand an endless churn of content for the streaming generation, Jeff Nichols has ... Read More »

Go Reptilian at Crocodile Encounters in Angleton

Go Reptilian at Crocodile Encounters in Angleton

Lurching out of the water to snatch the raw chicken dangling overhead, the full girth of Boots' stout figure ... Read More »

Ring in the Holidays at These Texas Hotels

Ring in the Holidays at These Texas Hotels

Holiday traditions often mean cozying up at home, but taking a staycation can be a magical way to create new ... Read More »

Revisiting Cherry Springs, Texas’ Forgotten Dance Hall

Revisiting Cherry Springs, Texas’ Forgotten Dance Hall

In October 1955, an advertisement ran in The Radio Post, a weekly newspaper in Fredericksburg. The syndicated ... Read More »

The Sun Sets on a Ranching Family in Central Texas

The Sun Sets on a Ranching Family in Central Texas

Open RoadThe BottomA ranching family runs its cattle on leased land and borrowed timeBy LISA BUBERTAnnick ... Read More »

Roadside Oddity: World’s Largest Pecan

Roadside Oddity: World’s Largest Pecan

First, let’s get something straight. As any Texan worth their weight in cattle knows, pecan is pronounced ... Read More »

A Texas Highways Photo Retrospective

A Texas Highways Photo Retrospective

The Big Picture For 50 years, Texas Highways photography has captured the people, places, and events that ... Read More »

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