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The Discovery Science Place Celebrates 30 Years

The Discovery Science Place Celebrates 30 Years

In the early 1990s, Nancy Wrenn drove her minivan around Tyler with the back seats pulled out to accommodate a 3D ... Read More »

Fireflies Set Independence Creek Preserve Aglow

Fireflies Set Independence Creek Preserve Aglow

Photographer Kenny Braun was focused on shooting a different scene at The Nature Conservancy’s Independence Creek ... Read More »

Trailblazers

Trailblazers

October 1984Along with a cover story heralding “the beauty of autumn with colorful late bloomers across the ... Read More »

Travel Back in Time to Prehistoric Texas

Travel Back in Time to Prehistoric Texas

The desert songbird flits out from the shade, snatching up an insect and returning to its perch on the wing of the ... Read More »

Exploring the Sky Islands of the Trans-Pecos

Exploring the Sky Islands of the Trans-Pecos

I’m maybe 10 miles from Baldy Peak in the Davis Mountains of far West Texas, looking down at an undulating fog ... Read More »

A Tour Through Texas’ Doughnut Capital

A Tour Through Texas’ Doughnut Capital

  Doughnuts are a beloved comfort food that stirs up strong feelings about the ideal place to grab a dozen. ... Read More »

Making Cascarones, a Longtime Texas Tradition

Making Cascarones, a Longtime Texas Tradition

How To Texas is a recurring column offering step-by-step instructions on how to be Texan. We'll guide you through ... Read More »

Meet Spike, the Toughest Tortoise in Texas

Meet Spike, the Toughest Tortoise in Texas

Spike had been in trouble before, but this time it was serious. It was December 2013, and he was scuttling down ... Read More »

A Weekend Getaway in Port Isabel Brims with Seaside Treasures

A Weekend Getaway in Port Isabel Brims with Seaside Treasures

Located on the tip of South Texas, the quiet town of Port Isabel has long charmed visitors looking for a relaxing ... Read More »

A New Book Details the Life of Terry Allen and His ‘Truckload of Art’

A New Book Details the Life of Terry Allen and His ‘Truckload of Art’

Maybe you’ve seen Terry Allen’s work. His sculpture Caw Caw Blues, which contains the ashes of his friend Guy ... Read More »

The Splendor of Texas Wildflowers on Full Display

The Splendor of Texas Wildflowers on Full Display

Theresa DiMenno became enamored with photography when she bought her first 35 mm camera in 1977. An avid ... Read More »

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