San Antonio Museum of Art Taps Into the Alamo City’s Brewery History
When visiting the San Antonio Museum of Art, you may notice architectural details that hearken back to a buzzy ... Read More »
Mexia’s Cindy Walker Days Celebrates a Trailblazing Country Music Hall of Fame Songwriter
“I’m just a Texan at heart,” drawled the “Queen of Western Song Writers” to a live audience at Fort Worth’s Amon ... Read More »
What the Well? Why It Took Mineral Wells So Long to Become the Official Wellness Capital of Texas
Located about an hour west of Fort Worth, Mineral Wells is a small town built on the idea of wellness, as people ... Read More »
Did Texas Have a Jurassic Era? Plesiosaur Fossils Found in West Texas Say Yes
Approximately 150 million years ago, a toothy marine reptile swam through the Texas seas. When it died, it ... Read More »
Before Peaches, Watermelons Ruled in Parker County
Heading into the second weekend of July, residents from all over Parker County brace themselves as their ... Read More »
West Texans Rally to Save a Sacred Lipan Apache Cemetery
Growing up, Christina Hernandez spent the summer with her grandparents in the West Texas border town of ... Read More »
Early 20th Century Anglers Dropped Their Lines in Salado Creek
The impulse to get away from the grind of daily life is not a new one. This circa 1905 photo shows a group of ... Read More »
The Fate of Jacob’s Well Remains Uncertain
I look down upon the blue-and-green-tinted waters of Jacob’s Well, the headwaters of Cypress Creek. Even barely ... Read More »
On Deck with Texas’ Lone Marine Archeologist
Many people assume Amy Borgens’ job is full of action and intrigue—she’s heard her share of Indiana Jones ... Read More »
Larry McMurtry’s Last Auction Sale
Larry McMurtry pulled off U.S. 84 outside of Waco 30 years ago and circled into the parking lot of the Egg Roll ... Read More »
A New Chapter Is Unfolding in Greenville
Life is rarely dull in the town of Greenville, home to around 30,000 people about 50 miles northeast of Dallas. In ... Read More »
In the Early 1900s, Port Arthur Was Home to an Opulent Hotel Fit for the East Coast
The opulent Sabine Hotel in Port Arthur was nearing completion in 1897—note the scaffolding on the far left. ... Read More »
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