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January 2020

A piece by artist Che Bates at the entrance of the Pop Art Museum

On the Cover

13 Trips to Take in Texas in 2020

Go outside of your comfort zone and explore these new attractions that range from revamped museums to upgraded parks

By TH Staff
December 27, 2019

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An interpretation of Cabeza de Vaca on Galveston Island, the area where he washed ashore in 1528.

Feature

On the Trail of Cabeza de Vaca, Texas’ First Travel Writer

By Clayton Maxwell
December 27, 2019
U.S. Navy Lieutenant Tammie Jo Shults, who is currently a Southwest Airlines pilot, poses in front of a Navy F/A-18A in this 1992 photo released in Washington, DC, U.S., April 18, 2018. Thomas P. Milne/U.S. Navy/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Feature

Meet Tammie Jo Shults, American Hero Twice Over

By Michael J. Mooney
December 27, 2019

Drive

Embrace a New Year Full of Adventure

By Pam LeBlanc
December 27, 2019
Illustration of Houston comedian Mo Amer.

Speaking of Texas

Mo Amer Extracts Humor from the Hardships of Growing up a Refugee in Texas

By Kimya Kavehkar
December 27, 2019
Amtrak's Texas Eagle

Drive

Soar Across the State Aboard The Texas Eagle

By Clayton Maxwell
December 27, 2019

Getaway

Taylor’s Influx of Creative Residents Breathes New Life into the Small Town

By Jen Hamilton Hernandez
December 27, 2019

Fuel

SRSLY Chocolates Bring the Bean-to-Bar Experience to Taylor

By Susan L. Ebert
December 27, 2019
The Daytripper's Chet Garner in Marble Falls

The Daytripper

The Daytripper’s Top 5 in Wichita Falls

By Chet Garner
December 27, 2019
Opening ceremonies at the stock show and rodeo’s old location, Will Rogers Memorial Center.

Drive

You Say You’ve Never Been to a Rodeo?

December 27, 2019
The golden domed ceiling inside the McLean Foyer of Meditation is one of the visual highlights at the Armstrong Browning Library in Waco, Tex. Photos by Tom McCarthy Jr. 10/11/19

Texana

How do I Love Thee? Victorian Romance Lives on in Waco

December 27, 2019
Magnolia Filling Station owner Shelly Mackie.

Fuel

In Castroville, This Antique Gas Station Has Transformed into a Happening Cafe

December 27, 2019
Hutch’s simple, fresh dough makes it a stand-out.

Fuel

Hutch’s Fried Pies Has Been Serving Weatherford for More Than 80 Years

December 27, 2019
Illustration: John Jay Cabuay

Open Road

Prospecting for Musical Ghosts Along Lost Highways and Byways

By Michael Corcoran
December 27, 2019
When there was talk of moving the historic XIT Ranch office to Lubbock, Bob Cates worked to preserve the building in its original Channing site.

Like a Local

Finding a Home on the Range in the Panhandle Town of Channing

December 27, 2019
Fireworks over Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge, Trinity River, Dallas, Texas, USA.

Sightseer

Fireworks Over Dallas’ Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge

December 27, 2019
Photo: Courtesy Keri Davila, of Killeen, granddaughter of Floy Blankinship Byrd.

Vintage

Happy and Carefree Days at the Old Store on Clear Creek

December 27, 2019
CAMPER PREPARING THE GRILL FOR DINNER AT HIS CAMPSITE, DAVIS MNTS STATE PARK

Editor's Note

Plan On It

By Emily Roberts Stone
December 27, 2019

January 2020

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