January/February 2024

On the Cover

Your Guide on Where to Stay in Texas

In a state with thousands of hotels, these 48 hotels offer an authentic Texas experience.

January 2, 2024

A glamping tent glows in the light of a setting sun

Lodging

Embracing the Wild Side Through Glamping

By Jennifer Stewart

February 5, 2024

Festivals

Galveston’s Mardi Gras Celebration Is a Family Affair

January 22, 2024

Fuel

Longtime North Texas Chain El Chico Serves Warm Memories

By Eric Webb

February 23, 2024

The exterior of a treehouse, with a wooden-railed walkway going up to a large gray house surrounded by trees

Lodging

Texas Treehouse Retreats Bring Guests Closer to Nature

By Sarah Thurmond

February 21, 2024

A young person holds a bucket next to a burro wearing a large saddle

Museums

See Early 20th-Century Big Bend Through the Lens of Photographer W.D. Smithers

By Matt Joyce

February 19, 2024

Containers of chorizo san miguel seasoning

Fuel

Chorizo de San Manuel Remains a True Taste of the Rio Grande Valley

By Daynara Gutierrez

February 16, 2024

Getaway

A Transformative Weekend Getaway in Historic Laredo

By Luis G. Rendon

February 14, 2024

A woman sits in front of a computer in a room with numerous computers and lettering on the wall reading "Pottsboro Reads"

Like a Local

Experience Pottsboro in North Texas Like a Local

By Lisa Bubert

February 7, 2024

An illustration of a man in a green shirt sitting in a chair

Speaking of Texas

Nixta Taqueria Chef Edgar Rico on the Joys of Tacos

By S. Kirk Walsh

January 31, 2024

Drive

The Total Solar Eclipse by the Numbers

By Asher Elbein

January 26, 2024

A man holds a large green sign reading "Canton City Limit"

The Daytripper

The Daytripper Goes Thrifting at the ‘World’s Largest Flea Market’ in Canton

By Chet Garner

January 19, 2024

A group of men in suits stand around a seated man, who is signing paperwork

Vintage

When Texas Highways Became the Official Travel Magazine of Texas

By Traces of Texas

January 19, 2024

A woman with long, dark hair wearing a navy blue chef's coat smiling

Fuel

The South Texas-Inspired Pizzas of Chef Janet Zapata

By Luis G. Rendon

January 15, 2024

An illustration of two people standing next to a soccer field surrounded by trees

Open Road

An Empty Nester Takes a Trip Back in Time

By Antonio Ruiz-Camacho

January 12, 2024

A group of silhouetted people walk under a bright sun

Drive

Texas Towns Are Partying Through the Total Eclipse

By Lori Rackl

January 8, 2024

An overhead view of ice growing among green leaves in an outdoor scene

Sightseer

Frozen in Time at the Great Trinity Forest

January 4, 2024

A magazine cover of a man on a horse in the snow

Editor's Note

Editor’s Note: 50 Years on the Road

By Emily Roberts Stone

January 2, 2024