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July/August 2024

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Texas Small Towns to Visit Now (2024)

For our annual list, we asked Texas writers to share the places that inspire and make them feel at home

July 2, 2024

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Two football players in opposing jerseys in from of bleachers

Sports

Friday Night Lights Still Shine on West Texas

By Ian Dille
July 2, 2024
A tall tree grows next to shorter wooden stumps in a misty, water scene

History

The Lost Underwater Towns of Texas

By Robyn Ross
August 13, 2024

Like a Local

Navigating La Grange with the City’s First Black Mayor

By Lisa Bubert
August 9, 2024
The exterior of a seafoam green hotel with white shutters and palm trees

Lodging

Small Town Stays with Big Histories

By Cynthia J. Drake
August 8, 2024
An overhead view of plates piled with enchiladas and tacos, along with cans of pop on a light-colored table

Tex-Mex

Historic Lala’s in Mirando City Is Tex-Mex Heaven

By Ryan Cantu
August 7, 2024
A young person holds a cowboy hat in front of a wall with numerous cowboy hats in various styles

Nature

Life Along the Red River

August 5, 2024
A portrait of a man looking off into the distance in front of blue sky

Books

Author Gabino Iglesias Tackles Monsters and Myths

By Chris Hughes
August 2, 2024
A Texas longhorn wearing a tag reading "Bevo" stands in front of a partly-cloudy sky

Sports

The Legendary Live College Mascots of Texas

July 29, 2024

Snacks

Peanut Patties Are a Timeless Roadside Snack

By Amy McCarthy
July 26, 2024
A shiny black convertable with a longhorn skull on the front is parked under an awning with a lit-up sign reading "Cowboy Motel" at the front

Road Trips

A Remote Getaway in the Western Hill Country

By Scott Dubois
July 24, 2024
A man wearing a baseball cap clutches several vinyl records to his chest inside of a busy record store

Dispatch

Denton’s Longtime Record Store Is a Collector’s Haven

By Mary Helen Specht
July 17, 2024

Speaking of Texas

The Wonderful Story of Wes Anderson

By Matt Zoller Seitz
July 15, 2024

What’s Happening on Lockhart’s Town Square

By Erin Quinn-Kong
July 12, 2024
A group of people sit along the shore of a lake under tall green trees

Lakes

Hit Refresh at Boykin Springs Lake

By Christopher Collins
July 12, 2024

Snacks

Global Takes on the Classic Texas Snow Cone

By Nathan Matisse
July 10, 2024

Open Road

An Eclipse Chaser Sees the Light in Totality

By Fowzia Karimi
July 8, 2024
An illustration of a woman running with an American flag at her back

Sports

Dallas’ Sha’Carri Richardson Sprints to the 2024 Olympics

By Natalie Weiner
July 4, 2024

Editor's Note

Texas Forever

By Emily Roberts Stone
July 2, 2024

July/August 2024

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