June 2020

On the Cover

On Texas’ Upper Coast, San Leon Is Getting Along Just Fine as It Is, Thank You

Fans of this out-of-the way beach town forgo frills for authenticity—and great seafood at Gilhooley's

By John Nova Lomax

May 28, 2020

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How Juneteenth Brought Emancipation to Enslaved People in Texas

How Juneteenth Brought Emancipation to Enslaved People in Texas

By Michael Hurd

Pick Up Good Vibrations From These Summer Snapshots of the Texas Gulf Coast

Pick Up Good Vibrations From These Summer Snapshots of the Texas Gulf Coast

Remembering Goliad, Beyond the Texas Revolution

Remembering Goliad, Beyond the Texas Revolution

By Clayton Maxwell

The Texas Purple Hull Pea Festival in Shankleville Honors the Beloved Legume

The Texas Purple Hull Pea Festival in Shankleville Honors the Beloved Legume

By David Montgomery

Travel, Interrupted

Travel, Interrupted

By Emily Roberts Stone

Surf Texas Waves for Days on South Padre Island

Surf Texas Waves for Days on South Padre Island

George Getschow Attempts to Escape the Noise

George Getschow Attempts to Escape the Noise

By George Getschow

Rodeo is Like Religion in West Texas

Rodeo is Like Religion in West Texas

By Christian Wallace

Yellowstone Star Ryan Bingham Keeps the Wolves at Bay With Songs and Family

Speaking of Texas

Yellowstone Star Ryan Bingham Keeps the Wolves at Bay With Songs and Family

By Michael Corcoran

The Daytripper: Port Isabel’s Lighthouse Is a Beacon for Travelers

The Daytripper: Port Isabel’s Lighthouse Is a Beacon for Travelers

Fort Worth-based Mrs. Renfro’s Celebrates 80 Years of Saucy Success

Fort Worth-based Mrs. Renfro’s Celebrates 80 Years of Saucy Success

A 1939 Photograph Captures Fishermen on a Corpus Christi Pier

A 1939 Photograph Captures Fishermen on a Corpus Christi Pier

By Traces of Texas

Chef Jonny Rhodes Reinvents Soul Food at His Houston Restaurant

Chef Jonny Rhodes Reinvents Soul Food at His Houston Restaurant

The Texas League Takes the Field for the State’s Oldest Circuit of Pro Baseball

The Texas League Takes the Field for the State’s Oldest Circuit of Pro Baseball

Discover a World of Entertainment Right Outside Your Door During COVID-19

Discover a World of Entertainment Right Outside Your Door During COVID-19

June 2020

The June 2020 issue of Texas Highways Magazine, Off the Beaten Coast

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