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December 2020

A red rock pillar surrounded by scrubby green trees and sedimentary rock

On the Cover

Texans’ Love of the Outdoors Has Blossomed During the Pandemic

A self-care road trip to visit Texas public lands proves both soothing and stabilizing

By Asher Elbein
November 26, 2020

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Feature

Two Ways to Expand Your Horizons on Texas’ Private Lands

By Clayton Maxwell
November 26, 2020

Open Road

A Naturalist Finds Serenity on a Mini-Tour of Texas’ Famous Oak Trees

By Lucas Loredo
November 26, 2020
Chet Garner stands in front of a neon sign welcoming visitors to downtonw McKinney Texas

The Daytripper

The Daytripper Explores McKinney, a Dallas-Area Hidden Gem

By Chet Garner
November 26, 2020

Vintage

The Infinite Bling of Neiman Marcus, a Dallas Tradition for 113 Years

By Traces of Texas
November 26, 2020

Fuel

Killeen is Home to the Only Panamanian Restaurant in Texas

By Sabrina LeBoeuf
November 26, 2020
A man in an orange shirt smiles from a chair in front of the window of his barber shop

Like a Local

Customers from Across the State Visit Morrow’s Barber Shop in Terrell

By Regina L. Burns
November 26, 2020
A panoramic view of the canyons and greenery of Caprock Canyons

Editor's Note

The Promised Land

By Emily Roberts Stone
November 26, 2020

Drive

Will It Snow in Texas This Year? Let’s Examine the History

By Julia Jones
November 26, 2020
An illustration showing the set of Lonesome Dove

Drive

A Piece of Lonesome Dove Lore is on Display at the Wittliff Collections

By Clayton Maxwell
November 26, 2020
Ocatillo glow orange in the sunrise light in Big Bend, overlooking the Rio Grande under a deep blue sky

Sightseer

A Sparkling Autumn Sunrise Illuminates Big Bend National Park

November 26, 2020
A woman stands with a shovel next to several plants in the desert

Drive

Big Bend is Ground Zero for a Thriving Black Market for Native Plants

By Melissa Gaskill
November 26, 2020

Fuel

Learn How to Make This Mulled Wine Brought Over by 19th-Century German Immigrants

By Amanda Ogle
November 26, 2020
A woman in a field throws a plant through the air

Fuel

South Dallas’ Bonton Farms Helps Close the Gap in a Food Desert

By John Lumpkin
November 24, 2020

Texana

60 Years Ago San Antonio Teenagers Invented the Westside Sound

By Joe Nick Patoski
November 20, 2020
A nighttime view of an iron arch reading "Historic Corsicana" with the glow of car headlights and taillights

Getaway

How Corsicana Has Captured Hearts by Defying Small-Town Stereotypes

By Sarah Hepola
November 20, 2020

December 2020

The December 2020 issue of Texas Highways Magazine
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