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August 2020

Two buildings on High Street in Comfort, Texas

On the Cover

How 10 Small Towns In Texas Have Adapted and Flourished

Tightknit and vibrant, towns like Mason, Vega, and Sulphur Springs show their enduring spirit

By Clayton Maxwell and Joe Nick Patoski
July 30, 2020

More

Boko the Bobcat, the mascot of Texas State University, runs onto the football field to start a football game in San Marcos Texas

Feature

Touchdown in These Four Lesser-Known Texas College Towns

By Jason Boyett and Thomas Jones
July 30, 2020

Feature

It’s a Small-Town World, After All

July 30, 2020

Recipes

Recipe: Roasted Zucchini with Herbed Chèvre from Elm Creek Manor

By John Lumpkin
July 30, 2020

Speaking of Texas

Grammy-Winner Sarah Jarosz Reflects on the Influence of Texas Music and her Hill Country Upbringing

By Clayton Maxwell
July 30, 2020
A man pushes a stroller in front of a pink wall with several antique doors in front in Brenham Texas

Sightseer

A Beautiful Blend of Color and History in Brenham

By Tom McCarthy Jr.
July 30, 2020

Like a Local

Wenzel’s LoneStar Meat Co. in Hamilton Beckons You to Bite its (Pork) Butt

By John Lumpkin
July 30, 2020
A post office mural showing a rural Texas ranch scene with cows and windmills

Drive

How Post Office Murals Lifted Spirits During the Great Depression

By Robyn Ross
July 30, 2020

Fuel

The Reward is Worth the Work at Elm Creek Manor in Muenster

By John Lumpkin
July 30, 2020
A woman stands with a fishing reel while on a dock on Caddo Lake

Drive

We All Live in Uncertain Now

By Sarah Hepola
July 30, 2020

The Daytripper

The Daytripper Stops and Smells the Roses in Tyler

By Chet Garner
July 30, 2020
A yellow brick facade in Bartlett, Texas

Drive

A Small-Town Enthusiast Embarks on the Revitalization of Bartlett in Central Texas

By Jac Darsnek
July 30, 2020

Vintage

Get Your Chickens! A Vintage Vendor at Weatherford’s First Monday Market

By Traces of Texas
July 30, 2020

Open Road

A Down-on-His-Luck Wanderer Stumbles Upon the Port Arthur Moby Dick

By John Nova Lomax
July 30, 2020
A man standing in front of a car

Editor's Note

Travel Concerns From Our Black Readers

By Emily Roberts Stone
July 30, 2020

Fuel

Late Summer Grape Stomping Has Become a Texas Tradition

By Julia Jones
July 30, 2020

August 2020

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