August 2021 Features 10 Small Texas Towns to Visit Now The Unconventional and Idyllic Life of Lipscomb’s 44 Residents How The Last Picture Show Changed the World’s View of Small Town Texas Departments Editor’s Note Editor’s Note: The Simple Life My Hometown My Hometown: College Sweethearts Serve Up Tex-Mex Comfort in Leakey Open Road Essay: Growing Up and Growing Old in Ysleta Speaking of Texas Lubbock Winemaker Kim McPherson Puts Texas Wine on the World Stage Texana The Magical Days of Aquarena Springs in San Marcos Getaway Spend a 3-Day Weekend in Revitalized Brownwood Drive / Atlas A Day in the Life of a Texas Truck Driver Drive / Souvenir Meet Fredericksburg’s Ultimate German Souvenir Shop: Kuckuck’s Nest Drive / Family The Mighty Thomas Carnival Brings Joy to Small Town Texas Plates There’s No Place Like Gnome Cones Plates Wild Alligator is a Delicacy in Southeast Texas Vintage A Nocturnal Motorist Stops for Gas at a San Augustine Sinclair Station in 1939 Daytripper The Daytripper Gets Back to the Basics in Luckenbach Sightseer Archer City Residents Paint the Town for a Purpose