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December 2023

On the Cover

2023 in Photos: A Year of Exploring Texas

From a Grammy-winning mariachi violinist to a Panhandle junkyard, these photos represent the last year of discovery

November 21, 2023

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A man in a bright red zoot suit and black hat hands out presents to children from the back of a red convertable car

Culture

Pancho Claus Is Coming to Town

By Danielle Lopez
November 2, 2023
An overhead view of a blue plate of tamales served with green salsa

Fuel

San Antonio’s Delicious Tamales Lives Up to Its Name

By John T. Davis
November 21, 2023

History

Revisiting the El Paso Haunts of Pancho Villa

November 21, 2023

Open Road

Learning on the Road During the Pandemic

By Sindya Bhanoo
November 21, 2023
A wide beach with seashells under blue sky

Drive

‘Tis the Season for Hunting Seashells

By Amanda Ogle
November 21, 2023
A group of hikers walk along a trail, away from the camera

Drive

Hiking Through Houston’s Wild Frontier

By Dina Gachman
November 21, 2023
A lone blue car traverses a two-lane paved highway through desert land with short scrub

Getaway

A Weekend Getaway on the Edge of the Pecos

By Scott Dubois
November 21, 2023
A young man makes an excited expression as he looks at a table with a Christmas feast

Vintage

A Christmas Feast for San Antonio’s Newsboys

By Traces of Texas
November 21, 2023
An illustration of a man wearing a bluish-purple suit holding a football

Speaking of Texas

Heisman Quarterback Robert Griffin III on His Return to Texas

By Natalie Weiner
November 21, 2023
An old man in a striped shirt and tie sits in a red classic car laughing

Like a Local

In Praise of Magnolia, the ‘Greatest Little Town’ in Texas

By Meadow Chase
November 21, 2023
A black and white photograph of a group of Native Americans wearing traditional attire

History

The Original Texans

By Kathryn Jones
November 21, 2023
A man wearing a cutoff shirt and wool hat stands holding a large purple axe in front of a statue of Stephen F. Austin

The Daytripper

The Daytripper Visits the Oldest Town in Texas

By Chet Garner
November 21, 2023
The exterior of a bright blue and white building with a sign reading 'Tanglefoot Brewing: Czech Lager Brewery'

Drinks

Czech Out Tanglefoot Brewing in Temple

By Ruvani de Silva
November 21, 2023
A citrus farmer stands on a ladder inside of a green tree, with branches weighted down with large oranges

Editor's Note

2023 Yearbook

By Emily Roberts Stone
November 21, 2023

December 2023

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