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February 2021

A few people walk down a dirt road in between rows and rows of historic cars

On the Cover

These Hot Rods Are Almost as Vibrant as the People Who Love Them

Austin photographer George Brainard’s photos capture the passion, community, and fun of attending this 20-year event

January 28, 2021

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Feature

3 Vintage Travel Guides That Ushered in Road Trip Culture

January 28, 2021

Feature

You Haven’t Driven in Texas Until You’ve Driven a Pickup Truck

By Sarah Hepola
January 28, 2021

Fuel

These 3 Classic Texas Drive-Ins Perfected Curbside Dining Decades Ago

By Heather Brand
January 28, 2021
A man in a short cowboy hat, shirt and tie leans his arm against the passenger door of a Buick Roadster

Vintage

Corpus Christi’s First Hispanic Police Officer and His 1936 Buick Roadmaster

By Traces of Texas
January 28, 2021
Ford F100 sits under tree at White Rock Lake in Dallas.

Editor's Note

Joy Ride

By Emily Roberts Stone
January 28, 2021
A yellow car zips past onlookers during a race.

Drive

The International Presidio Drag Strip Is Back With the Need for Speed

By J.D. Garcia
January 28, 2021
An illustration about reclaiming her freedom with a motorcycle ride.

Open Road

A New Mom Reclaims Her Freedom on a Motorcycle Ride Through the Devil’s Backbone

By Katie Gutierrez
January 28, 2021

Like a Local

The Panhandle Community of Abernathy Is a Little Slice of Heaven

By Jason Boyett
January 28, 2021
Chet Garner sits atop a stagecoach in Salado.

The Daytripper

The Daytripper Explores Salado’s Historic Lodging and Handmade Goods

By Chet Garner
January 28, 2021

Fuel

A Church Brings the Good Word of Gumbo to Marble Falls

By Clayton Maxwell
January 28, 2021

Drive

A Guide To the Historic Bridges of Texas

By Dale Weisman
January 28, 2021
An illustration of Lee Trevino with a golf course as the backdrop.

Speaking of Texas

PGA Champion Lee “Super Mex” Trevino Explains the Secret Behind Texas’ Great Golfers

By Jaime Aron
January 28, 2021

Sightseer

The Most Unusual Rest Area in West Texas

January 28, 2021
Two men stand in a garage surrounded by neon lights, industrial cabentry and shiny car wheels

Drive

Slab Is Houston’s Distinctive Contribution to American Car Culture

By Michael Hardy
January 28, 2021

Fuel

How Austin-Based Rae Wilson Made the Definitive Texas Rosé

By Allison McNearney
January 28, 2021
A desert lanscape with prickly pear cactus

Texana

The Little Known History of Texas’ Underground Railroad

By Maya Payne Smart
January 28, 2021

February 2021

The February 2021 cover of Texas Highways Magazine, The Return of Car Culture
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