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January 2021

On the Cover

Reflections on How Texas Travel Can Change Our Minds

One of travel’s many gifts is its ability to change our perspective

December 24, 2020

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Feature

Cajun Culture Flourishes in Texas’ Golden Triangle

By Joe Nick Patoski
December 24, 2020

Feature

Spontaneity Often Makes for the Best Texas Trips

By Julia Jones, Michael Corcoran, Pam LeBlanc, and Sabrina LeBoeuf
December 24, 2020

Open Road

A Former Astroworld Employee Reminisces About the Most Coveted Summer Job in Houston

By Marcus J. Guillory
December 24, 2020
A sepia-tone photograph of a man on a motorcycle and a woman behind him. The motorcycle is loaded down with letters and packges.

Vintage

A Motorcycle Mail Carrier
in the Texas Panhandle, Circa 1912

By Jac Darsnek and Traces of Texas
December 24, 2020
A man holds a grapefruit cut in half to reveal the bright red interior

Fuel

McAllen’s G and S Groves are the Giants of Texas Grapefruit

By Laurel Miller
December 24, 2020

Sightseer

A Perseid Meteor Shower Under West Texas Dark Skies

December 24, 2020
Chet Garner stares off into the mountains at Big Bend National Park.

The Daytripper

The Daytripper Heads Out West to Terlingua

By Chet Garner
December 24, 2020
A white church in the background of a large Live Oak tree

Drive

Yellowstone Creator Taylor Sheridan Learned To Cowboy in Small-Town Cranfills Gap

By Michael Corcoran
December 24, 2020

Fuel

Sophisticated Non-Alcoholic Beverages Are on the Rise in Texas Bars

By Sarah Hepola
December 24, 2020
People stand under sharp points in a cave

Drive

Things to Do Each Season in Texas

December 24, 2020
A foggy view from the Lost Mine Trail at Big Bend National Park

Editor's Note

Picture Perfect

By Emily Roberts Stone
December 24, 2020

Texana

The Legend of the Guadalupe Bass, the State Fish of Texas

By Dan Oko
December 24, 2020

Fuel

7 Monks Cafe in New Braunfels Dishes Inclusive and Authentic Indian Food

By Suchi Rudra
December 24, 2020
A man in a button-down shirt stands in front of a courthouse with a Texas and United States flag

Like a Local

A Historian Works to Preserve Black History in Palestine, Texas

By Regina L. Burns
December 24, 2020
A lightning welk from the Sea Shell Shoppe, which is designated the Texas State Shell.

Souvenir

The Sea Shell Shoppe Sells Seashells By the Seashore

By Sallie Lewis
December 24, 2020
An illustration of Texas entrepreneur, Kendra Scott

Speaking of Texas

Jeweler Kendra Scott’s Journey to Entrepreneurial Icon and Star on Shark Tank

By Kimya Kavehkar
December 24, 2020

January 2021

The January 2021 cover of Texas Highways Magazine: The Joy of Travel
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