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July 2020

Audry Griffin dives into the Nueces River

On the Cover

Shhh … This Just Might Be the Prettiest Body of Water in Texas

The king of Texas swimming holes discovers the hidden wonders of the Nueces River

By Joe Nick Patoski
June 25, 2020

More

Feature

Explore the Most Remote Reaches of the Big Bend’s Mighty Rio Grande

By Matt Joyce
June 25, 2020

Feature

In Search of Texas’ Half-Forgotten Rivers

By Joe Starr and Michael Barnes
June 25, 2020
A group of kayakers paddle through Matagorda Bay Nature Park on the Texas Coast

Drive

Matagorda Bay Beckons Families to Its Secluded Natural Playground

By Matt Joyce
June 25, 2020
The moon shines among the stars on a clear night above the Nueces River

Editor's Note

The Places in Texas We’re Most Looking Forward to Visiting

By Emily Roberts Stone
June 25, 2020

Fuel

Aransas Pass’ Crab-N Seafood Restaurant Soldiers On

By MM Pack
June 25, 2020
Catfish tacos on a plate

Fuel

The Best Way to Cook Your Gulf Coast Catch

By E. Dan Klepper
June 25, 2020

Drive

A Guide to Texas’ Many Spring-Fed Pools

By Julia Jones and Michael Hoinski
June 25, 2020

Open Road

On Lake Sam Rayburn, a Mother Teaches Her Daughter How to Persevere

By Suzy Spencer
June 25, 2020
The owners of Harvest Grain Mills pose by a red tractor

Fuel

Carolina Gold Rice is Making a Comeback Thanks to This Texas Mill

By MM Pack
June 25, 2020

Texana

The Galveston Legend of the Infamous Pirate Jean Lafitte

By Pam LeBlanc
June 25, 2020
Trees grow out of the water of the Frio River in Garner State Park, Texas

Drive

The Frio is Chilly but That’s the Point

By Pam LeBlanc
June 25, 2020
A dam that forms a spring-fed lake

Sightseer

A Sparkling Texas Swimming Hole On the Nueces River

By Kenny Braun
June 25, 2020
Chet Garner poses in front of a mural that says Greetings from Glen Rose Texas

The Daytripper

The Daytripper Travels Back to the Time of Dinosaurs in Glen Rose

By Chet Garner
June 25, 2020
An illustration of a boat on a postcard reading "Greetings from Rockport+Fulton"

Like a Local

Resilient Rockport-Fulton Restaurants Put Community First During COVID-19 Pandemic

By Julia Jones
June 25, 2020
Three people paddle a canoe in the Guadalupe River near Kerville Texas

Vintage

A Peaceful Day on the Guadalupe River in Kerrville in 1910

By Traces of Texas
June 25, 2020
An illustration of Texas Preservationist J.P. Bryan

Speaking of Texas

Preservationist J.P. Bryan Has Amassed a Lifetime’s Worth of Texas History

By June Naylor
June 25, 2020

July 2020

The July 2020 cover of Texas Highways Magazine, Secret Rivers
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