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July 2021

An overhead view of the wide blue Blanco river with boats in the middle and trees on the side

On the Cover

Behold the Bounty of the Blanco

A definitive guide to visiting and exploring the Hill Country’s keystone river

By Joe Nick Patoski
June 24, 2021

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Feature

Embark on Texas’ Great Pop Culture Pilgrimages

By Kimya Kavehkar
June 24, 2021
Two roosters fight above large dust-colored boulders in the El Paso desert

Feature

A Photographer Highlights the Multidimensional Beauty of El Paso

By Roberto José Andrade Franco
June 24, 2021
The sun shines through bright blue water and rocks

Sightseer

The View from 30 Feet Under Jacob’s Well

June 24, 2021
Mariano's frozen margarita machine

Fuel

The Texas Origins of the Frozen Margarita Machine

By Steven Lindsey
June 24, 2021
Photo of green tomato relish in a white bowl

Fuel

Recipe: Green Tomato Relish

By June Naylor
June 24, 2021
Green trees and dark green water surrounded by filtered light in a swamp

Drive

East Texas’ Swampy Wetlands Wouldn’t Exist Without Beavers

By Julia Jones
June 24, 2021
Vintage photo of people canoeing on the Colorado river

Vintage

Boaters Pose in Front of the Marble Falls Around 1900

By Traces of Texas
June 24, 2021
An illustration of three men with facial hair and in suits with bowties

Texana

Unveiling the Stories of Black State Senators in Post-Civil War Texas

By Michael Hurd
June 24, 2021
The outside of Fredericksburg's Hill Top Cafe

Fuel

Family Is the Key Ingredient at Fredericksburg’s Hill Top Cafe

By Sallie Lewis
June 24, 2021

Open Road

A Texan by Way of Oklahoma Shares the Unexpected Enchantment of Traveling I-35

By W.K. Stratton
June 24, 2021
A glass of water from the Desalination Plant in El Paso being splashed

Drive

Can Sewage Water Save El Paso?

By Roberto José Andrade Franco
June 24, 2021
A man in a kayak paddles a shallow river

Editor's Note

River King

By Emily Roberts Stone
June 24, 2021
Photo of an old-school lakeside restaurant exterior

Fuel

Big Pines Lodge Has Been a Caddo Lake Staple Since the 1950s

By June Naylor
June 24, 2021
A man wearing a hat and false wig stands with a guitar in front of a sign reading "Welcome to La Grange"

The Daytripper

The Daytripper Checks Out the Heart of Czech Country

By Chet Garner
June 24, 2021
A smiling woman stands in front of bronze statue at museum

Like a Local

Sam Rayburn Is Still the Pride of Bonham in East Texas

By Russell A. Graves
June 24, 2021
A man surrounded by pottery in a ceramic studio

Drive

How TikTok Helped Rio Grande Clay Gain National Attention

By Christopher Adams
June 24, 2021
An illustration of writer Rick Bass

Speaking of Texas

Essayist Rick Bass Shares How the Texas Landscape Shaped Him

By Brantley Hargrove
June 24, 2021

July 2021

The July 2021 cover of Texas Highways Magazine, "Hill Country Oasis"
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