May 2021 In This Issue Features A Longtime Texan Searches for the Soul of the State From the Panhandle to the Rio Grande Valley: In Search of What Unites Us As Texans 24 Hours in the Life of Buc-ee’s, Texas’ Beloved Gas Station Departments Editor’s Note On the Road Again My Hometown Why San Benito Is the ‘Center of the Universe’ Open Road How an ‘88 Cadillac Led a Former Dallasite to the Love of His Life Speaking of Texas San Antonio Accordion Master Flaco Jiménez Lets His Accordion Do the Talking Texana Texas Vintage RV Enthusiasts Follow a Long Line of Inventive Campers Drive / Atlas From Horses to Model Ts To Pick-up Trucks, The History of Texas Transportation Drive / Made in Texas In Memoriam: Texas Novelist and Essayist Larry McMurtry (1936-2021) Drive / Detour Artist Michael Tracy Is the Latest Pioneer Fighting to Preserve San Ygnacio Plates Toucan Jim’s Brings Tropical Vibes to the Hill Country Plates Craft Barbecue is Taking Over Texas’ Suburbs Plates Barton Springs Mill Brings Previously Unavailable Grains to Texas Bakers Vintage Looking Back on the Dedication of the LBJ Library 50 Years Ago Daytripper The Daytripper Journeys to the Heart of Texas Sightseer The Refreshing Hill Country Oasis at Krause Springs