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November 2020

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On the Cover

Historic Photos Reveal Texans’ Resilient Spirit

From the 1900 Galveston hurricane to the Dust Bowl of the 1930s, Texans have responded to disasters with grit.

By Jac Darsnek
October 29, 2020

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Feature

Meet the First African American to Walk in Space

By Michael Hurd
October 29, 2020

Feature

The Untold Stories of 3 Mighty Women in Texas History

By Clayton Maxwell
October 29, 2020

Drive

The Chapel on the Dunes Endures In Port Aransas

By Sallie Lewis
October 29, 2020
A woman stands in a field of juniper underneath a deep blue sky with white clouds

Fuel

This Gin Is Made With Native Juniper Berries From the Davis Mountains

By Laurel Miller
October 29, 2020
Chet Garner stands in front of the Gulf of Mexico in a small sombrero and floral shirt

The Daytripper

The Daytripper Seizes the Bay in Palacios

By Chet Garner
October 29, 2020
A group of women voters

Drive

How Texas Suffragists Secured Women’s Right to Vote

By Robyn Ross
October 29, 2020

Vintage

The Carrasco Sisters Teenage Musical Duo of 1920s Canutillo

By Jac Darsnek and Traces of Texas
October 29, 2020

Editor's Note

Texas Tough

By Emily Roberts Stone
October 29, 2020
An illustration of a group of people looking at lights in a nighttime scene

Open Road

An El Pasoan Returns Home a Year After the Tragedy

By Roberto José Andrade Franco
October 29, 2020
A man leans back in a rocking chair while reading a newspaper in this historic photo

Sightseer

A Depression-Era Photo Captures A Slice of Rural Texas Life

October 29, 2020
A family looks through the window in a dark red door next to a red fence

Drive

The Houston Center for Photography Captures Pandemic Times with a New Exhibit

By Jason Stanford
October 29, 2020

Texana

The Forgotten Stories of Pro-Union Texans Recall a Tumultuous Time

By James L. Haley
October 29, 2020

Speaking of Texas

Houston Dancer Lauren Anderson Reflects on the Progress of Ballet in Texas

By Sabrina LeBoeuf
October 29, 2020
A couple sits at a folding table outside of a building with a large neon sign reading "LOVE"

Fuel

The Story Behind Fort Worth Chef Tim Love’s Restaurant Empire

By June Naylor
October 29, 2020
A woman stands inside a restored courtroom with rich, dark wood chairs and floor to ceiling windows

Like a Local

San Augustine’s Architectural Gems Celebrate the Town’s History

By Gary Borders
October 29, 2020
A turkey leg on a small silver tray covered in a brown-red Hennesy sauce

Fuel

Houston’s Turkey Leg Hut Creates Soulful Spins on the State Fair Classic

By Heather Brand
October 29, 2020

November 2020

The November 2020 issue of Texas Highways Magazine, Resilient Spirit
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