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September 2021

On the Cover

Vaqueros: The Original Cowboys of Texas

Why are the pioneers of Texas ranching a footnote in the mythology of the American cowboy?

By Katie Gutierrez
August 26, 2021

More

A young woman in a cowboy hat poses with her arms over a wooden fence

Feature

How Texas Cowgirls Staked Their Claim in a Man’s World

By Sarah Hepola
August 26, 2021

Feature

Inside the Ring With Rodeo Clowns

By W.K. Stratton
August 26, 2021

Open Road

When You’re Too Young for Bullriding, There’s Always Mutton Busting

By Andrea Luttrell
August 26, 2021
A golden sunrise behind a blue-green chuckwagon with a few people in front

Fuel

Eat Like a Cowboy at These 4 Chuckwagon Experiences

By Susan L. Ebert
August 26, 2021
An overhead scene of horses drinking water from a stream beneath low shrubs

Drive

Where Did All of Texas’ Wild Mustangs Go?

By Asher Elbein
August 26, 2021
Bright sunlight bathes a scene of several horses and riders in a dirt-floored ring. Crowds of onlookers pack the stands, hodling and waving flags.

Sightseer

A Bronc Rider Beats the Buzzer at the Jim Bowie Days Rodeo in North Texas

August 26, 2021
A red and yellow illustration of a map with a small hat

Speaking of Texas

The Brazilian Dominance of the American Professional Bull Riders Circuit

By W.K. Stratton
August 26, 2021
A man in a cowboy hat sits atop a horse in a black and white photo

Vintage

The Legend of Pioneering Black Rodeo Cowboy Bill Pickett

By Traces of Texas
August 26, 2021
A man in a striped shirt works on a saddle in a busy shop

Drive

The Tack Shop of a Texas Cowboy’s Dream

By Christian Wallace
August 26, 2021

Fuel

Cowboy-Up Chocolates Pays Homage to San Angelo’s Frontier History

By Becca Nelson Sankey
August 26, 2021

Drive

The Cowboy Spirit Is a Way of Life for These Texas Jews

By Dina Gachman
August 26, 2021
A man in a blue shirt and small cowboy hat stands in front of a mural of two bulls reading Graham, TX

The Daytripper

The Daytripper Visits the Inspiration for ‘Lonesome Dove’ in Graham

By Chet Garner
August 26, 2021
A woman in a brightly-colored shirt and cowboy hat stands on top of a brown horse in a green field

Editor's Note

Horsin’ Around

By Emily Roberts Stone
August 26, 2021
A man in a green shirt and black cowboy hat pets a horse in a dirt landscape

Texana

Cowboy Poets Immortalize Texas Ranching Life

By Andy Hedges
August 26, 2021

Getaway

A Weekend Getaway to the ‘Cowboy Capital of the World’

By June Naylor
August 26, 2021

Fuel

Corn Dodgers Are the Perfect Cowboy Snack

By Lisa Bubert
August 26, 2021
A man in a collared shirt and blue jeans stands in a field with his hands in his pockets

Like a Local

The Panhandle Town of Childress is a Rancher’s Paradise

By Russell A. Graves
August 26, 2021

Drive

M.L. Leddy’s Celebrates 100 Years of Custom-Made Cowboy Boots

By Clayton Maxwell
August 26, 2021

September 2021

The September 2021 cover of Texas Highways Magazine
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