September 2022 In This Issue Features A West Texas Photographer Chases Nature’s Constant Change Through Art and Photography Exploring Colorful El Paso Through Its Public Artworks Acclaimed Artist Jesse Lott Sculpts the Houston Art Scene and Beyond Departments Editor’s Note Wandering Eyes My Hometown The Texas State Railroad Powers the Small Town of Rusk Open Road A Texpat Returns to Big Bend to Bask in Its Magnificent Light Speaking of Texas Rio Grande Valley Birder Tiffany Kersten Set a ‘Big Year’ Record Texana How a Houston-Born Singer Became a Tex-Mex Star in the 1930s Getaway Dance the State Line Two-Step on a Weekend Getaway to Texarkana Drive / Atlas A Livingston Craftsman Turns Native Longleaf Pine Into Handmade Baskets Drive / Horizon What Is the Greatest Piece of Art in Texas? Drive / Family Dave’s: A Pawn Shop Is Filled to the Brim With Historical, Eclectic, and Cryptic Artifacts Drive / Detour The Texas Vintage Motorcycle Museum Introduces Johnson City to the Wild Side Plates Crêpe Crazy in Dripping Springs Whips Up European-Inspired Delights Vintage El Paso Artist Tom Lea’s ‘Pass of the North’ Is an Enduring Tribute to His Homeland Daytripper The Daytripper Visits Waxahachie’s Munster Mansion Sightseer ‘Árbol de la Vida’ Rises with Beauty and Heritage on the San Antonio River Walk