Nature + Outdoors

New ‘Deep in the Heart’ Documentary Is a Love Letter to Texas Rivers

New ‘Deep in the Heart’ Documentary Is a Love Letter to Texas Rivers

Filmmaker Ben Masters has traveled all over Texas documenting the natural ... Read More »

This Colorful Houston Park is a Maximalist’s Dreamland

This Colorful Houston Park is a Maximalist’s Dreamland

Smither Park is a feast for the eyes. Towering tigers and trees of life ... Read More »

Shop for 200-Year-Old Rose Varieties at this East-Central Texas Nursery

Shop for 200-Year-Old Rose Varieties at this East-Central Texas Nursery

Jim Keeter carefully walked the garden path, an 85-year-old customer at ... Read More »

The Marine Sanctuary Protecting the Gulf’s Coral Life

The Marine Sanctuary Protecting the Gulf’s Coral Life

About 15 years ago, 100 miles off the Texas coast, Houston scuba diver ... Read More »

Roadside Oddity: Big Beau in Beaumont

Roadside Oddity: Big Beau in Beaumont

Big Beau has never chomped a car, as far as anybody knows, but his ... Read More »

Ride Texas’ Only Chairlift to the Top of Spider Mountain

Ride Texas’ Only Chairlift to the Top of Spider Mountain

In the heart of the Hill Country, Texas’ only chairlift ushers ... Read More »

These Green Jay-Inspired Accessories Are a Rio Grande Valley Keepsake

These Green Jay-Inspired Accessories Are a Rio Grande Valley Keepsake

When I think of green jays, I think of home. The little lime green and ... Read More »

Fall Migration Brings Billions of Birds to Texas

Fall Migration Brings Billions of Birds to Texas

Michael AmadorPelicans and cormorants at Mitchell Lake Audubon ... Read More »

McAllen’s World-Class Birding Center Bets Big on South Texas’ Future

McAllen’s World-Class Birding Center Bets Big on South Texas’ Future

FLYING COLORS The Quinta Mazatlan birding sanctuary draws the ... Read More »

Millions of Hummingbirds Are About to Arrive in Texas

Millions of Hummingbirds Are About to Arrive in Texas

Every fall, millions of hummingbirds travel south, with many flocks ... Read More »

Cool Crest Miniature Golf Has Been a San Antonio Staple for Nearly a Century

Cool Crest Miniature Golf Has Been a San Antonio Staple for Nearly a Century

As a boy, Mitchell Andry visited a tropical paradise in the middle of San ... Read More »

Watersong Wild Space Is an Unexpected Oasis in Midland

Watersong Wild Space Is an Unexpected Oasis in Midland

When you step onto the 1.4-mile trail at Watersong Wild Space, a nature ... Read More »

The Iconic Wild Critters Found ’Round the State

The Iconic Wild Critters Found ’Round the State

The Iconic Wild Critters Found ’Round the State These six ... Read More »

Take Home a Prehistoric Souvenir from Mineral Wells Fossil Park

Take Home a Prehistoric Souvenir from Mineral Wells Fossil Park

Dallas business owner Lee Higginbotham, a newbie to the fossil collecting ... Read More »

Palmetto State Park in the Summer Is a Runner’s Delight

Palmetto State Park in the Summer Is a Runner’s Delight

Ten minutes into my trail run at Palmetto State Park, I see something ... Read More »

Pitch Your Tent on a Texas Beach

Pitch Your Tent on a Texas Beach

How To Texas is a recurring column offering step-by-step instructions on ... Read More »

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