Do’s and Don’ts of Late Summer Travel in Texas
Getting in a last-minute road trip before summer vacation ends? Along ... Read More »
How One Houston Family Visited All 89 Texas State Parks—And More
For Mother’s Day in 2016, Sarah Strauss asked her family to do something ... Read More »
What a 500-Year-Old Tree Taught Me About Putting Down Roots
In the early weeks of summer, a restlessness set in. Shouldn’t ... Read More »
As Drought Sets in Across Texas, Expect a Bumpy Tubing Season
What’s not to love about tubing the river? Hot sun and cold water, fun ... Read More »
Chisholm Trail Rides Offers an Idyllic Small Town Horseback Riding Experience
Sitting atop Champ, my horse for the day, I trot along the paths that wind ... Read More »
Shumla Treks Offer a Revealing Look at the Ancient Rock Art of Southwest Texas
Fifteen hikers dodge a minefield of prickly pear cacti and thorny shrubs ... Read More »
Wildfires Continue Across Texas as Temperatures Soar and Droughts Worsen
High temperatures and extremely dry conditions have caused wildfires ... Read More »
Monarch Butterflies Are Under Threat—Here Are 6 Ways To Help
After what seems like a long, no-good-news summer, with record-breaking ... Read More »
Oak Tree Thought to be Extinct Found in Big Bend National Park
Until recently, the oak species Quercus tardifolia was commonly known ... Read More »
The History and Science Behind Bois d’Arc Lake
Like any birth, the creation of a new lake is both painful and ... Read More »
How the San Antonio River Walk Became More Than Just a Tourist Attraction
When Hank Lee opened an art gallery next to the San Antonio River in 1989, ... Read More »
13 Things to Do Along the Texas Coast
1 Explore Coastal History: Though Battleship Texas in La Porte is locked ... Read More »
The Wild and Urban Brazos is a River Full of Contradictions
The Brazos is a river of contradictions. Flowing more than 800 miles on a ... Read More »
Fly Fishing Is Taking off in Texas Rivers
Fifteen major rivers and many hundreds of miles of smaller streams run ... Read More »
The Primordial Paddlefish Is Being Reintroduced to Texas Lakes
One morning in early September 2020, a tanker truck from the National Fish ... Read More »
Where To Go Swimming This Summer in Texas
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