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Texas Sheepdog Trials Are the Ruff-est Sport You’ve Never Heard Of

Texas Sheepdog Trials Are the Ruff-est Sport You’ve Never Heard Of

Donna Rock’s eyes follow the three Dorper sheep as they make a tight curve at the base of a mesquite tree 300 ... Read More »

Author Tim O’Brien On His Great American Road Trip Novel

Author Tim O’Brien On His Great American Road Trip Novel

Acclaimed author Tim O’Brien made his highly anticipated return with his first novel in 20 years, America ... Read More »

Capturing the Spirit of Townes Van Zandt in Fort Worth

Capturing the Spirit of Townes Van Zandt in Fort Worth

It's a blustery, dark, cold January day at an old cemetery in Dido. Were it not for the two Texas Historical ... Read More »

Whataburger Is More Than Comfort Food

Whataburger Is More Than Comfort Food

Open Road  | March 2024 Eating With My Ghosts A Whataburger regular finds comfort in combo meals by ire’ne lara ... Read More »

Frolicking Among the Bluebonnets at Fort Parker State Park

Frolicking Among the Bluebonnets at Fort Parker State Park

This photo from the Texas Highways archives shows a handsome couple—and their handlers—frolicking in a bumper ... Read More »

Roadside Oddity: The Giant Uvalde Cut-outs

Roadside Oddity: The Giant Uvalde Cut-outs

Our state is full of novelties, many of which have a peculiar story of how they came to be on their particular ... Read More »

It’s a New Season for Fort Worth’s Abraham Alexander

It’s a New Season for Fort Worth’s Abraham Alexander

With Valentine’s Day on the horizon, Abraham Alexander's love song "Tears Run Dry" is filling the airwaves." ... Read More »

Nixta Taqueria Chef Edgar Rico on the Joys of Tacos

Nixta Taqueria Chef Edgar Rico on the Joys of Tacos

“Tacos have always brought me joy,” says Edgar Rico, executive chef and co-owner of Nixta Taqueria in East Austin. ... Read More »

An Empty Nester Takes a Trip Back in Time

An Empty Nester Takes a Trip Back in Time

Open Road  | January/February 2024 The Infinite Worldsof Yesterday A son and his parents return to the fields of ... Read More »

Singing Cowboy Tex Ritter’s Legacy Lives On

Singing Cowboy Tex Ritter’s Legacy Lives On

Of all the actors, musicians, sports figures, and entertainers known as Tex, the most famous is practically ... Read More »

Revisiting the El Paso Haunts of Pancho Villa

Revisiting the El Paso Haunts of Pancho Villa

One hundred years ago, rifle fire shattered the morning calm in Hidalgo del Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico, roughly 400 ... Read More »

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