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I Once Asked Tejana Author Gloria Anzaldúa for Advice. Nearly 30 Years Later, I Visited Her Grave to Thank Her.

I Once Asked Tejana Author Gloria Anzaldúa for Advice. Nearly 30 Years Later, I Visited Her Grave to Thank Her.

Were we going the right way? My little brother and I had never been to Hargill, a small town northeast of ... Read More »

Find Artistic Inspiration in Smithville

Find Artistic Inspiration in Smithville

The 17 original families that made up the small community of Smithville moved 2 miles west to meet the Bastrop and ... Read More »

The Texas Director Behind Some of Your Favorite TV Shows

The Texas Director Behind Some of Your Favorite TV Shows

An axe murder lured Lesli Linka Glatter back to Texas. The Emmy-nominated director behind shows like Mad Men, ... Read More »

The Austin Powwow Is a Celebration of Indigenous Heritage and Culture

The Austin Powwow Is a Celebration of Indigenous Heritage and Culture

The drums are first. I’ve never been able to figure out if the drums echo my heartbeat or if my heart races to ... Read More »

A Son Says a Long Goodbye to His Dad’s Lexus

A Son Says a Long Goodbye to His Dad’s Lexus

Open Road  | October 2023 Saint Rex A son says a long goodbye to his dad’s Lexus by Greg MarshallOn the drive ... Read More »

The Tale of Texas Billy Mays, the GOAT of Table Shuffleboard

The Tale of Texas Billy Mays, the GOAT of Table Shuffleboard

Billy Mays would lean over his end of the shuffleboard table and pick up a metal-and-plastic puck. With one ... Read More »

Dallas Billionaire Mark Cuban Is on a Winning Streak

Dallas Billionaire Mark Cuban Is on a Winning Streak

Mark Cuban is arguably the hardest working billionaire out there. Once people amass that much wealth, they may ... Read More »

The Rise and Fall of the Texas Prison Rodeo
A Page Out of Her Book

A Page Out of Her Book

Open Road  | September 2023 A Haunting An author’s life is mirrored in the work of a sci-fi legend by Amy ... Read More »

The Lasting Legacy of Willie’s Picnic

The Lasting Legacy of Willie’s Picnic

Dave Dalton Thomas was a 23-year-old copy editor for the San Angelo Standard-Times when he happened upon a Texas ... Read More »

The Texas Women of Outlaw Country

The Texas Women of Outlaw Country

At renowned Arlyn Studios in Austin, two Texas artists got together in the spring of 2021 to record an array of ... Read More »

Welcome to Van Horn, the Biggest Little Town in West Texas

Welcome to Van Horn, the Biggest Little Town in West Texas

Established in the late 1800s as a railroad town, Van Horn sits at the intersection of Interstate 10 and US 90, ... Read More »

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