After More Than a Decade, Books Are Back in Brownsville

After More Than a Decade, Books Are Back in Brownsville

The window display of Búho’s downtown Brownsville storefront features a recently released Jodi Picoult novel, a Spanish translation of Deepak Chopra’s How to Know God, and the Dr.

The Houston Zoo’s New Galápagos Islands Exhibit Enchants and Educates

The Houston Zoo’s New Galápagos Islands Exhibit Enchants and Educates

In 2018, the Houston Zoo announced an ambitious capital campaign to revitalize the sought-after Texas destination, introduce additional attractions to highlight the world’s animal population, and focus on issues related to conservation and how best to protect the planet.

Go (Almost) Under the Sea at the Patton Center of Marine Science Education in Port Aransas

Go (Almost) Under the Sea at the Patton Center of Marine Science Education in Port Aransas

Inside a sofa-size aquarium, a black-and-white striped sheepshead and a small school of shiny Gulf menhaden swim above a southern flounder lying like a plate in the sand.

At the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, It’s the Student Artists Time to Shine

At the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, It’s the Student Artists Time to Shine

Since the age of 4, Joshua Washington, a freshman at Pasadena Memorial High School, has created art with colored pencils, watercolors, and oil paints.

Houston’s 1940 Air Terminal Museum Preserves the Culture of Flight

Houston’s 1940 Air Terminal Museum Preserves the Culture of Flight

From a frieze over the entryway of the 1940 Air Terminal Museum, Mercury, the Roman god of messengers, reaches out to approaching passengers.

‘Oldest and Friendliest’ Bar in Port Aransas Makes a Move

‘Oldest and Friendliest’ Bar in Port Aransas Makes a Move

A bit of Port Aransas history has moved—literally.
The final section of Shorty’s, the beach city’s oldest bar, was towed late last month from its historic location next to Port A’s marina to a vacant lot a half-mile away.

The May 2023 cover of Texas Highways Magazine

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