


Warstic Baseball Bats Are in a League of Their Own
The poet Lord Tennyson said spring is the time when “a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love.” In a way, he was right.

Mating Season Is Underway for Attwater Prairie Chickens. Just Don’t Call Them “Boomers.”
In a grassy field near Goliad dotted with cow patties, eight football-size birds waggle their tails, inflate mango-colored pouches on their necks, stamp their feet, and emit a forlorn “woo-woo-woo.”
These male Attwater prairie chickens (also spelled as Attwater’s prairie chicken) hope their flashy “booming” display will impress the hens.

The Pipes Are Calling for the North Texas Irish Festival in Dallas

Waco’s Dr Pepper Museum Reopens Historic Bottling Room with New Exhibition
Just a three-block walk from the crowds at Magnolia Market in Waco is the Dr Pepper Museum, where visitors can learn all about the quintessential Texas soft drink and get handmade floats at a real old-fashioned soda fountain.

At This Historic General Store Near Brenham, You’ll Want to Overstay Your Welcome
Like many good Texas tales, this one begins with the search for Blue Bell ice cream.

There Has Never Been a Better Time To Be a TCU Fan
This week’s question for Texas college football fans: Will it be the traditional chant for the Texas Christian University football team, “Go Frogs”?

Texas ‘Kidlit’ Showcases Diversity of Character and Place

Roadside Oddity: The Lone Grave in Hearne
If you’ve ever traveled through East Central Texas—say, from Austin or Dallas to College Station—you’ve probably passed through Hearne.

Who Is Colleen Hoover, the Texas Author Taking the Romance Genre By Storm?
Take a glance at any major bestseller list, and you’ll spot the ubiquitous brightly colored trade paperbacks with Colleen Hoover printed in a basic block font across the covers.

Discover Don Meredith’s Legacy at Mount Vernon’s Old Fire Station Museum

New Discovery of Dinosaur Tracks Adds to Glen Rose’s Dino-mite Collection
Millions of years ago–113 million years ago to be more exact—before the Paluxy River flowed through limestone hills, the town of Glen Rose was a vast and shimmering mud flat on the shores of the inland sea.