Four Texas Hotels and Resorts With Plenty of Star Power
As Texans got a front-row seat to a magnificent total solar eclipse this month, interest in astronomy has reached a record high.
One Man’s Quest to Transform the West Texas Desert
The Promise of El Paso’s Magic Landing
Fireflies Set Independence Creek Preserve Aglow
Travel Back in Time to Prehistoric Texas
Exploring the Sky Islands of the Trans-Pecos
Roadside Oddity: The ‘Marfa Payphone’
Pay phones are a relic of the past. With the emergence of cellphones, the public phones that let you make a call for a quarter became obsolete starting in the early 2000s.
The Story of Christmas Comes to Life at Fort Leaton’s Posada
The Texas State Parks system marks its 100th anniversary this year. With 89 parks, natural areas, and historic sites to choose from, visitors can experience all kinds of outdoor activities.
Why Is Big Spring the Lighted Poinsettia Capital of Texas?
The Solar Eclipse Lent an Air of Magic to Marfa’s Annual Bike Race
As the moon crept between the sun and the Earth, an unexpected chill ran through the air along Ranch Road 2810 in Marfa.
A Look Back at El Cosmico’s Trans-Pecos Festival in Marfa
Last September was the first time Cody Caddell traveled from Kerrville to attend El Cosmico’s Trans-Pecos Festival of Music + Love, a weekend-long festival with camping, music, and baseball in Marfa.
A First-Timers Guide to Big Bend National Park in West Texas
Texans love the prickly wilds of Big Bend National Park, where a sky island of mountains rises from a vast desert floor, and everything looks straight out of a John Wayne Western.
A Trip Out West Offers a Glimpse at the Final Frontier
After driving solo seven hours from Fort Worth to Marathon in West Texas, I was ready for my head to hit the pillow.
A New Memorial Honors Buffalo Soldiers History in San Angelo
Named for the strong, burly buffalo that roamed the land, the U.S. Army’s first Black enlisted soldiers left a legacy of perseverance and valor in the swath of territory they served, from Alaska, Hawaii, and the Philippines to almost every state and territory west of the Mississippi River.
Lunch Is Served at Lubbock’s Prairie Dog Town
Call it a prairie dog potluck, because everyone who visits Lubbock’s Prairie Dog Town comes with provisions.
First Fridays on the El Paso Mission Trail Uncover Region’s Storied Past
In 1680, after nearly a century of persecution and maltreatment from Spanish colonizers, the Pueblo Indians besieged Santa Fe and successfully expelled their oppressors from New Mexico for 12 years.
Did Texas Have a Jurassic Era? Plesiosaur Fossils Found in West Texas Say Yes
Approximately 150 million years ago, a toothy marine reptile swam through the Texas seas. When it died, it drifted to the bottom, where scavengers feasted and silt covered its bones.
West Texans Rally to Save a Sacred Lipan Apache Cemetery
Growing up, Christina Hernandez spent the summer with her grandparents in the West Texas border town of Presidio, 60 miles south of Marfa.
The Most Outrageous Burgers in Texas
Larry McMurtry’s Last Auction Sale
The Daytripper Visits Big Spring’s Namesake Attraction
Tracing the ancient roads established by the Comanche tribe led travelers to this West Texas town and its namesake spring.
A Texas Take on White Castle Sliders
El Paso’s Future Looks Golden with New Castner Range National Monument
Among the many things bringing El Pasoans together these days, nature is hardly one of them.
How a Native Texan Made Traditional Turkish Footwear a Sought-after Brand in Marfa
Travel has a profound influence on Dallas-born, New York-based entrepreneur Mickey Ashmore. Not only has the 35-year-old developed an astute personal style and thorough worldview from his far-and-wide travels to places like Turkey, Africa, and across Texas, it has also charted the course of his professional life, inspiring a popular shoe line and an expanding collection of luxury goods with his company Sabah.
Spin Class: Why Tumbleweeds Are On a Roll in West Texas
They roll through the deserts of Texas: woody, ball-shaped plants called tumbleweeds. They’re a visual cliche and joke in Western movies.
Celebrate the 50th Birthday of Guadalupe Mountains National Park with 5 Spectacular Hikes
Texas ‘Kidlit’ Showcases Diversity of Character and Place
San Angelo is a Mecca for Mexican Burgers
The National Park Service Gains Oversight of Marfa’s Historic Blackwell School
Marfa is set to become home to the state’s fifteenth site managed by the National Park Service following Congress’ passage of the Blackwell School National Historic Site Act on September 20.
Fort Lancaster State Historic Site Offers a Glimpse of Turbulent Times on the West Texas Frontier
Fort Lancaster still feels like it’s on the frontier. The U.S. military built the fort in 1856 during the California gold rush to protect prospectors and migrants travelling across Texas on the road linking San Antonio and El Paso.
Organized by El Paso Students, Texas’ First Bordalo II Mural Made of Recycled Trash Pops with Hope
Instead of waiting for politicians to take action, members of a high school art club in El Paso decided it was up to them to act.
Bobby Byrd of Cinco Puntos Press Is a Poet and Everyone Should Know It
Bobby Byrd of El Paso was many things to many people. But first and foremost, Bobby was a poet.
Marfa Film Shop Revives the Art of Film Photography in West Texas
For lifelong film enthusiast Sara Button, photos taken on a phone just don’t do a memory justice.
140 Years Ago, Judge Roy Bean Became the “Law West of the Pecos”
Dave’s: A Pawn Shop Is Filled to the Brim With Historical, Eclectic, and Cryptic Artifacts
South El Paso Street in downtown El Paso is the stuff of legends, revolutionaries, rock stars, and one-of-a-kind oddities.
Three Takes on the Classic Texas Cheeseburger
Once Five-and-Dimes, Kress Stores In Texas Find New Life As Repurposed Spaces
Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo Cultural Center Offers Interactive and Educational Experiences
Step Back In Time At El Paso’s Gardner Hotel As It Celebrates 100 Years
Travelers entering the Gardner for the first time could understandably mistake it for a museum. Steps from the front entrance, a curio case houses rarities including a replica of infamous bank robber John Dillinger’s plaster death mask and original “wanted” poster, a handwritten letter by Leo Tolstoy, and vintage typewriters.
JewBoy Burgers Bring Cultures Together
For More Than 20 Years, the ‘El Paso History Radio Show’ Has Shed Light on Sun City
For His New Project, Darden Smith Found Inspiration and Healing in West Texas
Pitmasters Share How To Make a Texas-Style Smoked Burger
De-Mythifying the Lesser-Known Story of the Republic of the Rio Grande
“This is gonna make such an amazing miniseries one day, isn’t it?” gushes Brandon Seale in the eighth episode of the podcast “Republic of the Rio Grande.” As host and creator of the lively and ruminative 17-part series, Seale sets aside his day job as president of San Antonio-based Howard Energy Partners and takes on the role of avocational historian to delve into this lesser-known chapter of Mexico-Texas history.
The Whoopee Bowl in Far West Texas Is Flush With Stuff
If you’ve ever driven on Interstate 10 in the westernmost part of Texas, a few minutes from New Mexico around Canutillo, you’ve probably seen it.
A Close Call in the Davis Mountains
Shumla Treks Transport Hikers into the Ancient World of Rock Art in the Lower Pecos Canyonlands
On a warm morning in early November, a dozen curious hikers followed a trail through spiky cactus and Volkswagen-size boulders into Upper Presa Canyon inside Seminole Canyon State Park and Historic Site near Del Rio.
Sympathy for the Devil in Southwest Texas
In a world where we are perhaps overly dependent on GPS—focused on getting from point A to point B as quickly and efficiently as possible—I’ve found that simply unfurling a road map and blindly jabbing a finger down on the page just to see what’s there is a surefire way of reopening my mind to the possibilities of exploration and adventure.
El Paso’s Historic Streetcars Transport Riders Through the City’s Past and Present
In El Paso, historic streetcars take a 4.8-mile route that connects downtown to the West Central part of Sun City.
