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Armadillo World Headquarters Strikes a New Chord

Armadillo World Headquarters Strikes a New Chord

The Armadillo World Headquarters never grew old. But its legend sure as hell did.
As a venue, it lasted not quite 11 years, from mid-1970 to the first hours of 1981.

Inside Valentine Texas Bar Is a West Texas Fairy Tale

Inside Valentine Texas Bar Is a West Texas Fairy Tale

It’s easy to miss Valentine Texas Bar. The building on State Highway 90 looks just like any of the other remote West Texas town’s crumbling adobe, especially with the restoration work at the adjacent HiWay Cafe.

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.

The BAPS Mandir Temple Outside Houston Is an Architectural Wonder

The BAPS Mandir Temple Outside Houston Is an Architectural Wonder

What appears to be a white marble palace in a faraway land is in fact one of the state’s grandiose Hindu places of worship, known as a mandir.

The Daytripper Goes Thrifting at the ‘World’s Largest Flea Market’ in Canton

The Daytripper Goes Thrifting at the ‘World’s Largest Flea Market’ in Canton

To properly enjoy Canton, an East Texas town of 4,200 near Tyler, you should show up with two things: an empty car trunk and an empty belly.

Director John Sayles on the Making of ‘Lone Star’

Director John Sayles on the Making of ‘Lone Star’

John Sayles is one of the great American independent filmmakers. His epic 1996 drama Lone Star, which received a new release from The Criterion Collection this month, is one of his masterpieces.

Deep in the Heart of North Houston’s Massive Mercados

Deep in the Heart of North Houston’s Massive Mercados

It’s 10 o’clock in the morning, and the line of Houston traffic I’m in is particularly wide, slow, and meandering.

The Crescent Hotel in Fort Worth Is a Work of Art

The Crescent Hotel in Fort Worth Is a Work of Art

Bathed in ambient light, an imposing 3D relief greets visitors behind the front desk as they enter the new Crescent Hotel on Camp Bowie Boulevard in Fort Worth’s Cultural District.

Roadside Oddity: The ‘Marfa Payphone’

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.

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