Culture

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

September 26, 2023 | By Erasmo Guerra

Were we going the right way? My little brother and I had never been to Hargill, a small town northeast of Edinburg, but we pressed on through the South Texas heat and the desolate backroads that cut through endless farmland that rolled into oblivion.

A Look Back at El Cosmico’s Trans-Pecos Festival in Marfa

September 25, 2023 | By Sarah Vasquez

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.

Find Artistic Inspiration in Smithville

September 19, 2023 | By May Cobb

‘Slinging’ Sammy Baugh’s Groundbreaking Football Career

September 19, 2023 | By Traces of Texas

“Slinging” Sammy Baugh, pictured here as quarterback for the Washington Redskins (now Commanders), embodied Texas toughness, tenacity, and loyalty.

Houston’s Classical Music Scene Hits All the Right Notes

September 19, 2023 | By Jennifer Stewart

On a Saturday evening in Houston’s west end, hundreds of Indian classical music enthusiasts gather in the Auditorium at the Houston Durga Bari Society.

The Texas Director Behind Some of Your Favorite TV Shows

September 19, 2023 | By Dina Gachman

An axe murder lured Lesli Linka Glatter back to Texas. The Emmy-nominated director behind shows like Mad Men, Homeland, Freaks and Geeks, and Gilmore Girls grew up in Dallas, but she left home for New York as a teenager to pursue her original passion of dance.

The Austin Powwow Is a Celebration of Indigenous Heritage and Culture

September 19, 2023 | By ire’ne lara silva

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

September 19, 2023 | By Greg Marshall

You’re Invited to the Carne Asada

September 19, 2023 | By Marcela Fuentes

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

September 15, 2023 | By Anthony Head

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

Bluegrass Music Is Alive and Well in Lockhart

September 8, 2023 | By Omar Gallaga

Step inside the new shop off Main Street, near the heart of Lockhart’s famous historic downtown square, and the first thing you notice, just past the guitars, is the large assortment of banjos.

A Father and Daughter Find Healing in the Songs of Jimmy Buffett

September 6, 2023 | By Katey Psencik Outka

A Mexican Take on the Classic American Burger

September 1, 2023 | By Ali Khan

Add These Small Town Indie Bookshops to Your Reading, Writing, and Road-Tripping Itinerary

August 23, 2023 | By Allison Henley

I grew up in a family where Mom read The Chronicles of Narnia out loud while Dad drove as we traversed the state of Texas on summer vacation.

The October 2023 issue of Texas Highways "Tastes Like Home"

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