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The Enduring Joy of Schlitterbahn

A native Austinite returns to the iconic water park, finding that "the hottest, coolest time in Texas" transcends age and time

By Eric Webb
June 21, 2023
An illustration of actress and writer Edi Patterson sitting on a chair wearing a red hat.

The Righteous Gemstones’ Edi Patterson Likes Playing ‘Weirdos’

By Dina Gachman
June 17, 2023

Spooky Reads Aplenty at Selma’s Ghoulish Books Bookshop

By Omar L. Gallaga
June 16, 2023
A man holds a copy of Cormac McCarthy's novel "The Road" while arranging a museum display.

A Road Trip Through Cormac McCarthy’s Texas

By Thom Denton
June 15, 2023

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Larry McMurtry’s Last Auction Sale

By Cameron Maynard
June 14, 2023

Miss Football and Friday Night Lights? It’s Time for Texans to Give Rugby a Shot.

By Kameron Dunn
June 7, 2023

5 Texas Speakeasies to Cool You Off on Hot Summer Nights

By Anthony Head
June 2, 2023
Photo shows underneath the bridge, with a band playing in the distance at the base of an arch, with trees on the sides of the arch. Clouds in the sky are pink from the setting sun.

In Appreciation of Echo Bridge, the Coolest Music Venue in Texas

By Joe Nick Patoski
May 31, 2023

Festivals

Celebrate the Mother Road at the Inaugural Route 66 Festival in Amarillo

By Jason Boyett
May 30, 2023

Like a Local

A New Chapter Is Unfolding in Greenville

By Christopher Collins
May 30, 2023
A historic photograph of a hotel on a dirt road with people out front

Vintage

In the Early 1900s, Port Arthur Was Home to an Opulent Hotel Fit for the East Coast

By Jac Darsnek
May 30, 2023

Open Road

A Pampa Native Seeks Clarity in the Texas Panhandle

By Bill Cotter
May 30, 2023
Three men carefully taverse rocky terrain near the top of Guadalupe Peak

History

How Three Men in Wheelchairs Summited Guadalupe Peak in the Early 1980s

By Andrew Stuart
May 30, 2023
A bright green ocotillo plant grows out of the rugged brown earth of Big Bend

Drive

Retracing a Grandfather’s Footsteps in Big Bend

By Clayton Maxwell
May 30, 2023
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