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History

The Fort Worth Light Bulb That Never Goes Out

The 117-year-old Palace Theater Light has become an "eternal" tourist attraction and a symbol of Texas' path to enlightenment

By Cameron Maynard
April 6, 2026
Four children in Easter Bunny costumes surround a wheelbarrow filled with plastic eggs, behind them is a large pile of brush with a wooden cross atop it

Vintage

Vintage: Fredericksburg’s Easter Fires

By Asher Elbein
April 3, 2026
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Museums

Arlington’s National Medal of Honor Museum Rises to the Occasion

By Andrea Luttrell
April 3, 2026
An illustration of a nighttime scene, with a woman wearing a headlamp approaching a green canoe with the number 52 printed on the side in white between two mountains

Open Road

Seeing the Rio Grande in a Different Light

By Rachel Monroe
April 2, 2026

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Culture

Indigenous Legends Tell Stories of the Texas Night Sky 

By ire'ne lara silva
April 1, 2026
A large, rusted tower in the middle of a lush, green forest under blue skies filled with clouds

Nature

A Forestry Museum Grows in East Texas 

By Christopher Collins
March 27, 2026
Three young women exit a museum entrance with a sign that reads "The Wittliff Collections"

History

At 40, The Wittliff Collections Remains a True Texas Treasure

By Sallie Lewis
March 19, 2026
A black-and-white illustration of a man in a tie and suspenders standing near a typewriter and a window

Entertainment

Actor and Professor Richard Robichaux’s Texas Renaissance 

By Anthony Head
March 19, 2026
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Art

Texas Artist Tom Lea Captured the Heartbreak of War

By Julia Jones
March 16, 2026

Photography

All Eyes Are on Dallas This Summer 

By Andrea Luttrell
March 10, 2026
A black and white photo of a man and woman sitting in an old car in a field while wearing cowboy hats

Film & TV

Reel Texas: 70 Years Ago, ‘Giant’ Brought the World to West Texas

By Brian D. Sweany
February 26, 2026
A collage of Texas movie scenes including Leatherface, John Travolta, Matthew McConaughey, James Dean, and more, plus the iconic Top Notch hamburgers sign

Film & TV

Reel Texas: Revisiting the Classic Films That Shaped the State

By Brian D. Sweany
February 26, 2026
A faded illustration of a tree with green leaves colored in a haze of yellow pollen in a field

Open Road

Finding a Sense of Place in the Discomfort of Cedar Fever 

By Ana Marie Cox
February 26, 2026
A blue telephone booth-looking TARDIS structure, with the words POLICE BOX visible near the top

Art

A ‘Doctor Who’ TARDIS Appears Outside Big Bend National Park

By Sarah M. Vasquez
February 25, 2026
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