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Film & TV

Reel Texas: ‘Terms of Endearment’ Shows Another Side of McMurtry’s Texas

The 1983 tragicomedy swept up at the Academy Awards for its depiction of lost love, illness, and everlasting familial bonds in Houston

By Brian D. Sweany
August 25, 2026
An illustration using warm colors, namely oranges and reds with some mossy green, depicting a stadium scene of a bull knocking over a man in western wear. A large crowd sits in the stands behind.

Open Road

A Jaded Native Texan Falls in Love With Home Again

By Sarah Damoff
August 24, 2026
A drill team dressed in red, white, and blue on a football field in a packed outdoor stadium

Sports

The Kilgore Rangerette Museum Honors America’s First Drill Team

By Allie Tribe
August 20, 2026
A group of longhorns are herded through a pasture by 6 cowboys behind them.

History

Texas Cattle’s Unexpected Role in the American Revolution

By Molly Tompkins
August 11, 2026

More

A man dressed as a rodeo clown wearing a cowboy hat and face paint

Road Trips

Hico’s Resident Rodeo Clown Is a Barrel of Fun

By Steve Uhler
August 10, 2026
People in red and blue outfits dance beneath a large Texas flag in a large dance hall

Culture

The Official State Folk Dance Is Alive and Well in Waco

By Sean Cronen
August 7, 2026
A wide-angle photograph of James Magee's The Hill, a large-scale art installation featuring four stone buildings in a cross shape on desert land against a bright blue sky.

Art

The Doors Open on The Hill of James Magee

By Chi Pham
August 5, 2026
A red retro RV with a label that reads "Happy Max" located inside a large facility

History

The Golden Era of Travel Lives On at This RV Museum in Amarillo

By Jason Boyett
August 4, 2026
A digital illustration in black ink of an older man's head turned slightly left, smiling, and wearing a cowboy hat, with a tan background.

Sports

Nolan Ryan Still Brings the Heat—In Baseball and Business

By Bryan C. Parker
July 30, 2026
Two duotone silkscreen paintings held by the Menil Collection that portray the same image of Jermayne Macagy holding a cigarette, in green/purple and red/blue color schemes.

Art

The Warhol Woman Who Taught Houston ‘How to Make an Exhibition’

By Chi Pham
July 28, 2026
The Jack County Museum, a small white building with a dark roof and chimney, with a 4-H logo and "Entrance" sign on the wall.

Museums

Step into the Birthplace of Texas 4-H at the Jack County Museum

By Allie Tribe
July 27, 2026
A white hatchback vehicle with cameras on the top and sides attached drives down a street with a fuzzy background of an old Capitol building and streetlight

Culture

A Stick-Shift Evangelist Gives Waymo a Chance

By Rose McMackin
July 27, 2026
A man in a blue button down shirt and a cowboy hat holds a thumbs up inside a dance hall with a sign in the background that reads "Church of Western Swing"

Music

Bob Wills Day Keeps the Famous Texas Bandleader’s Legacy Alive

By Lauren Hough
July 22, 2026
A large gold pipe organ with three rows of keys and numerous buttons inside a theater with red seats and a red curtain

Culture

The Magic of the Century-Old Organ at El Paso’s Plaza Theatre

By Chris O’Connell
July 17, 2026
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