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Music

Gary McKee Is Keeping Texas Polka’s Spirit Alive

Meet the man documenting Tex-Czech music at dance halls, polka fests, and church picnics across the state

By Joe Nick Patoski
April 27, 2026
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Like a Local

Meet Luling’s Watermelon Seed-Spitting World Record Holder

By Alice Scott
April 25, 2026
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History

How a Fort Worth Amateur Astronomer Built a Massive Meteorite Collection

By Robyn Ross
April 24, 2026

Museums

A World-Class Art Museum Arrives in the Texas Hill Country

By Courtney Thomas
April 24, 2026

More

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Road Trips

Texas Main Streets Make Big Dreams Come True in Small Towns

By Mary Beth Gahan
April 22, 2026
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Sports

NFL Linebacker Derrick Johnson Inspires Kids On and Off the Field

By Bryan C. Parker
April 16, 2026
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Wildflowers

What Bluebonnets Mean to Coahuiltecan Descendants

By Kaiya Little
April 7, 2026
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History

The Fort Worth Light Bulb That Never Goes Out

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
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Open Road

Seeing the Rio Grande in a Different Light

By Rachel Monroe
April 2, 2026

Culture

Indigenous Legends Tell Stories of the Texas Night Sky 

By ire'ne lara silva
April 1, 2026
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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
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