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A racecar with a 12 painted on the side races past fans in bleachers under lights

Drive

Formula One and NASCAR Can Eat Dirt Track Racing’s Dust

Tightknit communities get revved up at small town racetracks across Texas

By Kameron Dunn
December 29, 2022

Open Road

A Lost Swimming Hole in the Panhandle Plains Holds Generations of Family Memories

By Bobby Alemán
December 29, 2022
A young person sits in a small goat cart reading "Laredo" with a white goat attached with reins

Vintage

The Curious Historical Trend of Photographing Children in Goat-Drawn Carts

By Traces of Texas
December 29, 2022
A man stands in a town square holding a hat in his hands

Like a Local

Fast-Growing New Braunfels Holds Onto Its German Heritage and River Recreation

By Omar L. Gallaga
December 29, 2022

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History

Owens Salvage in the Panhandle Pays Homage to the Heyday of the Hot Rod

By Ian Dille
December 29, 2022
A concrete mural reading "Independence Begins" with drawings of people on a gray concrete wall

‘Where Independence Begins’ Guides the Lighthouse for the Blind

By Mary Beth Gahan
December 29, 2022
A person leans on a tree overlooking a river cutting through a hilly green landscape

Our Readers’ Favorite Stories from 2022

By TH Staff
December 28, 2022

“I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry” Hitmakers The Triumphs Call It Quits One More Time

By Joe Nick Patoski
December 27, 2022
A close-up photo of the bronze statue, with young Travis Coates nestled against his dog, Old Yeller, whose tongue is hanging out of his mouth like he's panting.

Roadside Oddities

Roadside Oddity: The Statue of Old Yeller in Mason

By Dale Weisman
December 24, 2022

Evergirl Vintage Boutique Gives Houston’s East End a ’60s Shine

By Clayton Maxwell
December 21, 2022

Five Years After Hurricane Harvey, Rockport’s Rebirth Continues with New Arts Center

By Layne Van Vranken
December 20, 2022

Mike Leach, an Iconoclast of College Football, Leaves Lasting Legacy in Texas

By Peter Warren  
December 15, 2022

Muppets, Nostalgia Reign at Austin’s Newest Pop-Culture Collection

By Omar L. Gallaga
December 15, 2022
A collection of three Texas cookbooks with a fresh pie and bowl of ice cream on the side.

Five Texas Cookbooks to Gift the Foodies in Your Life

By Marisa Charpentier
December 12, 2022
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