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A person's hands carefully weave pieces of tan straw into the shape of a basket

Drive

A Livingston Craftsman Turns Native Longleaf Pine Into Handmade Baskets

Elliott Abbey of the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas continues the traditional practice

By Julia Jones
August 25, 2022
A man in an orange shirt and gold chain looks off into the distance in front of a green forested background

Art

Acclaimed Artist Jesse Lott Sculpts the Houston Art Scene and Beyond

By Michael J. Mooney
August 25, 2022

Photography

A West Texas Photographer Chases Nature’s Constant Change Through Art and Photography

By E. Dan Klepper
August 25, 2022
A man in an athletic uniform sits next to a woman in a black and white photo

Football Coach Gary Gaines, Famously Depicted in ‘Friday Night Lights,’ Has Died at 73

By Natalia Gonzalez Blanco Serrano
August 24, 2022

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A collection of sports movie posters including Varsity Blues, Friday Night Lights, North Dallas Forty, The Rookie and Stick It

9 Can’t-Miss Sport Movies Set in Texas

By Amelia Nonemacher
August 22, 2022

Evolving with the Times, Stanton’s In Alvin Celebrates 100 Years

By Heather Brand
August 18, 2022

A Native East Texan Remembers the Teacher Who Taught Him to Love the Detour

By Dalton LaFerney
August 18, 2022
Bree Jameson helps a young climber.

San Antonio Rock Climber Bree Jameson Talks Inclusion in Climbing Upon Release of New Documentary

By Ariel Castillo
August 17, 2022
A man in a white shirt uses tools to unearth a fossil in tan ground

Ancient Mosasaur Discovery Has Us Wondering Where Texas Ranks for Fossils

By Asher Elbein
August 16, 2022
An illustrated book cover showing people in water underneath the title 'The Last Karankawas'

In ‘The Last Karankawas,’ Kimberley Garza Highlights South Texas Communities Often Overlooked

By S. Kirk Walsh
August 15, 2022
a multicolor building

Bobby Byrd of Cinco Puntos Press Is a Poet and Everyone Should Know It

By Lisa Bubert
August 11, 2022

50 Years Ago, Willie Nelson United Cowboys and Hippies at the Armadillo World Headquarters

By Michael Corcoran
August 10, 2022
A sculpture made of metal depicts a woman running. It is located on the Texas Tech University campus

New Lubbock Attractions Bring an Artsy Flair to the Ranching Town

By Rebecca Deurlein
August 5, 2022

Marfa Film Shop Revives the Art of Film Photography in West Texas

By James Hernandez
August 5, 2022
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