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A post office mural showing a rural Texas ranch scene with cows and windmills

How Post Office Murals Lifted Spirits During the Great Depression

Renowned Texas artists Tom Lea and Jerry Bywaters are among the 106 to adorn post offices throughout the state

By Robyn Ross
July 30, 2020
A yellow brick facade in Bartlett, Texas

A Small-Town Enthusiast Embarks on the Revitalization of Bartlett in Central Texas

By Jac Darsnek
July 30, 2020

History

Get Your Chickens! A Vintage Vendor at Weatherford’s First Monday Market

By Traces of Texas
July 30, 2020
The Vinita House in Denison Texas

How the ‘Grape Man of Texas’ Saved the French Wine Industry

By Matt Joyce
July 30, 2020

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Open Road

A Down-on-His-Luck Wanderer Stumbles Upon the Port Arthur Moby Dick

By John Nova Lomax
July 30, 2020
Colorful bridge

My Favorite Texas Trip: 15 Miles to Montrose

By Dina Gachman
July 29, 2020
Photo of J D Emmanuel live in concert

The Meditative Sounds of New Age Musician J D Emmanuel Will Ease Your Pandemic Anxiety

By E. Ryan Ellis
July 23, 2020
theater, historic, paramount, abilene, ticket booth, empty

Five Historic Texas Theaters Share Their Strategies for Survival

By Sarah Thurmond
July 21, 2020
Real estate listing for Neil Armstrong's former residence in El Lago

Astronaut Neil Armstrong’s Out-of-This World House in El Lago is For Sale

By John Nova Lomax
July 14, 2020

Emily Gimble, 2020’s Texas State Musician, Grew Up On Western Swing

By Joe Nick Patoski
July 13, 2020
The filmmaking crew pose in front of the Star Film Ranch

Texas’ First Film Studio Stood in San Antonio’s Padre Park

By Sabrina LeBoeuf
July 9, 2020
A Fluorescent Smogg record on a stereo-specific transfer turntable

Doo-Wop Along to San Antonio’s Forgotten Golden Oldies on the Nonprofit Radio Station 97.9 KCJV

By Joe Gross
July 7, 2020

Open Road

On Lake Sam Rayburn, a Mother Teaches Her Daughter How to Persevere

By Suzy Spencer
June 25, 2020

History

The Galveston Legend of the Infamous Pirate Jean Lafitte

By Pam LeBlanc
June 25, 2020
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