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A hummingbird with a red throat and black head being held in someone's hand

Nature

Millions of Hummingbirds Are About to Arrive in Texas

And you can hold one in the palm of your hand at the Xtreme Hummingbird Xtravaganza in Lake Jackson this fall

By Benjamin Diaz
August 19, 2026
A man in a green shirt and white baseball cap sits next to a laughing woman in a white dress in front of a giant Cool Crest Miniature Golf sign painted on a wall.

Recreation

Cool Crest Miniature Golf Has Been a San Antonio Staple for Nearly a Century

By Allie Tribe
August 14, 2026
A nature preserve with water and greens floating in it, a rainbow overhead, and a wooden walkway curving to the right

Nature

Watersong Wild Space Is an Unexpected Oasis in Midland

By Julia Jones
August 13, 2026

Wildlife

The Iconic Wild Critters Found ’Round the State

By Asher Elbein
August 5, 2026

More

A large dirt and gravel pit surrounded by grass and trees with adults and children in the pit searching for fossils.

Outdoors

Take Home a Prehistoric Souvenir from Mineral Wells Fossil Park

By Allie Tribe
July 31, 2026
A palmetto plant in the foreground of a large body of water and a bridge behind it

Nature

Palmetto State Park in the Summer Is a Runner’s Delight

By Pam LeBlanc
July 23, 2026

How to Texas

Pitch Your Tent on a Texas Beach

By Sean Cronen
July 21, 2026
Four dogs, three wearing goggles, seated at an outdoor tiki bar

Recreation

Meet the Surfing Dogs of Port Aransas

By Mandy Shelton
July 10, 2026
A man measures a fish placed atop a long ruler on a tabletop as a few people in the same T-shirts and a man in a gray hoodie stand around him and watch.

Fishing

Texas’ Oldest Fishing Tournament Turns 90

By Wendi Aarons
July 9, 2026
Five prairie dog pups on a pile of dirt surrounded by green grass

Wildlife

The Best New Digs in Fort Worth Are at Prairie Dog Town

By Kaley Johnson
July 8, 2026
A swimming hole with four people in the water, surrounded by rocks and trees with bright green leaves

Outdoors

The State of Hill Country Swimming Holes Amid a Wet Texas Summer

By Ian Dille
July 6, 2026

The Disappearing Art of Deep-Sea Oil Rig Fishing

By Paul Greenberg
June 23, 2026

Wildlife

Summer Birding in Texas Rewards the Patient and the Brave

By Joe Nick Patoski
June 12, 2026

Culture

Returning to the Guadalupe River a Year After the Floods

By Ian Dille
June 8, 2026
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