Editor’s Note: Chronicler of the Curious
September 19, 2023 | By Emily Roberts Stone
This issue includes our last story by inimitable Houston writer John Nova Lomax, who died in May at age 53.
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Editor’s Note: Tall Tales
July 25, 2023 | By Emily Roberts Stone
Since we debuted our Open Road essay in the November 2018 issue, we’ve had the great fortune to feature some of the state’s brightest literary minds.
Editor’s Note: Flow Away
June 27, 2023 | By Emily Roberts Stone
The undercurrent of this month’s river stories is the tenuous stability of our beloved waterways. A combination of factors, including drought, population growth, and water rights issues, threatens the viability of some of the state’s most popular swimming holes and rivers.
Editor’s Note: Weekend Wanders
May 30, 2023 | By Emily Roberts Stone
When I think back on favorite weekend trips, it’s often simple moments that stand out. Last fall, my husband and I took our children, then 7 and 9, to Garner State Park for the first time.
Editor’s Note: The First 100
May 2, 2023 | By
Though our family has traveled to far-flung parks like Big Bend National Park out west and Caddo Lake State Park in East Texas, it wasn’t until last month that we finally visited McKinney Falls State Park in South Austin, about 25 minutes from our home.
Editor’s Note: Wild Child
March 28, 2023 | By Emily Roberts Stone
This morning, before I sat down to write this, a flock of wild turkeys wandered into our backyard in the Driftwood area.
Editor’s Note: Happy Trails
February 28, 2023 | By Emily Roberts Stone
Over the last decade, Senior Managing Editor Matt Joyce has written dozens of stories about Texas’ majestic landscapes, charismatic people, and multifaceted history.
Editor’s Note: Transcendent Texas
January 24, 2023 | By Emily Roberts Stone
When photographer Jessica Lutz moved to Marfa a decade ago, she was drawn to capture West Texas’ light, land, and story.
Editor’s Note: Ramble On
December 29, 2022 | By Emily Roberts Stone
Each January, our staff takes time to set travel resolutions for the year ahead. This year I’m looking forward to introducing my family to Palo Duro Canyon State Park.
Editor’s Note: A Coastal Carol
November 23, 2022 | By Emily Roberts Stone
Like many acclaimed authors before him, Edward Carey found that moving away from his homeland gifted him the freedom to write about it in a way he wouldn’t have been able to otherwise.
