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Like a Local

Poteet Is Home to Sweet Strawberries and One of South Texas’ Most Popular Festivals

More than 100,000 people attend the annual Poteet Strawberry Festival

By Omar L. Gallaga
February 24, 2022
A collection of neatly maintained buildings on a downtown street, including a historic hotel with a stone facade and black painted trim

Road Trips

A Weekend Getaway in Navasota

By Heather Brand
February 24, 2022
An orange jeep drives across a grassy, sandy beach in front of water

Road Trips

Spend a Quiet Coastal Weekend in the Fishing Hub of Matagorda

By John Nova Lomax
January 27, 2022

Open Road

Finding Community and Common Ground in a Small Town

By Stacey Swann
January 27, 2022

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Drive

Hop In and Travel With the Texas Country Reporter

By Michael J. Mooney
December 23, 2021
A man holds a young child up so she can place a marker in a larage Connect 4 set, in a park with green grass and a tall building in the background

Road Trips

There’s More to Midland Than Oil

December 23, 2021
A man in a tan vest and purple shirt stands in the doorway of a wodden house with a dark gray shingle roof

Road Trips

Find a Spring-Fed Pool and Frontier History at Fort Clark and Bracketville

By Sarah Thurmond
November 24, 2021
Bright red fireworks illuminate the back of a purple-white building with a crowd of people in front

Road Trips

Have Yourself a Merry Little Weekend in the ‘Christmas Capital of Texas’

By Cynthia J. Drake
November 24, 2021
A woman in a black dress points a camera at her friend, who is standing inside bright red letters reading HICO

Road Trips

Pack Your Sweet Tooth and Walking Shoes for a Weekend Getaway in Hico

By June Naylor
October 28, 2021

The Musical Legacy of Crockett Didn’t End With Lightnin’ Hopkins

By Heather Brand
September 23, 2021
A brightly-colored mural and painted concerete floor underneath rusted, open-air rafters

Road Trips

Paint the Town During a Weekend Getaway in Artistic San Angelo

By Kimya Kavehkar
September 23, 2021

Road Trips

A Weekend Getaway to the ‘Cowboy Capital of the World’

By June Naylor
August 26, 2021
A man in a collared shirt and blue jeans stands in a field with his hands in his pockets

The Panhandle Town of Childress is a Rancher’s Paradise

By Russell A. Graves
August 26, 2021

A Look at Small-Town Texas

By Traces of Texas
August 23, 2021
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