100-year-old Texas business

How Fort Worth’s Dickies Went from Work Wear to Fashion Trend

October 27, 2022 | By Andrea Luttrell

When I was growing up in and around Fort Worth, Dickies was ubiquitous. Eating biscuits and gravy on Saturdays at the Bronco Café in my then-small hometown of Mansfield, I’d watch local ranchers and farmers clad in Dickies pants and dirt-covered boots read the local paper over coffee.

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

August 18, 2022 | By Heather Brand

Not many mom-and-pop shops are able to stand the test of time, but Stanton’s Shopping Center in Alvin, about 30 miles south of Houston, has been going strong for 100 years.

The October 2023 issue of Texas Highways "Tastes Like Home"

Get the Magazine

Save up to 68% off the cover price

Subscribe

True Texas in Your Inbox

Sign up for magazine extras, upcoming events, Mercantile specials, subscription offers, and more.