October 5, 2023 | By Amanda Ogle
As we creep into spooky season, and haunted houses and general scary-ment are in full swing, it’s time for us to reflect on all the real hauntings that have happened across our vast state.
October 26, 2022 | By Melissa Gaskill
June 30, 2022 | By Gabino Iglesias
June 17, 2022 | By Natalia Gonzalez Blanco Serrano
Coming out of two long years of canceled events and public gatherings due to the pandemic, people all around Texas are getting back on the party saddle.
November 24, 2021 | By Ruvani de Silva
May 27, 2021 | By Pam LeBlanc
Growing up in Corpus Christi, Ashley Kidd splashed through waves on a boogie board and told her mom that one day she’d become a real surfer.
March 18, 2021 | By Sarah Thurmond
It’s a sunny afternoon in Kerrville, and a group of about half a dozen teenage boys and girls stand near the baseline of a tennis court at the H-E-B Tennis Center, located off State Highway 16.
January 28, 2021 | By Traces of Texas
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June 11, 2019 | By Heather Brand
Kent Ullberg’s bronze sculptures dot the landscape across Texas—a giant bison in Corpus Christi, a cougar on the hunt in San Antonio, and eagles with outspread wings in Houston and College Station.
May 23, 2019 | By Phil West
Craft beer fans might be pleasantly surprised by what awaits them in Corpus Christi: A trio of breweries opened within the past five years, and a couple of restaurants have recently started their own brewing operations. The result is adventuresome brews in a city more accustomed to mass-produced, beach-ready 12-packs. These days, when it comes to sipping in style, Corpus has you covered.
May 13, 2019 | By Jesse Sublett III
Size matters—not only in the jungle but in the civilized world and the medium of wildlife sculpture—a truth amply manifested by sculptor Kent Ullberg’s new exhibition at the Art Museum of South Texas in Corpus Christi.
December 21, 2018 | By Laurel Miller  Illustrations by: Shaw Nielsen
Texans are never ones to back down from a challenge—even so, these six food competitions from across
the state are pretty daunting. From 4.5-pound steaks to 20-scoop sundaes, Texas has enough gut-busting contests to keep competitive eaters and curious, hungry folks satisfied—or potentially sent into a food coma.
Consider the following restaurants and festivals worthy of a detour the next time you’re feeling a bit peckish.
December 11, 2017 | By
With a slight chance of snow flurries in the Texas forecast this week, we decided to look back at photos from last December’s snowstorm.
May 12, 2017 | By Dan Gentile
If you’d like to meet a friendly Texas surfer, park a two-wheel drive vehicle along the shore of Packery Channel between North Padre and Mustang islands.
May 11, 2017 | By Dan Oko
On the deck of the Texas State Aquarium in Corpus Christi, on a bright afternoon this spring, a group of school kids in matching red polo shirts pressed their noses against the glass to spy river otters playing in the artificial stream that courses through Otter Creek.
June 20, 2016 | By Heather Brand
When I first visited Schlitterbahn in New Braunfels as a teenager in the mid-1980s, the waterpark was just a few years old.
April 15, 2016 | By John Lumpkin
From a perch beyond the left-field fence, the mid-summer scene unfolds like a real-life Field of Dreams.
September 10, 2015 | By
As half of the stoner-comedy duo Cheech and Chong, Cheech Marin made his name lampooning bourgeois conventions.
August 17, 2015 | By
Writers for Texas Highways cover a lot of ground. With more than a quarter-million square miles and some 3,000 communities in play (including six of the country’s most populated cities), we’ve got our work cut out for us.
August 14, 2015 | By Melissa Gaskill
Get out of the office. Flee that marathon meeting. Park your car. Exit the laundry room.
July 16, 2015 | By E. Dan Klepper
We love the night illuminated, whether by the strobe of fireflies or the dazzle of Ferris wheels, and we are drawn to light’s embrace whenever it glimmers in the darkness like an invitation to dance. We may not be much good at the moves, but it beats standing alone in a dark corner tapping our feet.
May 13, 2015 | By Robb Walsh
After years of visiting Texas beaches whenever I could, this spring I made the leap and moved my family to Galveston.
April 13, 2015 | By
To find more information, visit the Corpus Christi Convention and Visitors Bureau website, www.visitcorpuschristitx.org.
March 10, 2015 | By
Luminaries of Latin and Tejano music will take the stage April 17-18 in Corpus Christi for Fiesta de la Flor, a tribute to the late hometown star Selena Quintanilla Perez.
January 30, 2015 | By
Luminaries of Latin and Tejano music will take the stage in Corpus Christi this April in tribute to the late, great Selena.
May 21, 2014 | By Chet Garner
There’s no denying that Corpus Christi is one of the most beloved destinations in Texas, and for good reason. However, among the well-known ways to pass a day on the bay, Corpus Christi is packed with plenty of hidden gems and off-the-beaten-path surprises.
December 3, 2013 | By
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Last fall, we asked Texas Highways readers to share their favorite places in the state for our Texas Top-40 Travel Destinations.
June 15, 2010 | By Charles Lohrmann
Corpus Christi’s Naval Station Ingleside will take on the appearance of an historic port of call as four tall sailing ships hailing from four countries in the Western Hemisphere arrive in early July.
June 1, 2009 | By Kathryn Jones
Three beguiling bottlenose dolphins —D.J., Shadow and Kai—reign as the undisputed stars of the Texas State Aquarium in Corpus Christi.
March 12, 2009 | By Lori Moffatt
How many pirates can fit into corpus Christi’s Buccaneer Stadium? Consider this: Some 23,000 football fans reportedly squeezed in for a hotly contested playoff game a decade ago—but no one was wearing high-seas haberdashery or carrying a cutlass.
Published 10 times per year by the Texas Department of Transportation, Texas Highways, the official travel magazine of Texas, encourages travel to and within the Lone Star State and tells the Texas story to readers around the world.
