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A New Texan Finds Comfort on Matagorda Bay

A writer discovers how Houston’s influence stretches across the Gulf Coast

By Sam Stephenson
March 3, 2025

‘Hompvks ce’: Let’s Eat

By Kaiya Little
August 23, 2024

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A Fisherman’s Tale on the Texas Gulf Coast

By Wes Ferguson
June 5, 2024

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A First-Time Surfer Catches a Wave in Galveston

By Sarah Hepola
May 2, 2024

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Whataburger Is More Than Comfort Food

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Whataburger Is More Than Comfort Food

By ire'ne lara silva
March 6, 2024
Recovering Lost Memories at Brazos Bend State Park

Recovering Lost Memories at Brazos Bend State Park

By Meghan Beaudry
January 29, 2024
Learning on the Road During the Pandemic

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Learning on the Road During the Pandemic

By Sindya Bhanoo
November 21, 2023
Searching for Home at Lubbock’s Joyland Amusement Park

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Searching for Home at Lubbock’s Joyland Amusement Park

By LaToya Watkins
October 24, 2023
A Son Says a Long Goodbye to His Dad’s Lexus

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A Son Says a Long Goodbye to His Dad’s Lexus

By Greg Marshall
September 19, 2023
A Page Out of Her Book

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A Page Out of Her Book

By Amy Gentry
August 22, 2023
Small Town Texas Inspires Original Works of Fiction

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Small Town Texas Inspires Original Works of Fiction

July 25, 2023
The Call of the Ocean

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The Call of the Ocean

By Roger Reeves
A Pampa Native Seeks Clarity in the Texas Panhandle

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A Pampa Native Seeks Clarity in the Texas Panhandle

By Bill Cotter
May 30, 2023
Beekeeping for the End of the World

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Beekeeping for the End of the World

By Celia Bell
May 2, 2023
A Texas College Student Gets in Tune With the Open Road

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A Texas College Student Gets in Tune With the Open Road

By Ricardo J. Rivera
March 28, 2023
A Family’s Ties Traverse the Many Miles of Texas

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A Family’s Ties Traverse the Many Miles of Texas

By Jenny Tinghui Zhang
February 28, 2023
Exploring New Braunfels’ German History at the Faust Hotel

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Exploring New Braunfels’ German History at the Faust Hotel

By Fernando A. Flores
January 24, 2023
A Lost Swimming Hole in the Panhandle Plains Holds Generations of Family Memories

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A Lost Swimming Hole in the Panhandle Plains Holds Generations of Family Memories

By Bobby Alemán
December 29, 2022
A Long Goodbye to Texas

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A Long Goodbye to Texas

By Elizabeth Bruenig
November 23, 2022
The Past Is Present in the East Texas City of Marshall

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The Past Is Present in the East Texas City of Marshall

By Gordy Sauer
October 27, 2022
Get Home Before Sundown or La Llorona Might Get You

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Get Home Before Sundown or La Llorona Might Get You

By Rubén Degollado
September 29, 2022
A Texpat Returns to Big Bend to Bask in Its Magnificent Light

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A Texpat Returns to Big Bend to Bask in Its Magnificent Light

By Rick Bass
August 25, 2022
A Family Works to Overcome Tragedy on Possum Kingdom Lake

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A Family Works to Overcome Tragedy on Possum Kingdom Lake

By Dalia Azim
July 28, 2022
A Caribbean Native Finds a Connection to Home in Corpus Christi

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A Caribbean Native Finds a Connection to Home in Corpus Christi

By Gabino Iglesias
June 30, 2022
A Father and Daughter Share a Devotion to <i>Charreadas</i> in Del Rio

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A Father and Daughter Share a Devotion to Charreadas in Del Rio

By Marcela Fuentes
May 26, 2022
The Healing Power of the Texas Landscape

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The Healing Power of the Texas Landscape

By Fowzia Karimi
April 28, 2022
A Panhandle Native Returns Home to Investigate a Family Legend

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A Panhandle Native Returns Home to Investigate a Family Legend

By Lauren Hough
February 24, 2022
Finding Community and Common Ground in a Small Town

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Finding Community and Common Ground in a Small Town

By Stacey Swann
January 27, 2022
An Okie Native Finds Belonging at Austin’s Broken Spoke

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An Okie Native Finds Belonging at Austin’s Broken Spoke

By Kameron Dunn
December 23, 2021
A Mother’s Quest to Give Her Autistic Son an Untethered Childhood

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A Mother’s Quest to Give Her Autistic Son an Untethered Childhood

By May Cobb
November 24, 2021
Riding the Waves and Coming of Age in Corpus Christi

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Riding the Waves and Coming of Age in Corpus Christi

By Joe Hagan
October 28, 2021
The Evolution of the South Dallas Neighborhood

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The Evolution of the South Dallas Neighborhood

By Robert Wilonsky
September 23, 2021
When You’re Too Young for Bullriding, There’s Always Mutton Busting

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When You’re Too Young for Bullriding, There’s Always Mutton Busting

By Andrea Luttrell
August 26, 2021
Growing Up and Growing Old in Ysleta

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Growing Up and Growing Old in Ysleta

By Sergio Troncoso
July 29, 2021
A Texan by Way of Oklahoma Shares the Unexpected Enchantment of Traveling I-35

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A Texan by Way of Oklahoma Shares the Unexpected Enchantment of Traveling I-35

By W.K. Stratton
June 24, 2021
A Houston Native Returns Home From Harlem to Heal Alongside His Family

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A Houston Native Returns Home From Harlem to Heal Alongside His Family

By Michael Arceneaux
May 27, 2021
How an ‘88 Cadillac Led a Former Dallasite to the Love of His Life

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How an ‘88 Cadillac Led a Former Dallasite to the Love of His Life

By Paul Kix
April 29, 2021
A Sixth-Generation Texan Searches for the Meaning of Home

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A Sixth-Generation Texan Searches for the Meaning of Home

By Dina Gachman
March 25, 2021
A West Texas Volunteer Firefighter Finds Community by Helping His Neighbors

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A West Texas Volunteer Firefighter Finds Community by Helping His Neighbors

By E. Dan Klepper
September 24, 2020
What a Childhood on the Road Taught a Daughter of Migrant Truck Drivers

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What a Childhood on the Road Taught a Daughter of Migrant Truck Drivers

By ire'ne lara silva
August 27, 2020
A Down-on-His-Luck Wanderer Stumbles Upon the Port Arthur Moby Dick

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A Down-on-His-Luck Wanderer Stumbles Upon the Port Arthur Moby Dick

By John Nova Lomax
July 30, 2020
On Lake Sam Rayburn, a Mother Teaches Her Daughter How to Persevere

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On Lake Sam Rayburn, a Mother Teaches Her Daughter How to Persevere

By Suzy Spencer
June 25, 2020
George Getschow Attempts to Escape the Noise

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George Getschow Attempts to Escape the Noise

By George Getschow
May 28, 2020
A Cancer Survivor on the Healing Nature of Birds

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A Cancer Survivor on the Healing Nature of Birds

By Jesse Sublett
December 19, 2018
Why Every Woman Should Take a Solo Road Trip

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Why Every Woman Should Take a Solo Road Trip

By Sarah Hepola
November 28, 2018
At Paisano Ranch, the Spirit of J. Frank Dobie—and the Muses—Abide

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At Paisano Ranch, the Spirit of J. Frank Dobie—and the Muses—Abide

By Sarah Bird
October 25, 2018
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