february 2021

The Ultimate Guide to Traveling With Your Pet in Texas

January 27, 2022 | By Melissa Gaskill, Ruvani de Silva, Anna Daugherty, & Luz Moreno

These 3 Classic Texas Drive-Ins Perfected Curbside Dining Decades Ago

January 28, 2021 | By Heather Brand

Corpus Christi’s First Hispanic Police Officer and His 1936 Buick Roadmaster

January 28, 2021 | By Traces of Texas

Editor’s Note: Joy Ride

January 28, 2021 | By Emily Roberts Stone

I have always loved taking road trips—creating the perfect playlist; buying the Cheetos, Dr Pepper, and three candy bars at the gas station; and feeling liberated from daily schedules and to-do lists.

The International Presidio Drag Strip Is Back With the Need for Speed

January 28, 2021 | By J.D. Garcia

Along the banks of the Rio Grande lies Presidio, an unassuming, sleepy border town inhabited by cattle ranchers and Border Patrol agents.

A New Mom Reclaims Her Freedom on a Motorcycle Ride Through the Devil’s Backbone

January 28, 2021 | By Katie Gutierrez

These Hot Rods Are Almost as Vibrant as the People Who Love Them

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The Panhandle Community of Abernathy Is a Little Slice of Heaven

January 28, 2021 | By Jason Boyett

The Daytripper Explores Salado’s Historic Lodging and Handmade Goods

January 28, 2021 | By Chet Garner

If you’re just driving by on Interstate 35, you might blink and miss Salado. But this is not a town you want to skip past.

A Guide To the Historic Bridges of Texas

January 28, 2021 | By Dale Weisman

From Austin’s Congress Avenue Bridge to the Pecos High Bridge, Texas has bridges that span different landscapes and marvels of engineering.

PGA Champion Lee “Super Mex” Trevino Explains the Secret Behind Texas’ Great Golfers

January 28, 2021 | By Jaime Aron

Most stories about Lee Trevino start the same way because the tale is so compelling: Raised in a Dallas shack without plumbing or electricity, he dropped out of school at 14 to work at a nearby golf course.

3 Vintage Travel Guides That Ushered in Road Trip Culture

January 28, 2021 | By

Before GPS, publications like the ‘Blue Book,’ ‘Green Book,’ and WPA’s American Guide series guided travelers through Texas

You Haven’t Driven in Texas Until You’ve Driven a Pickup Truck

January 28, 2021 | By Sarah Hepola

Slab Is Houston’s Distinctive Contribution to American Car Culture

January 28, 2021 | By Michael Hardy

How Austin-Based Rae Wilson Made the Definitive Texas Rosé

January 28, 2021 | By Allison McNearney

The Little Known History of Texas’ Underground Railroad

January 28, 2021 | By Maya Payne Smart

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