A Road Trip Through Cormac McCarthy’s Texas
June 15, 2023 | By Thom Denton
With the sad news of the passing of a literary giant Tuesday, the question was begged, “Has there ever been a writer more closely associated with Texas than Cormac McCarthy?
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140 Years Ago, Judge Roy Bean Became the “Law West of the Pecos”
August 2, 2022 | By Gene Fowler
The Daytripper’s Top 5 in Comstock
January 29, 2019 | By Chet Garner
There are places in the far reaches of Texas where few dare to travel, which is exactly what attracted me to western Val Verde County. It’s a rugged land where the jackrabbits far outnumber the people. A place where the tales are tall, the canyons are deep, and the mysteries are even deeper. If you find yourself trippin’ to the edge of Texas, don’t miss these stops.
On the West Texas Frontier, Judge Roy Bean Doled Out Justice as the ‘Law West of the Pecos’
October 24, 2018 | By
Perched on a dusty ridge overlooking the Rio Grande, the tiny town of Langtry lies in the thick of the Lower Pecos Canyonlands, about 60 miles west of Del Rio. Langtry sprang up in 1882 as a railroad camp during the construction of the Southern Pacific line. Among the profiteers following the railroad was Roy Bean, a tent-saloon operator who became Langtry’s justice of the peace.
