The Daytripper Seizes the Bay in Palacios
October 29, 2020 | By Chet Garner
It takes tenacity to live on the Texas coast, and perhaps nobody knows that more than the people of Palacios (pronounced Puh-lash-iss).
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15 Small Texas Towns to Visit Now
July 31, 2019 | By
There was a time when most Texans lived over yonder. But over the past century, the percentage of Texans living in rural areas versus urban areas flipped: Today, 85 percent of us live in cities, while only 15 percent live in the country, according to the Texas Demographic Center.
My Hometown: Luther Hotel Innkeeper Jack Findley Talks History and Having Fun on Tres Palacios Bay
June 10, 2019 | By Heather Brand
At the historic Luther Hotel in Palacios, proprietor Jack Findley often mingles with guests on the front porch overlooking Matagorda Bay. Findley’s path to Palacios was circuitous.
Pho-nomenal
May 12, 2017 | By Mai Pham
About 10 miles north of the town of Palacios and Matagorda Bay, the scenery along Texas 35 begins to change.
Simply Palacios
May 13, 2015 | By Jill Lawless
An old, unlikely legend holds that Spanish sailors shipwrecked in Matagorda Bay saw a mirage of three sparkling palaces on a distant shoreline, and named the surrounding inlet Tres Palacios Bay.
