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The July 2021 cover of Texas Highways Magazine, "Hill Country Oasis"

August 2021

Vol. 68, No. 08

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Features

10 Small Texas Towns to Visit Now

The Unconventional and Idyllic Life of Lipscomb’s 44 Residents

How The Last Picture Show Changed the World’s View of Small Town Texas

Departments

Editor’s Note

Editor’s Note: The Simple Life

My Hometown

My Hometown: College Sweethearts Serve Up Tex-Mex Comfort in Leakey

Open Road

Essay: Growing Up and Growing Old in Ysleta

Speaking of Texas

Lubbock Winemaker Kim McPherson Puts Texas Wine on the World Stage

Texana

The Magical Days of Aquarena Springs in San Marcos

Getaway

Spend a 3-Day Weekend in Revitalized Brownwood

Drive / Atlas

A Day in the Life of a Texas Truck Driver

Drive / Souvenir

Meet Fredericksburg’s Ultimate German Souvenir Shop: Kuckuck’s Nest

Drive / Family

The Mighty Thomas Carnival Brings Joy to Small Town Texas

Plates

There’s No Place Like Gnome Cones

Plates

Wild Alligator is a Delicacy in Southeast Texas

Vintage

A Nocturnal Motorist Stops for Gas at a San Augustine Sinclair Station in 1939

Daytripper

The Daytripper Gets Back to the Basics in Luckenbach

Sightseer

Archer City Residents Paint the Town for a Purpose

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