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Meet Luling’s Watermelon Seed-Spitting World Record Holder

Lee Wheelis has held the seed-spitting distance world record since 1989

By Alice Scott
April 25, 2026

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Grapevine’s Resident Captain Wants to Show You the Ropes

By Mary Pauline Lowry
May 22, 2025

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Clute Native Joe Ripple Is a Town VIP

By Nicole Beckley
November 14, 2024

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Columbus’ Missy Parker Is Preserving Town History

By Kristin Finan
October 9, 2024

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Weather Forecaster Tim Smith Is an RGV Icon

By John Burnett
September 4, 2024
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A San Marcos Mermaid Gives the Deep Dive on Her Hometown

By Addie Broyles
July 1, 2024
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A Cascade Caverns Guide Takes Visitors Below Boerne’s Surface

By Nicole Beckley
May 14, 2024

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Experience Denton in North Texas Like a Local

By Nicole Beckley
April 24, 2024

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Experience Harlingen in the Rio Grande Valley Like a Local

By Cynthia J. Drake
March 20, 2024
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Experience Pottsboro in North Texas Like a Local

By Lisa Bubert
February 7, 2024
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In Praise of Magnolia, the ‘Greatest Little Town’ in Texas

By Meadow Chase
November 21, 2023
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Find Artistic Inspiration in Smithville

By May Cobb
September 19, 2023
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Welcome to Van Horn, the Biggest Little Town in West Texas

By Nicole Beckley
August 22, 2023

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Saddle Up in Bandera, the Cowboy Capital of the World

By Cynthia J. Drake
June 27, 2023

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A New Chapter Is Unfolding in Greenville

By Christopher Collins
May 30, 2023
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Building Community in the East Texas Town of Athens

By Regina L. Burns
May 2, 2023
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A Decade After the Tragic Explosion, the Central Texas Town of West Rebuilds Community

By Kathleen Kaska
March 28, 2023
A woman in a purple shirt stands in front of a replica of an airplane in front of a stone courthouse

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The Natural and Cultural Treasures of Beeville

By Heather Brand
February 28, 2023
A man in a blue vest sits at a desk beneath a purple banner reading "Lions Club"

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Kaufman Honors Community, Service, and Hard Work

By Regina L. Burns
January 24, 2023
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Fast-Growing New Braunfels Holds Onto Its German Heritage and River Recreation

By Omar L. Gallaga
December 29, 2022
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Find Exotic Animals and Hill Country Culture in the No-Stoplight Town of Harper

By Heather Brand
November 23, 2022
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Ross Blasingame Is Abilene’s Tricycle-Riding Beacon of Good Will

By Regina L. Burns
October 27, 2022

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A Hitchcock Native Preserves the Diverse History of the Texas Gulf Coast

By Brooke A. Lewis
September 29, 2022
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The Texas State Railroad Powers the Small Town of Rusk

By Heather Brand
August 25, 2022

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A Self-Taught Woodworker Practices His Craft on the Gilmer Town Square

By Gary Borders
July 28, 2022
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Presidio Has Been a Frontier Crossroads For Centuries

By Matt Joyce
June 30, 2022
A woman in a blue shirt holds a basketball while leaning against a metal building on a farm

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The Good Life of Hoops and Ranching in Perryton

By Jason Boyett
May 26, 2022
A man stands with his arms folded in front of a stone building and an archway reading "Neal's Dining Room"

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Generations of Texans Have Flocked to Concan for the Frio River and Neal’s Dining Room

By Heather Brand
April 28, 2022
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Pharmacist Lonnie Meredith Found a Calling and Community in Haskell

By Russell A. Graves
March 24, 2022
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Poteet Is Home to Sweet Strawberries and One of South Texas’ Most Popular Festivals

By Omar L. Gallaga
February 24, 2022
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Kendleton in Fort Bend County Honors Its History as a Freedmen’s Town

By Brooke A. Lewis
January 27, 2022
A man in a blue button-down shirt and blue jeans stands in front of a yellow building with a sign reading "Pinchers"

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El Campo’s Agricultural Abundance on the Coastal Prairie

By Heather Brand
December 23, 2021
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