Kerrville Folk Festival Celebrates 50 Years of Music, Community, and Lasting Memories
In March 1972, a short writeup in the Kerrville Mountain Sun described what locals could expect at the town’s brand-new music festival....
Kaufman Honors Community, Service, and Hard Work
Kaufman was among the earliest American settlements in the North Texas region known as the Three Forks, named for the convergence of the...
Meet Fredericksburg’s Ultimate German Souvenir Shop: Kuckuck’s Nest
Inside the Kuckuck’s Nest in Fredericksburg, country tunes emanate from a small radio. But that’s not the only music playing. There’s also...
Honk If You Heart Tailgating
In the parking lot of Houston’s Reliant Stadium, a few hours before the Houston Texans played the Carolina Panthers, I witnessed a scene...
10 Hidden and Iconic Hill Country Destinations You’ll Want to Visit
People from across the world travel to Central Texas to explore the Hill Country—a surprising landscape of granite uplifts and limestone...
With Austin Perpetually Booming, Conservationists Secure More Protection for Beloved Hamilton Pool
Hamilton Pool has drawn people to its sparkling pool and limestone overhang for at least 8,000 years. But as Austin’s growth has generated...
Nacogdoches Daytripper
Texas history runs deep, so to be the “oldest” anything in the state is a rather special feat. This notion is what inspired me to travel...
The BAPS Mandir Temple Outside Houston Is an Architectural Wonder
What appears to be a white marble palace in a faraway land is in fact one of the state’s grandiose Hindu places of worship, known as a...
Autumn in Bonham Bike Rally
On Sept. 29, grab your helmet and join a community bike ride through Fannin County that includes routes for all ages and skill levels,...
Texas Embraces the Cider Trend
Near the confluence of Bear and Onion creeks on a 20-acre ranch in far south Austin, I’m touring the fermentation room of Texas Keeper Cider, surrounded by stacks of tubs full of pale yellow and deep gold apple juice, which will soon become some of the state’s finest hard cider. Next door is the taproom, housed in a 19th-Century church/schoolhouse.
