Explore the Spookiest Locations in Texas with Haunted Rooms
To satiate visitors’ desire to know more, McDermott began offering tours in 2018 to showcase these places, starting in Texas with locations like The Excelsior Hotel in Jefferson and the Anson Opera House in Anson. Read More »
A Fort Worth Chef Chronicles the Pandemic Lockdown Through a Restaurant Industry Lens
In his new book, Carry Out, Carry On: A Year in the Life of a Texas Chef, Fort Worth chef Jon Bonnell shares ... Read More »
The Lost Gonzo Band Talks Jerry Jeff Walker, Austin Music in the ’70s, and Reuniting at Gruene Hall
The old band getting back together again is a familiar trope. But this isn’t any old band. This is the Lost ... Read More »
Traces of Texas’ Throwback Thursday: A Newlywed Couple in Swisher
Courtesy Kim Crumbley Traces of Texas reader Kim Crumbley graciously shared this 1910 photo of her ... Read More »
Roadside Oddity: The Killer Bee of Hidalgo, Texas
There’s a line in Act IV of Hamlet, where Claudius says to Gertrude, “When sorrows come, they come not single ... Read More »
After a Lost Year and a Postponement, Old Settler’s Music Festival Returns near Lockhart
The Little Festival That Could is coming back. “We’re excited about getting the family back together,” ... Read More »
Texas Highways Wins 26 Awards From the International Regional Magazine Association
Last week, Texas Highways once again showed why it’s one of the best magazines for travelers and ... Read More »
Writers to Pay Tribute to Larry McMurtry This Weekend in Archer City
Roughly six months after the passing of the Texas Tolstoy, writers and fans of Larry McMurtry will gather this ... Read More »
Greenberg Smoked Turkeys Rises From the Ashes in Time for Thanksgiving
On Nov. 6, 2020, a fire broke out in one of Greenberg Smoked Turkeys freezers. The resulting flames destroyed ... Read More »
Traces of Texas’ Throwback Thursday: Election Day in Eastland
Election Day in the North Texas town of Eastland in the early 1890s. This photo was sent in by Janice Chambers. ... Read More »
From Field of Dreams to Spooky Fall Events, Corn Mazes Are Cropping Up Across Texas
Along with ordering a pumpkin spice latte and visiting a pumpkin patch, making your way through a corn maze has ... Read More »
The Albert Hotel Aims to Bring Contemporary Style, Rooted in Historical Structures, to Fredericksburg’s Main Street
Up and down Fredericksburg’s historic Main Street, 19th-century stone buildings stand like old trees, deeply ... Read More »
Find Texas Events
[gravityform id="1" title="true" description="true"]