Got Land? The Making of Palo Pinto Mountains and Other New Texas State Parks
Seventy-five miles west of Fort Worth, a hilly parcel of ranchland is making the transformation into the first ... Read More »
This Summer, Get Your Kicks Discovering Soccer’s Growing Popularity in Texas
Before you even enter the National Soccer Hall of Fame in Frisco, the first thing you see is a large aluminum ... Read More »
Author May Cobb Just Can’t Quit East Texas
This is the setting of my childhood in Longview, an East Texas town sandwiched between Marshall and Kilgore on U.S. Highway 80. It holds unimaginable beauty, but also dark secrets that won’t keep speaking to me. Read More »
A Reader’s Maiden Voyage Into the World of Lonesome Dove
On January 1, I started doing what I’d been planning on doing for almost a year: reading the many books about ... Read More »
Elon Musk’s SpaceX Site Has Turned Tiny Boca Chica Into a Tourist Attraction
The first humans to land on Mars will likely blast off from a scrubby tidal flat on Boca Chica Bay in South Texas, ... Read More »
Want to Leave a Mark? Apply for a Texas Historical Commission Marker
If you’ve ever thought to yourself, “You know, there really should be a historical marker for [insert a ... Read More »
Experience Frida Kahlo’s Casa Azul Without Leaving Texas
Known for her self-portraits, vibrant use of color, paintings that blended realism with a touch of fantasy, ... Read More »
Announcing the 2021 Texas State Travel Guide
From the remote mountains of Big Bend to the dense forests of the Piney Woods, and the warm waters of the Gulf ... Read More »
Texas Highways Receives Its First National Magazine Award Nomination for ‘Open Road’ Essays
For the first time, Texas Highways will be represented at the biggest award show in magazine ... Read More »
For 60 Years, Fred’s Corner Grille Has Kept the Burgers and Ice Cream Flowing in Vernon
In the early 1960s, Fred and Loys Ray, a young couple in Frederick, Oklahoma, had a dream to quit their jobs ... Read More »
Beyond Oktoberfest: Meet Fredericksburg’s Lesser-Known Traditions
This month, the city of Fredericksburg kicks off its 175th anniversary with a yearlong celebration culminating ... Read More »
Fredericksburg: A History
On May 8, 1846, a train of ox carts carrying 120 pioneers rumbled to a halt, 4 miles north of the upper ... Read More »
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