How I Overcame My Fear of Texas’ Turbulent Weather
I’ve been intensely afraid of storms since I can remember. Even on a sunny day, my eyes were fixed on the clouds ... Read More »
An Orcas Sighting Off of Galveston Provides a Whale of a Good Time
On the morning of March 17, Capt. Sam Hardeman saw something he never expected to see in the Gulf of Mexico: a ... Read More »
One Travel Writer’s Journey to Get the COVID-19 Vaccine Led to One of Her Most Memorable Texas Trips
Hitting the road from Austin to West Texas in March, my family felt excited and a little nervous—like we were pulling off some tremendous caper. My husband and I were on our way to get our first doses of a COVID-19 vaccine. Read More »
A New Exhibit in Dallas Explores the Science Behind Guinness World Records
Before there was Google, there was my dad’s reference shelf in the sitting-room bookcase, where all fact-based ... Read More »
Woodville’s Refurbished Big Woods Nature Trail Is a Hidden Gem Worth Discovering
In the vastly rural southeast Texas landscape north of Beaumont and immediately east of Livingston lies a magnet ... Read More »
Spring Into Action with Day Drives to the Davis Mountains, Rio Grande Valley, and Edwards Plateau
Whether you're a Texas history buff or a fan of cowboy culture or an explorer of high-mountain peaks, these ... Read More »
A New Film Explores the Humble and Dramatic Tale of Texas’ Declaration of Independence
We’ll never forget the Alamo, of course, but the same may not be said for Washington-on -the-Brazos, where ... Read More »
A Tribute to “Lonesome Dove” Author Larry McMurtry
Larry McMurtry, the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist of Lonesome Dove and co-author of the Academy Award-winning ... Read More »
New Photography Book Captures the Spirit and Spectacle of the Kerrville Folk Festival
“It can be this way always,” is a familiar refrain at the Kerrville Folk Festival, the three-week hootenanny ... Read More »
In Memoriam: Texas Novelist and Essayist Larry McMurtry (1936-2021)
Larry McMurtry, the self-described “minor regional novelist” who came to embody and define Texas literature, has ... Read More »
Fine-Feathered Friend or Foe? The Pitfalls of the Pine Siskin
One of the things I most eagerly anticipated about moving into my new home on the lower San Bernard River was ... Read More »
A Sixth-Generation Texan Searches for the Meaning of Home
Open Road | April 2021 Feel Right at Home A sixth-generation ... Read More »
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