From Shape-Shifting Owls to Lady Death, a Haunting New Collection of South Texas Folk Tales
The Spanish dictionary translation of lechuza is “barn owl,” but in Mexican American folklore, the lechuza is a ... Read More »
Fall for New Outdoor Art Installations in San Antonio and Houston
This season, as people seek to escape the familiar confines of their own homes while practicing safe social ... Read More »
Traces of Texas’ Throwback Thursday: A Store in Westphalia
Traces of Texas reader Kathy Thornton kindly sent in this fantastic early 1940s image of a store in ... Read More »
Hill Country Alliance’s Inaugural Night Sky Month Kicks Off October With a Harvest Moon
This October features a full moon on its first day, known as the Harvest Moon, and another on its last, a Blue ... Read More »
In Search of Fried Oreos at the Big Tex Fair Food Drive-Thru
I don’t exactly remember when I first heard about fried Oreos. I just remember being a bit confused that such ... Read More »
Monarch Butterfly Season Arrives in Texas With Virtual and In-Person Events
Around this time every year, up to 500,000 monarch butterflies start arriving in Texas, migrating 1,600 miles ... Read More »
The Ten Commandments for Driving on Highways in Texas
Did you know that in 2007 no less an authority than Pope Benedict XVI handed down a list of Ten Commandments ... Read More »
Texas Highways Magazine Wins Big at the Annual FOLIO and IRMA Awards
This fall, Texas Highways took home numerous awards at two top magazine award competitions recognizing ... Read More »
Chocolate Pecan Rye Pie with Chocolate Pecan Sorbet
Steve McHugh, James Beard Award-nominated chef and owner of Cured in San Antonio, makes an effort to include a ... Read More »
How One Fairfield Woman is Keeping African American Quilting Traditions Alive
Laverne Brackens’ quilts are hypnotizing. They’ve been exhibited at the Texas Memorial Museum of Science and ... Read More »
Tweaking the Recipe
A quote from one of our stories this month struck me as an apt metaphor for creating a travel magazine during a ... Read More »
In Praise of Pecans, Texas’ Favorite Nut
The metal arms of a hydraulic shaker clamp around the trunk of a mature pecan tree, performing a high-speed ... Read More »
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