A West Texas Volunteer Firefighter Finds Community by Helping His Neighbors
Open Road | October 2020 On Call A volunteer firefighter and ... Read More »
Houston’s Rothko Chapel, Freshly Restored, Offers a Welcome Sanctuary of Contemplation
Since 1971, the nondenominational Rothko Chapel has served as a quiet oasis for contemplation amid Houston’s ... Read More »
My Favorite Texas Trip: Witnessing the Mysterious Marfa Lights
My husband, Paul, and I are travel journalists who follow a few rules while we are on the road. One of them is ... Read More »
Social Distance with the Wildlife at San Antonio’s Drive-Thru Zoo
When a friend suggested a trip to the zoo during a recent road trip to San Antonio, the idea of milling ... Read More »
In Dallas, Curators Use WhatsApp to Stage an Exhibition of Renaissance Artwork
The coronavirus pandemic hit just as precious works by 16th-century sculptor and artist Alonso Berruguete were ... Read More »
Watching Paris, Texas—in Texas
I must have seen Paris, Texas, for the first time when I was in college. If my memory doesn’t betray me, I saw ... Read More »
Traces of Texas’ Throwback Thursday: Freedmen’s First Vote in 1866
An important historical event: the first Anderson County Courthouse on the day of the Freedmen’s First Vote in ... Read More »
Alex Snodgrass Puts a Healthier Twist on Classic Texas Comfort Foods
The path Alex Snodgrass traveled to become a New York Times bestselling cookbook author took her through Fort ... Read More »
The Surprising Popularity of Carp Fishing in Texas
Siobhan Fairchild molds a fistful of what looks like pink oatmeal into a ball, tucks a thumb-sized hook into ... Read More »
Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month With Events Across Texas
Whether celebrating a shared culture, exploring the diversity of its community, or honoring its past and future, National Hispanic Heritage Month offers something for everybody. Read More »
The Ultimate Tommy Lee Jones Texas Road Trip
Iconic Texan Tommy Lee Jones has had a career in film that traverses the Lone Star State. Read More »
How One Woman Took a European Road Trip in Texas
Pasadena resident Debbie Trainor wasn’t able to visit Italy this summer like she had planned. Even though COVID-19 made international travel unlikely this year, she still wanted to take a fun, safe trip with European flair. “There’s just so much to see in this big world,” she says. “I’ve got to do something.” That’s when she got the idea to take a trip around Texas visiting cities with European names. Among the cities she planned to visit were Moscow, Paris, Dublin, Berlin, and Vienna. Read More »
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