How Lessons from a Survival Expert Can Apply During COVID-19
Dave Scott, founder of Earth Native Wilderness School, offers tips from his survival classes that could prove helpful in preparing for the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More »
A Fort Worth Musician Picks up His Camera to Make ‘Porchraits’ of People in Front of Their Homes
When bars and restaurants began cancelling his gigs last month, Fort Worth musician Tony Drewry put ... Read More »
Step Up Your Kitchen Game with These Texas Cookbooks
While it’s more important than ever to support local restaurants, this is also an opportune time to improve your skills in the kitchen. These five cookbooks are by Texans, for Texans, and explore a wide range of cuisine, from barbecue to Tex-Mex to Southern. Not only do these books break down the recipes, they include tips, techniques, and suggested tools, so even beginners can create culinary masterpieces. Read More »
Small-Town Dispatches: Sleepy Marathon Quieter Than Ever During COVID-19
Weathering the storm in Marathon Although it’s a spring morning in Marathon, gateway to the Big Bend, it looks ... Read More »
How You Can Support Small-Town Texas Businesses During Social Distancing Due to COVID-19
Texas Highways has been covering the best of small-town Texas since our inception 45 years ago. Our staff ... Read More »
The Future of Battleship Texas Holds Shipyard Repairs and a New Home
The Battleship Texas, the only ship still in existence that served in both world wars, is one step closer to ... Read More »
Find Wisdom and Comfort in the Voices of These 6 Texas Poets
Find Wisdom and Comfort in the Voices of These 6 Texas Poets Read Naomi Shihab Nye's new poem for the occasion, ... Read More »
Big Bend National Park in West Texas Closes in Response to COVID-19 Concerns
Big Bend National Park has announced that it is closing to visitors in response to growing concern that ... Read More »
Burn Some Pent-Up Energy on One of These Scenic Texas Bike Rides
If you live in one of Texas’ urban centers, you’re probably under shelter-in-place orders. While it’s smart to ... Read More »
The Centennial of the Old Spanish Trail Recalls One of the First Roadways to Span the State of Texas
Interstate 10, US 90, and the Old Spanish Trail all traverse southern Texas from Orange to El Paso, their ... Read More »
11 Classic Comfort Food Recipes to Cook at Home
As COVID-19 keeps Texans at home, there’s never been a better time to cook up comfort food. Expand your recipe repertoire with these hits from the Texas Highways archives. Read More »
My Favorite Texas Trip: Two Couples Blaze Through Big Bend Country
In the fall of 2018, my wife, Eileen, and I invited two friends to the outer reaches of West Texas for our annual couples’ trip. Our pals, Terry and Anne Marie, live in Philadelphia—I came to know Terry when we were roommates at the University of Virginia in the 1960s. While Terry spent some of his high school years in Houston, it had been many years since he’d returned to Texas. While Eileen and I had been to Big Bend twice before (and to other parts of West Texas too many times to count), Terry and Anne Marie had never been. Read More »
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