Everything You Need to Know About Texas’ Native Wildflowers
Wild At Heart We want our wildflowers the way we want a lot of things: to be made in Texas. That requires native ... Read More »
Our Readers’ Vintage Wildflower Family Photos
Click on the image see all the photos For our March issue, Texas Highways partnered with Traces of Texas to ... Read More »
A New Hiking Guidebook Scours Texas for the State’s Best Hikes
You’d be hard-pressed to find a photographer who’s covered more ground in Texas than Laurence Parent, a leading landscape photographer and longtime contributor to Texas Highways. Parent recently published an update of his guidebook Hiking Texas, A Guide to the State’s Greatest Hiking Adventures, 3rd Edition. He says the new edition, which builds on versions published in 1992 and 2009, introduces color photography, improved maps, and new hikes. “The biggest reason for the update was to shift from half-tone black and white photos to four-color printed on coated paper,” says Parent, who recently moved to Prescott, Arizona, while maintaining a business office in Wimberley. “It really improves the appearance of the book and gives readers a better feel for what the hikes look like.” Read More »
The 3 Best Places to See Poppies in Texas
Springtime calls for road trips to see Texas’ native wildflowers—bluebonnets, firewheels, and pink evening primroses, just to name a few. But other flowers bloom this time of year, too, and they’re celebrated in festive fashion in El Paso, Castroville, and Georgetown. Read More »
Try the Food at These 7 Texas Gas Stations
Road tripping in a big state like Texas requires serious sustenance. When Cheetos and Little Debbie won’t do, these gas stations around the state offer more filling fare, ranging from tacos to kolaches to lobster bisque. Next time you hit the highways, keep any eye out for these popular fuel stops that also serve good eats. Read More »
National Museum of the Pacific War in Fredericksburg Recalls WW2 Internment of Japanese Americans With Day of Remembrance
The National Museum of the Pacific War will shed light on a troubling time in American history this Saturday ... Read More »
A Renovation of the Admiral Nimitz Gallery Expands its Interpretation of Fredericksburg’s Hometown World War II Hero
The Nimitz Hotel building has occupied a prominent corner on Fredericksburg’s Main Street since its ... Read More »
Musical Savant T Bone Burnett Stakes His Claim to Fort Worth
The City of Fort Worth has bestowed upon St. Louis Avenue the honorary name T Bone Burnett Boulevard, after the iconic music producer behind the soundtrack to the Coen Brothers movie O Brother, Where Art Thou? Read More »
How Peace Was Won at Camp David
Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Edward Carey returns to the Alley Theatre, in Houston, to debut his play Camp David, about the historic peace treaty forged between Egypt, Israel, and the U.S. Read More »
A New Musical in San Antonio Remembers the Alamo
When Texas revolutionaries first cried “Remember the Alamo!” during their fight for independence from Mexico, ... Read More »
Things to Do in Texas This Weekend for Presidents’ Day
Originally created in 1885 to honor George Washington’s birthday on Feb. 22, Presidents' Day (occurring ... Read More »
The Pursuit of Adventure—and Change—at SlimPickins Outfitters in Stephenville
If you happen to be on the northwest corner of the Stephenville square, chances are you'll hear Willie Nelson ... Read More »
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