Traces of Texas Is on a Quest to Preserve the State’s Past Through Photography
“Somebody should photograph all this vanishing Texas before it’s forever lost.” What began as a chronicle of one man’s love affair with a state became one of the biggest online communities devoted to the history, people, and culture of the Lone Star State. Read More »
Explore Distilleries Around the State Through the Texas Whiskey Trail
Fans of grain-based spirits can get perks through membership with the Texas Whiskey Association and the Texas Whiskey Trail Read More »
The Great State Fair of Texas
Running through Oct. 20, The State Fair of Texas at Fair Park in Dallas draws about 3 million people annually for everything from pig races to an auto show to fried brisket. Read More »
Fixer Upper Stars Chip and Joanna Gaines Unveil Plans to Open Downtown Waco Hotel
Chip and Joanna Gaines are planning to build on their Waco empire with a new historic hotel. Read More »
Dallas’ African American Museum Presents Acclaimed Survey of Black Arts, History, and Culture
Free to see with a State Fair of Texas ticket, The Kinsey African American Art & History Collection "strives to give our ancestors a voice, name, and personality." Read More »
Stubb’s Bar-B-Q Founder is Posthumously Inducted into the 2019 BBQ Hall of Fame
Legendary pitmaster C.B. Stubblefield, who owned restaurants in Lubbock and Austin, receives his due Read More »
Houston Furniture Salesman Mattress Mack Makes Eye-Popping Bet on the Astros
Houston furniture salesman Jim McIngvale—better known as Mattress Mack—has made headlines for his bets with customers to reimburse their mattress purchases if the Astros win the World Series. With the Astros among the favorites this year, he's hedging his bet with a $3.5 million wager on the Astros winning the World Series at a Mississippi Casino. Read More »
Keeping the Groove With Texas Bass Players, From Conjunto to Country and Polka to Punk
Bass is the heartbeat of Texas music, from the hard-rocking roadhouse blues of Stevie Ray Vaughan to the conjunto-revival sounds of Los Texmaniacs. Whenever you go out dancing to live music, the underlying tones of the upright bass fiddle or electric bass guitar drive your every move across the floor—and that’s true whether you notice the person playing the instrument or not. Read More »
5 of the Most Haunted Locations in Texas
For every person now alive, science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke once wrote, there stand 30 ghosts, “for that is the ratio by which the dead outnumber the living.” So it stands to reason that wandering spirits abound in a vast state like Texas. From the barren deserts of the west to the thick woodlands of the east, specters have been reported to haunt defunct hospitals, active schools, lonely highways, and thriving hotels. Read More »
Red Steagall, Country Hit-Maker and Cowboy Poet, Talks Texas Spirit and Overcoming Polio
Driving the backroads northwest of Fort Worth, you’d never know that one of the luminaries of Texas country and western music lives just around the bend. Down a gravel road, a pickup marked with Red Steagall’s “RS” brand signals that Steagall is around today. Inside his office, framed records and photos signed by the likes of Ronald Reagan line the wall, hinting at Steagall’s influential career. Read More »
Find Rock Art, Relaxation, and Rare Wildflowers at Twistflower Ranch
O ften the most exceptional things are found by accident. That’s what happened at Twistflower Ranch, 5,800 acres of West Texas mesas and canyons, named for the rare bracted twistflower that bathes the arid landscape with delicate purple blossoms in the spring. Read More »
Scholz Garten Endures Through Continuous Change
The beer garden and restaurant, erected in 1866 by German immigrant and bookbinder August Scholz, is the place where college professors and state legislators often meet over pints. Nearly every Texas governor has patronized the bar, and it’s famous for game-day crowds during Longhorn football season. Read More »
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