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Try Your Cluck at Chicken S— Bingo

Try Your Cluck at Chicken S— Bingo

Despite the 90-degree heat, a crowd of 50-plus people gather behind the Little Longhorn Saloon, waiting for a ... Read More »

Ray Benson Is a Titan of Country Music

Ray Benson Is a Titan of Country Music

Standing 6 feet, 6 inches tall and wearing size 16 cowboy boots, Ray Benson is an undeniably big guy. And over the ... Read More »

Roadside Oddity: Ms. Pearl the Squirrel in Cedar Creek

Roadside Oddity: Ms. Pearl the Squirrel in Cedar Creek

When the Berdoll family gets together, there’s one topic that’s always on their minds. “Of course, we're ... Read More »

How San Angelo Became an International Water Lily Destination

How San Angelo Became an International Water Lily Destination

Like the mirage of an oasis unfolding in the heat waves of the desert, San Angelo's International Waterlily ... Read More »

Pick the Perfect Cowboy Hat

Pick the Perfect Cowboy Hat

After 25 years in Austin, my husband, Chris, wanted a cowboy hat. Because it’s Texas, we knew we shouldn’t just ... Read More »

The Sun Shines Bright on a Getaway to El Paso

The Sun Shines Bright on a Getaway to El Paso

The warmth and hospitality of El Paso residents is as much a hallmark of the border city as its famous desert ... Read More »

Open Road: Audio Essays From Texas Highways
Remember ‘St. Joske’s,’ a San Antonio Church Worth the Visit

Remember ‘St. Joske’s,’ a San Antonio Church Worth the Visit

Every day at noon the bells of St. Joseph’s ring out over the din of downtown San Antonio. The 154-year-old ... Read More »

Wieners Never Quit at the Dog Races in Buda

Wieners Never Quit at the Dog Races in Buda

Open RoadFRIENDS IN LOW PLACESAt the buda wiener dog races, big personalities come in small packagesBy GREG ... Read More »

What the Resurgence of Red Mangrove Seeds Could Mean for the Texas Coast

What the Resurgence of Red Mangrove Seeds Could Mean for the Texas Coast

Jace Tunnell is used to discovering strange items scattered across the Texas shoreline.  As the director ... Read More »

Revisiting the Texas Neighborhoods Where Astronauts Lived

Revisiting the Texas Neighborhoods Where Astronauts Lived

In July of 1975, local Texas newspapers published blow-by-blow accounts of the Apollo-Soyuz Mission. There were ... Read More »

Reflecting on the Hill Country’s Rivers After the Floods

Reflecting on the Hill Country’s Rivers After the Floods

In the June issue of Texas Highways, I wrote about the Lower Guadalupe River below Canyon Lake as a vacation and ... Read More »

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