The Inn at Lake Granbury Offers a Tranquil Waterfront Getaway
When Jim Leitch and his wife, Cathy Casey, opened the Inn on Lake Granbury in 2005, they couldn’t predict their ... Read More »
How Houston’s First Ward Industrial Yard Transformed into an Artistic Epicenter
Just northwest of downtown Houston, a sprawling complex of factories and warehouses that once churned with heavy ... Read More »
New Photography Book by Michael Cirlos Showcases the Diversity of the Alamo City
Humans of San Antonio features images of people from all walks of life—including street dancers, homeless men and women, and artists—and includes quotes that tell deeply personal stories. Michael Cirlos, the photographer behind the project as well as the book’s author, writes in the introduction that he always started the conversation with a simple question: “What is one memory you never want to forget?” Read More »
Find Lodging and Businesses in Port Aransas, Rockport-Fulton, and Aransas Pass That Have Re-Opened After Hurricane Harvey
Anticipation grows as you roll down the window and drive onto the Port Aransas ferry to cross the narrow channel to Mustang Island. Salty air invades the senses, and sunrays glint on the shifting waters where dolphins play. As you disembark into the heart of this historic fishing town, brown pelicans skim the water for dinner or perch on weathered piers. Fishing boats rock gently in the harbor, rigged for their work in nearby bays or the open ocean. Read More »
The Call of The River Brings Peace and a Sense of Nostalgia
There’s something about a river that evokes feelings of nostalgia. Perhaps it’s the tie to ... Read More »
Luxury Treehouse Resort Opens in Utopia
The treehouses are about 17 feet above the ground. Waters partnered with Pete Nelson of Nelson Treehouse and “Treehouse Masters,” a TV series on Animal Planet, to design each with a different theme. Personal touches range from the real antique Catholic stoles adorning the walls of the Chapelle treehouse to the carefully curated books that fill the Biblioteque. Read More »
An Epic Route 66 Road Trip Is Headed for Texas
The trust, a nonprofit group based in Washington, D.C., recently named the route a “national treasure,” a title given to places that are integral to the nation’s history. Including the entirety of Route 66 on the list is meant to feature all the vintage hotels, neon signs, gas stations, and other businesses along the route, as well as its infrastructure. Read More »
Guadalupe Mountains Landmark Designated As Endangered
Photo: National Park Service, 2011 Framed by a dramatic mountain backdrop, not far from the Texas-New Mexico ... Read More »
How an Austin Suburb Became a Literary Mecca
A little more than two decades ago, the novelist and professor Tom Grimes paid a visit to the childhood home of Katherine Anne Porter, one of Texas’ great writers. Porter had died in 1980 at the age of 90. Long before she found literary fortune and fame in New York, winning a Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award for her collected short stories in 1966, she spent her formative years in her grandmother’s three-bedroom house in the dusty rail town of Kyle—now a fast-growing suburb between Austin and San Marcos with a population approaching 40,000. Read More »
Explore the Historic Town of Victoria with Daytripper Chet Garner
Sitting in the middle of the Coastal Bend is a town that’s been around since before Texas was Texas. Visitors to Victoria, established in 1824, can explore the rich history of the town’s past mixed with new experiences that make it well worth the trip. Read More »
El Paso Young-adult Author Benjamin Alire Sáenz Explores the Outliers
Don’t be surprised if you fall in love with the characters in Benjamin Alire Sáenz’s fiction. Be it with two high school friends taking on the world in his celebrated young-adult novels, or with people stumbling through loss in his short stories, or with the shining voice of his poetry, the El Paso-based writer expands your perspective and opens your heart. Read More »
Bill Wittliff, Lauded Texas Writer and Founder of Cultural Archives at Texas State, Has Died
In memory of Bill Wittliff, who died Sunday, we revisit our July 2018 profile of Wittliff and the cultural archives he founded and developed at Texas State University, the Wittliff Collections. Read More »
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