Reptilian Grace
Texans love sea turtles, and sea turtles love Texas. Five species—green, loggerhead, hawksbill, leatherback, and ... Read More »
Sunshine and Shipwrecks
Padre Island, the longest barrier island in the world, embodies some of the state’s most pleasurable assets, ... Read More »
Hello Beach!
After years of visiting Texas beaches whenever I could, this spring I made the leap and moved my family to ... Read More »
Reflections on Glass
On my last day of a weeklong stay in Port Aransas, I set off to find a souvenir to remind me of the island until ... Read More »
Simply Palacios
An old, unlikely legend holds that Spanish sailors shipwrecked in Matagorda Bay saw a mirage of three sparkling ... Read More »
Grains of Inspiration
On a spring day, Lucinda Wierenga—better known on South Padre Island as “Sandy Feet”—puts the finishing touches on ... Read More »
Giddyup Zydeco
Most people in the African-American rodeo scene are familiar with Pickett’s legacy in the sport, says Brian White, a bullfighter/rodeo clown from Midwest City, Oklahoma, who’s participating in the Cheek rodeo for the second time this summer. One of only a handful of African-American bullfighters in the country, White has worked for 20 years protecting bull riders after they get thrown. Read More »
Daytripper: Port Lavaca
Port Lavaca lies on a stretch of the Texas coast between Galveston and Corpus Christi that often gets overlooked ... Read More »
Rear View: Sweet treat
Find more information on Port Isabel. To order a print of this photograph, call 866/962-1191, or ... Read More »
Cuisine Confidential: Carmelo Mauro
Lori Moffatt speaks with restaurateur Carmelo Mauro, whose Carmelo’s restaurant in the capital city dates ... Read More »
Travel Rally Day
Ready to add new items to your Texas Travel Bucket List? The TxDOT Texas Travel Information Centers are a free, ... Read More »
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