San Antonio Is Home to Texas’ Only Latino Bookstore
Tony Diaz used to see Texas as something of a desert—an environment that could be barren, and occasionally ... Read More »
El Disco Super Center Offers a Little Piece of Mexico
Behind the grand doors of El Disco Super Center in Progreso Lakes, south of Weslaco, is an explosion of color. The ... Read More »
The Fight to Preserve the Mighty Montezuma Cypress
Eugene Fernandez steps out of his old 4Runner, holding a walking cane in one hand and a rusted machete in the ... Read More »
Harlingen’s ENTRE Film Center Documents Border Culture
Just south of Abram sits a Montezuma bald cypress that’s more than 900 years old. The tree lives between the ... Read More »
A Tropical Getaway on South Padre Island
On my first visit to South Padre Island in 1967—several years before the Queen Isabella Causeway was constructed, ... Read More »
Stay at Alpaquita Ranch, the RGV’s First Alpaca Farm
Chain hotels are as ubiquitous in the Rio Grande Valley as palm trees. Whether looking for a historic stay or a ... Read More »
Weather Forecaster Tim Smith Is an RGV Icon
weslacoMake it rainTim Smith has forecastedthe valley’s weatherfor 43 yearsBy JOHN BURNETTBrenda Bazán Tim ... Read More »
Texas Burgers Bring Back the Bling
Texas has more burger joints than every other state besides California, so it’s safe to assume that of the 50 ... Read More »
The Rio Grande Valley Is Texas’ Greatest Culinary Secret
Splashy cocktails at the award-winning Las Ramblas in Brownsville; gorditas at The Tortilleria Factory in ... Read More »
Follow the Fruit to South Texas
Follow the fruit to the southern tip of Texas. This is the state’s produce aisle, where 86,000 acres of sandy, ... Read More »
Sowing Roots at Brownsville’s Charro Days
Yaya, a 5-foot, 73-year-old ball of energy, darts around us, flitting in and out of the room, each time entering ... Read More »
Inside Malibu Barbie’s Houston Café
Pops of pink, mellow yellow, and electric blue. A retro roller rink. A two-story dollhouse of delights where ... Read More »
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