Asher Elbein

Asher Elbein is a freelance writer from Texas who specializes in writing about the wild, old and dead. His work can be found at asherelbein.com, or on social media at @asherelbein.bsky.social.

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A yellow streetcar in the middle of a street that is lined with people and which has a red sign visible above that reads PARK HERE

History

Vintage: El Paso’s Colorful International Streetcars

An ornate facade of a house with multiple columns and two praying angels with flowers on the red tiles

Architecture

La Casa de Azucar Is a Sweet Architectural Wonder in El Paso

Wildlife

The Iconic Wild Critters Found ’Round the State

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Nature

Texas’ Big and Bright Stars By the Numbers

Vintage

Vintage: Fredericksburg’s Easter Fires

Vintage

Vintage Texas: The Rich History of Indian Lodge

History

Washington-on-the-Brazos Gets a Glow Up

Nature

The Majesty of Gorman Falls

History

Painting the Brush

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History

Take Me Back to AstroWorld

Wildlife

Are Grackles in Trouble in Texas?

Nature

A Texan’s Guide to Butterfly Season

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Museums

Travel Back in Time to Prehistoric Texas

Drive

The Total Solar Eclipse by the Numbers

Gobble Gobble: Meet the Wild Turkeys of Texas

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