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State Capitals

Life Is Sweet in the Syrup Capital of Texas

By John Lumpkin
October 29, 2025

Museums

The Crescent Hotel in Fort Worth Is a Work of Art

By John Lumpkin
January 16, 2024

More Than a Century of Peanut Farming Makes Floresville the Peanut Capital of Texas

By John Lumpkin
October 6, 2023

More

How Port Arthur Became the Official Cajun Capital of Texas

By John Lumpkin
September 21, 2023
The exterior of a large general store, with stonework halfway up large wooden pillars and a sign reading "Camp Verde General Store"

Go Off the Beaten Path with a Day Trip to Camp Verde General Store

By John Lumpkin
August 5, 2023
A photo illustration of the Llano and Burnet County Courthouses with a bluebonnet flower in the middle

Beauty and the Beast: The Battle of the Bluebonnet Co-Capitals of Texas

By John Lumpkin
April 6, 2023
A man in a purple shirt reading "Champs" holds a golden football trophy above his head while players and spectators look on

There Has Never Been a Better Time To Be a TCU Fan

By John Lumpkin
January 6, 2023
A field of bluebonnets in brilliant blue and white under blue sky

The Texas State Flower: Bluebonnet

By John Lumpkin
November 8, 2022
A group of people sit around a table playing dominoes

The Texas State Domino Game: 42

By John Lumpkin
November 8, 2022
A gray and black mockingbird perches on top of a prickly pear cactus

The Texas State Bird: Mockingbird

By John Lumpkin
November 8, 2022
Two men wearing cowboy hats use steam to shape an additional two cowboy hats

The Texas State Hat: Cowboy Hat

By John Lumpkin
November 8, 2022
A bowl of chili topped with peppers, cheese, and tortilla strips on a dark brown table

The Texas State Dish: Chili

By John Lumpkin
November 7, 2022
The orange and black wings of a Monarch Butterfly carefully perched on a wooden stick

The Texas State Insect: Monarch Butterfly

By John Lumpkin
November 7, 2022
A field of prickly pear cacti on the side of a hill under blue sky

The Texas State Plant: Prickly Pear Cactus

By John Lumpkin
November 7, 2022
A collection of tan and brown guitars hang on a rack in a warehouse

The Texas State Musical Instrument: Guitar

By John Lumpkin
November 7, 2022
Port Aransas Jetty

Sports

Port Aransas Bids Adieu to a Favorite Fishing Outfitter as Locals Seek to Balance Growth and Preservation

By John Lumpkin
August 30, 2022
A bunch of peaches for sale sit in baskets at an open air market.

Amid Drought, the Texas Peach Crop Is Arriving Later—and Sweeter—Than Usual

By John Lumpkin
August 2, 2022
ARK Tour

In New Tours, University of Texas’ Marine Science Institute in Port Aransas Features Aquatic Creatures

By John Lumpkin
August 11, 2021
U.S. Life Saving Station

Farley Boat Works, a historic link to Port Aransas’ tarpon fishing heyday, is expanding into a maritime museum

By John Lumpkin
June 14, 2021
Burg's Corner

Texas Peach Growers See a Bountiful Crop Despite the February Freeze

By John Lumpkin
June 7, 2021
Two men stand on bicycles on a wooden bridge

From Horses to Model Ts To Pick-up Trucks, The History of Texas Transportation

By John Lumpkin
April 29, 2021

Explore Vintage Texas on a Bankhead Highway Daytrip

By John Lumpkin
December 28, 2020
Two men stand and talk while working with pigs at Bonton Farms in south Dallas

How Bonton Farms Fed Its Community During COVID-19

By John Lumpkin
November 28, 2020
A woman in a field throws a plant through the air

South Dallas’ Bonton Farms Helps Close the Gap in a Food Desert

By John Lumpkin
November 24, 2020

Recipes

Recipe: Roasted Zucchini with Herbed Chèvre from Elm Creek Manor

By John Lumpkin
July 30, 2020

Wenzel’s LoneStar Meat Co. in Hamilton Beckons You to Bite its (Pork) Butt

By John Lumpkin
July 30, 2020

The Reward is Worth the Work at Elm Creek Manor in Muenster

By John Lumpkin
July 30, 2020
Peaches Travis Jenschke Jenschke Orchards Fredericksburg

Texas’ Roadside Peach Stands Report Plenty of Fruit and Brisk Business

By John Lumpkin
June 16, 2020

Henderson Holds Tightly to Its History

By John Lumpkin
April 30, 2020
Two people walking on the beach toward a pier

Small-Town Dispatches: After Finally Bouncing Back From Hurricane Harvey, Port Aransas Faces a More Unknown Foe in COVID-19

By John Lumpkin
April 25, 2020
A Jeep rides through open land on a dirt road with mountains in the vast distance

My Favorite Texas Trip: Two Couples Blaze Through Big Bend Country

By John Lumpkin
March 31, 2020

Road Trips

Plan a Weekend in Carthage With Country Music, Boudin, and Kayaking

By John Lumpkin
January 30, 2020
A person with their hands in a basket filled with peaches

An Expert’s Take on the Perfect Texas Peach

By John Lumpkin
May 11, 2019
Cisco, Texas welcome sign

Sinister Santa: A Look at the 1927 Cisco Bank Robbery

By John Lumpkin
December 13, 2017
Roy’s Cafe in Corsicana serves breakfast all day, including a belt-busting option that combines scrambled eggs, hash browns, and chicken-fried steak.

No Fast Food Here! 3 Mom-and-Pop Eateries on I-45

By John Lumpkin
October 15, 2017
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Texas’ Football Heritage

By John Lumpkin
July 18, 2017
Wimberley

Wimberley Reboots

By John Lumpkin
April 15, 2016

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