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Fuel

What Makes a Great Old-School Burger Stand?

By John Nova Lomax
July 28, 2022
A field of bluebonnets with trees in the background

From Bluebonnets to Pecans to 42? Texas Can’t Get Enough of Its State Symbols

By John Nova Lomax
July 1, 2022

In Galveston, Reenacting the Famous Order of Juneteenth Has Special Meaning

By John Nova Lomax
June 16, 2022

More

Coast Guard Tall Ship ‘Eagle’ Returns to Galveston for the First Time in 50 Years

By John Nova Lomax
June 9, 2022
Three colorful cow sculptures on a platform on a stand on the roadside

Roadside Oddities

Roadside Oddity: the Metal Art of the Eclectic Menagerie in Houston

By John Nova Lomax
June 7, 2022

History

Karankawa Descendants are Reclaiming Their Heritage After Being Written Off as Extinct

By John Nova Lomax
May 26, 2022

Roman Bust Discovered In Texas Dishes On Life As a Famous Antiquity

By John Nova Lomax
May 11, 2022

The Wild Extremes Texas Photographers Go To for Thrilling Storm Shots

By John Nova Lomax
May 5, 2022
A person leans on a tree overlooking a river cutting through a hilly green landscape

Drive

Where Does the Texas Hill Country Actually End?

By John Nova Lomax
April 28, 2022
A picture of three weiner dogs, one wearing a pink collar, running down a grass field with lanes painted in white paint

Everything Goes to the Dogs at the Buda Wiener Dog Races

By John Nova Lomax
April 20, 2022
A green bird looks down from a tree branch

Loud and Invasive, the Monk Parakeet Charmed Its Way Into Texas Almost 50 Years Ago

By John Nova Lomax
April 19, 2022

Can the Sugar Land Space Cowboys Help Houston Embrace Its True Nickname?

By John Nova Lomax
April 12, 2022

In Houston, Crawfish Season Is The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

By John Nova Lomax
April 1, 2022

Relive the Days of Arcades and Rush at the Texas Pinball Festival in Frisco

By John Nova Lomax
March 24, 2022
An image of the Travis letter reading "Victory or death" underlined three times

Written 185 Years Ago, Alamo Commander William B. Travis’ Famous ‘Victory or Death’ Letter Still Resonates

By John Nova Lomax
February 24, 2022
Four people sit on a porch, two playing guitars, in a black and white photograph

Valentine’s Day Special: 6 Famous Texas Love Triangles

By John Nova Lomax and Sarah Thurmond
February 14, 2022
An orange jeep drives across a grassy, sandy beach in front of water

Road Trips

Spend a Quiet Coastal Weekend in the Fishing Hub of Matagorda

By John Nova Lomax
January 27, 2022
A house made from large tan stones and wood resembling a boot

Roadside Oddities

Roadside Oddities: the Legacy of Dan Phillips, Creator of Huntsville’s Boot House

By John Nova Lomax
January 19, 2022

Roadside Oddities

Roadside Oddity: Beaumont’s 1901 Lucas Gusher Launched Texas’ Oil Industry

By John Nova Lomax
January 7, 2022
A small bird with a gray back and wings and a white belly perches on a wooden stick

To Kill a Mockingbird—Why It’s Time for Texas to Ditch Its State Bird

By John Nova Lomax
January 7, 2022

Actor Jason Lee Seeks Beauty in the Mundane in New Galveston Photo Book

By John Nova Lomax
January 4, 2022
A man and woman sit at a desk with a large microphone between them reading "CBS"

Remembering John Henry Faulk, the Texas Radio Star and Storyteller Who Dared to Fight McCarthyism

By John Nova Lomax
December 16, 2021
A roadrunner stands in a rocky environment looking at the camera

UT San Antonio’s Football Team Proves It’s Time to Reconsider the Roadrunner

By John Nova Lomax
December 3, 2021
A large, unusually shaped brown building with curved windows on a desert landscape

Robert Bruno’s Steel House in Lubbock Keeps People Guessing

By John Nova Lomax
November 29, 2021
An advertisement of three children dressed in pink, yellow and blue pouring condensed milk into cups and drinking it at a table with a white tablecloth reading "Gail Borden Eagle Brand"

The Revolutionary Mind of Gail Borden, Early Texas Surveyor and Inventor of Condensed Milk

By John Nova Lomax
November 9, 2021

When Belle Starr Married Outlaw Jim Reed, Her Legend as ‘the Female Jesse James’ Began

By John Nova Lomax
November 1, 2021
A a gnarled old oak tree with rays of sunlight beaming through the branches in Brazoria County. Photo by John Nova Lomax.

Beware the Ghost Fiddler of the San Bernard River

By John Nova Lomax
October 30, 2021

The Music of Conjunto Inventor Narciso Martinez Lives on in San Benito and Our Hearts

By John Nova Lomax
October 29, 2021
A yellow stoplight hangs from a black wire over a town street, with a building on the left displaying a blue sign reading "ROYAL"

Writers to Pay Tribute to Larry McMurtry This Weekend in Archer City

By John Nova Lomax
October 8, 2021
Two small books, one reading "Holdouts" and the other reading "Holdouts / Giveth & Taketh" on a fabric background

Once an Outlet for Rebels and Outsiders, Zines Are Making a Comeback for Everyone

By John Nova Lomax
October 1, 2021
An overhead view of frito bags sliced down the middle and topped with ground beef, onion, cheese and jalapeno slices

All That and a Bag of Chips: The History of Frito Pie

By John Nova Lomax
September 16, 2021
A group of people sit at picnic tables drinking Lone Star outside of the West Alabama Ice House

What the Heck Is an Authentic Texas Icehouse?

By John Nova Lomax
August 11, 2021
Two brightly covered album covers, one labeled "Show Me" and the other "Joe Tex/The New Boss" featuring Joe Tex singing on both

A Tribute to Joe Tex, the Great Soul Singer From East Texas

By John Nova Lomax
August 6, 2021

History, Memories Sold as ‘Austin City Limits’ Backdrop Goes on the Auction Block

By John Nova Lomax
July 27, 2021
Two men dressed in historic clothing stand in front of a painted mural

Think the Texas Revolution Started in Gonzales? A New Exhibit Will Have You Thinking Again.

By John Nova Lomax
July 19, 2021

Gruene Hall’s Frank Schlather Day Celebrates the Man With the Big Thirst and Bigger Heart

By John Nova Lomax
June 22, 2021

Houston’s New Heights House Hotel Lets the Good Vibes Roll

By John Nova Lomax
June 4, 2021

Roadside Oddities

Roadside Oddity: The Return of Alley Oop Day and Fantasy Land in Iraan

By John Nova Lomax
June 2, 2021
A school room with German words written on a chalkboard

Sprechen Sie Texas Deutsch? How a Variation of German Once Ruled In Fredericksburg

By John Nova Lomax
June 1, 2021
An alligator in the low wake of Padre Island National Seashore

Texas Highways Exclusive: The Captured Malaquite Beach Gator Tells All

By John Nova Lomax
May 28, 2021
Beautiful blue sky and red and blue flags adorn a walkway with a sign "Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier" with people walking underneath

Galveston’s Resilient Spirit Sparks Another Renaissance

By John Nova Lomax
May 27, 2021

Want to Leave a Mark? Apply for a Texas Historical Commission Marker

By John Nova Lomax
May 13, 2021

Roadside Oddities

Roadside Oddity: The Giant Longhorn Skull of Bandera

By John Nova Lomax
April 26, 2021
A black and white portrait of a woman wearing a small black hat

Spend a Day in Brazoria County and Discover Women Who Worked on the Railroad

By John Nova Lomax
April 17, 2021
A man in a patterned sweater and white collar sits in a bookstore

In Memoriam: Texas Novelist and Essayist Larry McMurtry (1936-2021)

By John Nova Lomax
March 26, 2021
A small bird with brown, gray and white feathers looks directly at the camera

Fine-Feathered Friend or Foe? The Pitfalls of the Pine Siskin

By John Nova Lomax
March 25, 2021
The artist's photo of him holding his postcard-size watercolor rendering of downtown Belton, comparing it to the area he captured. Photo courtesy Tony Delane Artwork.

A Mesquite Artist Sets Out to Capture Every Courthouse Square in Texas

By John Nova Lomax
March 10, 2021
A collection of brightly colored buttons and labels

The Texas State Button Society Shares the Art and Joy of Collecting

By John Nova Lomax
March 5, 2021
Dust flies up around dozens of horses as they're herded by a cowboy. 'Stolen Horses' by Bill Wittliff, shot in 1988. Photo courtesy of The Wittliff Collections, Texas State University.

The Wittliff Collections’ ‘Lonesome Dove’ Photo Exhibition Rides Again Across Texas

By John Nova Lomax
February 26, 2021
An illustration of film director Tamara Saviano and the subject of her latest film, Guy Clark.

Film & TV

Songwriter Guy Clark Takes Center Stage in Filmmaker Tamara Saviano’s New Documentary

By John Nova Lomax
February 25, 2021

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