Texas Highways logo Texas Highways logo

Laurel Miller

Latest

Nine people posed, four sitting, in front of a white building with a neon green sign that reads "Margaret's"

Dining

Home Sweet Home Cooking at Margaret’s in Marfa 

By Laurel Miller
May 5, 2026

Drinks

A Texas Margarita For Every Mood

By Laurel Miller
August 29, 2025
Thousands of pecans in metal silos

Made in Texas

Pecana Milk Reimagines Texas’ State Nut

By Laurel Miller
June 6, 2025

More

A bottle of clear liquor and two cups on a wooden bench

Drinks

Marfa Spirit Co Brings a Meat-Infused Liquor to Texas

By Laurel Miller
February 12, 2025

Bites

Prickly Pear is a Point of Pride in Texas Kitchens

By Laurel Miller
September 12, 2024

Barbecue

Distant Relatives Spotlights Plantation Cooking’s Influence on American Barbecue

By Laurel Miller
May 26, 2022
Packaged cheses including a small white block reading "Ladybird" and a jar labeled "Bufaletetta"

Fuel

OroBianco Cultures Small-Town Texas With the Italian Tradition of Slow Food

By Laurel Miller
April 28, 2022
An image of people sitting on rocks in soft light under a dark star-filled sky

Road Trips

A Weekend Getaway in Alpine Offers High-Desert Hospitality, Culture, and Adventure

By Laurel Miller
March 24, 2022
A group of men stand, three of them holding pints of beer, in a brightly-painted brewery

Fuel

Austin’s Beerburg Brewing Forages Plants for Its Wildcrafted Brews

By Laurel Miller
February 24, 2022
several tamales on a wood board with a side of salsa in a bowl

Where to Find Tamales in Texas This Holiday Season

By Laurel Miller
December 6, 2021
mansion, historic, faded, black and white

Explore the Spookiest Locations in Texas with Haunted Rooms

By Laurel Miller
October 19, 2021
smoked turkey, thanksgiving table

Greenberg Smoked Turkeys Rises From the Ashes in Time for Thanksgiving

By Laurel Miller
October 7, 2021
A man in a tan shirt and turquoise headband holds a hammer above his head in front of a bright firebox and glowing steel

Bowie High School’s Principal Moonlights as a Knifemaker for Texas Pitmasters

By Laurel Miller
September 23, 2021

Wild Alligator is a Delicacy in Southeast Texas

By Laurel Miller
July 29, 2021
A tray with fried fish

Underrated Gulf Fish Black Drum Takes Center Stage at Austin’s Huckleberry Food Truck

By Laurel Miller
June 16, 2021
A man holds a grapefruit cut in half to reveal the bright red interior

McAllen’s G and S Groves are the Giants of Texas Grapefruit

By Laurel Miller
December 24, 2020

How George Washington’s Birthday Came to Be Celebrated in Laredo

By Laurel Miller
November 3, 2020
A woman stands in a field of juniper underneath a deep blue sky with white clouds

This Gin Is Made With Native Juniper Berries From the Davis Mountains

By Laurel Miller
October 29, 2020
downtown, austin, view, 1800s, historic

An Austin Walking Tour Sheds Light on America’s First Serial Killer

By Laurel Miller
October 16, 2020
An image of pecan sorbet and pecan pie

In Praise of Pecans, Texas’ Favorite Nut

By Laurel Miller
September 24, 2020

Family-Run Wildflower Caramels Sources Locally for Its Confections

By Laurel Miller
April 30, 2020

Violet Crown Spirits Hopes to Mend Absinthe’s Bad Reputation

By Laurel Miller
March 26, 2020

Where and When to Find Peaches in Texas This Year

By Laurel Miller
May 1, 2019

Get more Texas in your inbox

Sign up for our newsletters and never miss a moment of what's happening around the state.