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Wildlife

A Texan’s Guide to Birding

By Marisa Charpentier
February 5, 2026

Music

Texas Music By the Numbers

By Marisa Charpentier
September 19, 2025
A woman holds a sign promoting Texas' Longest Yard Sale sits in a room full of antiques.

Road Trips

The Texas Longest Yard Sale Wants to Go Even Longer

By Marisa Charpentier
April 17, 2025

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A giant white marble statue of a man with a can stands among trees.

How to Texas

Be Baptized a Texan

By Marisa Charpentier
February 28, 2025
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Books

See These Texas Authors at the 2024 Texas Book Festival

By Marisa Charpentier
November 15, 2024

Film & TV

The Gift of New Braunfels’ Deaf Santa Claus

By Marisa Charpentier
October 23, 2024
Three pairs of cowboy boots, ranging from ivory to black, stand in a row on a wooden bench

How to Texas

Finding the Perfect Pair of Cowboy Boots

By Marisa Charpentier
September 27, 2024

Art

The Fearless Cowgirls of Mexican Rodeo

By Marisa Charpentier
July 12, 2024

Awards

Texas Highways Wins 2 CRMAs, 10 IRMA Gold Awards

By Marisa Charpentier
June 25, 2024

How to Texas

Everything You Need to Know Before Floating a Texas River

By Marisa Charpentier
May 24, 2024

How to Texas

Send Your Love a Valentine from Valentine, TX

By Marisa Charpentier
January 31, 2024

Why Is Big Spring the Lighted Poinsettia Capital of Texas?

By Marisa Charpentier
December 1, 2023

Weekend Getaways from San Antonio: Comfort and South Padre Island

By Marisa Charpentier
May 30, 2023
A collection of three Texas cookbooks with a fresh pie and bowl of ice cream on the side.

Five Texas Cookbooks to Gift the Foodies in Your Life

By Marisa Charpentier
December 12, 2022

Fuel

El Naranjo’s Iliana de la Vega Brings Traditional Flavors of Mexico to Austin

By Marisa Charpentier
October 27, 2022
A single gravesite is marked in the middle of an island between two roads. A tree trunk toward the back of the island is where the historical marker sign is located.

Roadside Oddities

Roadside Oddity: The Lone Grave in Hearne

By Marisa Charpentier
October 26, 2022

Roadside Oddities

Roadside Oddity: How a Champion Baton Twirler Inspired Benavides’ Welcome Sign

By Marisa Charpentier
August 1, 2022

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