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We’re delighted to be back in print! And, we’re as committed as ever to providing…
Fittingly, Austin’s nucleus of intellectual activity—the University of Texas—is also its literary hub. With nearly…
Mason author Fred Gipson’s primary works – Hound-dog Man and Old Yeller – have positioned…
“There’s a hundred years of history,And a hundred before thatAll gathered in the thinkin’Goin’ on…
Ah, but a man’s reach should exceed his grasp, or what’s a heaven for? One…
Joe Holley, Paula Allen and Joe Herring all learn something new about something old every…
Glen Rose is billed as the Dinosaur Capital of Texas, but the Central Texas town…
As you travel Texas Highway 152 in the northeastern corner of the state, with the…
William Joyce’s picture book, Santa Calls, tells the story of a little boy named Art…
LIFE
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On any given day, “The Spirit of the American Doughboy,” by Ernest M. Viquesney, is…
Pull up a chair in the warm-toned dining room, peer out through the tall, wood-trimmed…
“There’s a hundred years of history,And a hundred before thatAll gathered in the thinkin’Goin’ on…
A Dallas real estate tycoon who never had the chance to attend college and his…
C ome December, the place to intimately know Christmas and all of its meaning is the…
LOCAL
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When Jane Sanders decided to sell her home in North Dallas, she was in a…
As you approach the Boquillas International Ferry, it seems as though you’re traveling back in…
There’s a real charm to hopping onboard a miniature train, from the wonder they inspire…
It took Lubbock, Texas, a while to appreciate the merit of that hometown kid with the…
As with many European groups who faced religious oppression in the middle nineteenth century, the…
Tyler and roses are permanently linked in the minds of Texans. According to The Handbook…
Nowhere along the Texas border with Mexico will visitors experience so accessible an inventory of…
Nestled in the grounds of Fair Park in south Dallas is an establishment that holds…
