For almost a half-century, he’s crisscrossed the state as sort of a “detective,” gathering artifacts…
Established by George Barnard as a trading post in 1849, Glen Rose is located at…
It’s quite an amazing experience to run your fingers over an area of dirt, sift…
Many people are surprised to learn that in various prehistoric eras much of Texas was…
Many people spend a small fortune to spend an evening with a musical rockstar; in…
Baylor University’s Mayborn Museum is one of Central Texas’ preeminent scientific and cultural institutions. Located in Waco…
As the official repository for the records of the government, the Texas State Archives are…
Many of those traveling on Interstate 20 about an hour (or 70 miles) west of…
Keith Glasscock, a Permian Basin oilfield worker, often spent his spare time searching the windswept…
In the late 1800s, cattlemen and settlers entered Lubbock County along trails that followed the…
As its name would imply, the Museum of the Big Bend provides an excellent introduction…
Tucked away deep in the landscape just beyond the western edge of Mineral Wells is…
Texas has been squabbled about, claimed and counter-claimed, and even fought over for most of…
Touring the West Texas World War II Museums
Staying cool in the blistering Texas heat would be tough were it not for that…
If you were to poll a group of Texans about what they are most passionate…
There’s no need to wonder about the company’s name, printed over the picture of a…
“Woody Use To Live Here Too” reads the T-shirt I once snagged for $10 at…
Engage your core, steady your abdominal muscles, and push the paddle away from your body…
Its Sunday afternoon, and the final group arrives at the 18th hole. “quiet please!” signs…
William Joyce’s picture book, Santa Calls, tells the story of a little boy named Art…
Suddenly, the name Edith Whatley McKanna is big news again. It was decades ago when…
Cooking on the Texas Frontier
Of all the places to put down roots, the “Father of Texas” Stephen F. Austin…
In December 1854, a bedraggled group of peasants from Poland gathered beneath a live oak…
Picture in your mind a watering hole … people gathered around, laughing, chatting and enjoying…
On March 19, 2018, accompanied by police escort, an old friend returned to El Paso…
Ah, but a man’s reach should exceed his grasp, or what’s a heaven for? One…