Authentic Texas

If you ask most Texans what happened on March 18, 1937, a majority will greet you with a blank stare.For the citizens of New London in the Piney Woods of East Texas, however, the answer is automatic. The tragedy that…

Although the strawberry traces its domestic history back to Brittany, France, during the late 18th century, it’s certainly taken root in a Texas city named Poteet.Located approximately 25 miles South of San Antonio down Texas Highway 16, the city was…

Perhaps the best way  to experience Salado, a writer from Southern Living once offered, is to stumble upon it. You’re traveling I-35 between Austin and Waco, and suddenly there it is — a charming patch of Texas’ past, right off…

It was the summer of 2007 when I made the move from Southern California to Austin. Not long after I arrived, I began receiving photography assignments, some of which would take me all over the Lone Star State.At some point…

To a texan, few things can beat a beefy Hungr-Buster and a soft, chocolate-dipped cone complete with the iconic “Q” swirl after travel- ing for hours on Texas highways. Although this fast-food chain got its humble start in Illinois, Dairy…

Salado’s Stagecoach Inn has long been a sacred retreat for travelers and locals alike — it’s one of the most famous and renowned highway restaurants in the country. Opened in 1861 on the banks of Salado Creek,the iconic venue, originally…

In 2018 the Texas Heritage Trails Program will mark a 50-year milestone after its founding as the Texas Travel Trails. Half a century ago, Texas’ heritage trails weren’t the only ones in the nation — the American Petroleum Institute, for…

San Antonio is defined by its people and the stories they share. Neighborhoods, art and architecture help tell those stories. San Antonio’s shared cultural and geographic ties with Mexico, the indigenous tribes and Spanish missionaries who colonized the area, and…