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Trey Gutierrez

Whoever came up with the adage “find a job you love, and you’ll never work a day in your life” has obviously never worked a day with Mary Irving, a leading authority on Texas rail history. Over the course of…

Just short of a mile from the Alamo’s front doors stands an equally proud, majestic structure — whose walls tell not the story of folk heroes or conquistadors but of the countless generations of faceless, faithful Texans who — for…

Though only 14 years old at the time, Grace Quebe distinctly remembers the reaction she and her sisters would evoke when taking the stage. “We possessed this ‘wow’ factor,” she explains. “Audiences would see three little girls carrying fiddles and…

Gaido's has been serving up fresh fish for more than a century.

Among texans in the know, it’s something of an unspoken rule: no trip to Galveston Island is complete without stopping for dinner at Gaido’s, the Lone Star State’s oldest, most celebrated seafood establishment.Perched on Galveston’s famous sea wall, overlooking the…

The National Polka Festival in Ennis has been celebrating Czech heritage for more than 50 years.

Texans are some of the proudest folks you’ll ever meet. Even if that pride borders on hubris at times, Texans know theirs is a noble history, one that’s inspired a distinctive and remarkable culture, a grand melting pot of cultures.Today,…

Granada Theatre

When you pull off a Texas highway, bound for any small town, you often wonder how much of a town you’ll actually find. What will signal that you’ve arrived in the heart of a small community? You may pass a…

The interior of Damon Albus’ 5D Hats & Leather in Abilene.

If you’re not from Texas, the idea of a shop specializing in custom, handmade cowboy hats may seem as antiquated as the image of the cowboy himself. But while cheap, mass-produced cowboy hats are available to consumers worldwide, custom cowboy…

The Blues Brothers

With such legendary bluesmen as Stevie Ray Vaughan and Lightnin’ Hopkins hailing from the Lone Star State, it’s not uncommon for young Texans to dream of finding fame in Texas’ blues scene. For two young brothers from Bastrop, however, that…

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