Hundreds of thousands of visitors trek to Texas’ famed Big Bend National Park every year. And for decades, the sleepy town of Marathon, Texas, has served as a popular entryway to the park’s gorgeous mountains and steep canyons. For the majority of that time, visitors to Marathon, the “census-designated place” at the junction of U.S.
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Napa Valley has nothing on Texas when it comes to wine heritage — and visitors today can appreciate the results…
Every summer morning before sunup, Dr. Vijay Reddy drives 45 minutes from his Lubbock home out to the Terry County…
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Though only 14 years old at the time, Grace Quebe distinctly remembers the reaction she and her sisters would evoke…
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On the longest barrier island in the world, in extreme south Texas, South Padre Island is maybe best known for…
