Vast, remote, and wild, beautiful Big Bend National Park attracts over 500,000 visitors (mostly Texans) each year. They come to…
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In a state where everything bigger is better, it comes as no surprise that Sauroposeidon, the state dinosaur (adopted June 19, 2009), is the tallest ever. While not the biggest overall, it gives the Argentinosaurus a run for its money in weight and length. The fossil record for this behemoth is relatively scant; however, you
While Georgia’s official nickname is The Peach State and they have named this succulent delicacy, featured on their state quarter,…
Texas was among the earliest of the nineteen states that have designated an official state grass. Sideoats Grama, (Bouteloua curtipendula,) a…
If indeed Bandera is the “Cowboy Capital of the World,” then one of the key contributors to that reputation is…
The life-size storefront silhouettes of musicians on Galveston’s Market Street suggest an entertainment venue for partygoers. However, upon entering the…
Picture an elegant glass of a deep red, Texas wine. Where do you picture yourself drinking that wine? Fredericksburg, perhaps,…
Western Son Distillery continues to grow in Pilot Point Bottles, with liquids of every color, line the wood-paneled walls, along…
Fort Worth earned a reputation as one of the rough and tumble towns in the Old West, and most of…
Clay Allison claimed, “I never killed a man that didn’t need it.” Known as a cattle broker and rancher, when…
