Authentic Thing A Tale of Two Destinations by StaffPadre Island, a picturesque barrier island along the Texas coast, is a…
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Many are familiar with the wise saying “if you choose a job you love, you will never work a day…
Literally hundreds of ferries spanned rivers and creeks of Texas before bridges and tunnels slowly replaced them. However, three unique…
What do you do when you have a love for diving and there are no dive shops or even places…
The Leahy brothers, Harry, and his younger brother Willie, were typical young cowboys in 1908 Texas, maybe a little brash and occasionally struck by a wild streak. Their family, with a long linage in Texas, were highly respected residents of Mathis and for many generations owned a ranch in San Patricio County. On one occasion,
Carved from a humble beginning, today Flores Funeral Home stands among the Valley’s oldest businesses and among the most respected mortuary establishments. Epitacio Flores was originally a cabinet maker who began using his carpentry skills to make wooden caskets. Flores Funeral Home began in 1913 when Epitacio and his son, Jose R. Flores, founded “Agencia
One of America’s most venerated haunted locations isn’t a house. There are no rooms with furniture shrouded in sheets, dark corners of Victorian-era parlors, or musty old stone basements filled with shadows. No, instead, it’s floating in Corpus Christi Bay, right off the coast. Known as the “Blue Ghost,” the USS Lexington was the Navy’s
The Texas Tropical Trail Region hosts Monthly Partner Events every 3rd Tuesday throughout the 20-county region which are open to…
Texas has been squabbled about, claimed and counter-claimed, and even fought over for most of its existence. This means that…
In 1955, Corpus Christi police were on guard against people digging at the historic Old Bayview cemetery following claims in…
