Charles and Lucy White could never have imagined that the two-story red brick house they built in Odessa in 1887 would become one of the…
You don’t have to imagine what Del Rio and Val Verde County looked like in the late 1800s and early 1900s; just visit the Whitehead Memorial Museum in Del Rio.
Carved into the vast, rugged expanse of Val Verde County lie some of Texas’ most inviting waters, offering tempting recreational opportunities for those who crave…
Dollhouses are a familiar sight to many, perhaps even a cherished childhood possession for some. Nestled within Edwards County, in Rocksprings, awaits a genuine gem.…
Win or lose, the football team always had a late dinner after an away game. When the team traveled out of town, they did not have time or want to eat before the game so the coaches would arrange for dinner at a local steakhouse after the game. Growing up as the daughter of a
August 31, 1954 – 115 excited, young men showed up to pre-season football training camp for Texas A&M. Instead of finding the usual well-groomed football field with green grass and painted lines, what they found had them questioning if they were in the right place. Their practice field was a dry patch of cracked ground
Pecos Trail Region
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Experience the legendary Wild West of classic books and movies, and the real-life landscape of the Texas Pecos Trail Region. Twenty two counties cover 35,000 square miles and comprise an ecological transition zone at the junction of the Plains to the north, Edwards Plateau in the east, Chihuahuan Desert in the west, and the Brush Country in the south. The Texas Pecos Trail Region allows visitors to experience our rich and diverse Western heritage, including Native American rock art, cowboys and ranching, military forts, Hispanic culture, the Permian Basin Oil Boom of the 20th century, and much more.
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There’s no better way to peer into the distant past than to walk into a rock shelter in the Lower Pecos Canyonlands, just west of…
A geographic description of the Texas Pecos Trail Region states: “Twenty-two counties covering 35,000 square miles and comprised of an ecological transition zone at the…
Driving into downtown Odessa one sees a bright white object rising from the flat landscape of the Permian Basin, incongruous with its surroundings. The lit…
Thanks to three entrepreneurs, the first alcoholic beverage consumed in Texas – sotol – is making a comeback. The alcoholic drink sotol is a product of…
Be it a witty euphemism or a roundabout slap in the face, describing a county jail’s occupants as “comfortably lodged” evokes intriguing thoughts about jailhouse…
Clay Allison claimed, “I never killed a man that didn’t need it.” Known as a cattle broker and rancher, when asked what he did, Clay…
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