Texas Highways
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The official travel magazine of Texas. On the road since 1974. https://texashighways.com
We interviewed Nolan Ryan on his evolution from MLB pitcher to beef purveyor. texashighways.com/culture/nola...
Nolan Ryan Still Brings the Heat—In Baseball and Business
Since the Refugio-born pitcher’s World Series save in 1969, the “Ryan Express” has never slowed down
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They're everywhere. Waymos. Here's one Austinite's way of dealing with them. By @rosemcmackin.bsky.social. texashighways.com/culture/a-st...
A Stick-Shift Evangelist Gives Waymo a Chance
As autonomous vehicles spread across Texas cities, one driver finds a way to connect to the road
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Y’all - enjoy this article by Lauren Hough about Bob Wills Day in Turkey, Texas. Yes, that’s a real town. In the Texas panhandle. And take note of the author’s name. texashighways.com/culture/bob-...
Bob Wills Day Keeps the Famous Texas Bandleader’s Legacy Alive
Thousands flock to Turkey to celebrate the King of Western Swing with dancing and music at the Bob Wills Day festival
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An upcoming exhibit at the Menil Collection in Houston reveals the connection between Andy Warhol and visionary art curator Jermayne MacAgy. texashighways.com/culture/arts...
The Warhol Woman Who Taught Houston ‘How to Make an Exhibition’
A new Menil Collection show tells the tale of Jermayne MacAgy, the imaginative curator whose installations encouraged viewers to get lost
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As the precursor to modern Texas 4-H clubs, what started as 25 members of Tom Marks’ Corn Club is now over 65,000 children enrolled in 4-H clubs throughout the state. texashighways.com/culture/step...
Step into the Birthplace of Texas 4-H at the Jack County Museum
In Jacksboro, the former residence of Tom Marks pays tribute to the first Texas 4-H club.
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Shout out to Ben Markovits, whose essay on the parallels of life in England and Texas was included in this week's @thesundaylongread.bsky.social. texashighways.com/culture/a-lo...
A Londoner Pedals Back to His Hill Country Home
After decades abroad, an Austinite sizes up his native land while on an epic bike ride
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The Sunday Long Read@thesundaylongread.bsky.social · last wk.Happy Sunday! We've got Miami, fossils, little monsters & more in this week's SLR - give it a read and spread the word! mailchi.mp/sundaylongre...
💥 The Sunday Morning Texas Highways Long Read 💥 Taken for a Ride A former Dallasite reminisces about finding love in the flourishing city from behind the long hood of his ‘88 Cadillac By Paul Kix (From the archives: May 2021) texashighways.com/culture/peop...
How an ‘88 Cadillac Led a Former Dallasite to the Love of His Life
The growth, change, and flourishing of a romance, a city, and a car
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FAULT LINES: Short Fiction on Small Towns Featuring @elizmccrack.bsky.social, @katiegutzwriter.bsky.social, @stephengrahamjones.com, Kimberly King Parsons, Ben Fountain & Fernando A. Flores (From the archives: August 2023) texashighways.com/culture/smal...
Small Town Texas Inspires Original Works of Fiction
The emotional fragility of romantic, platonic, and familial relationships shapes the contours of these short stories
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Shout out to Ben Markovits on the cultural implications of the Brompton bike in Texas. texashighways.com/culture/a-lo...
A Londoner Pedals Back to His Hill Country Home
After decades abroad, an Austinite sizes up his native land while on an epic bike ride
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Longreads@longreads.com · 2w agoIn this week's Top 5: • Loving a killer | @theguardian.com • GRASE under fire | Men's Health • The marvelous mundane | @bittersouth.bsky.social • Texas on two wheels | @texashighways.bsky.social • The man who would be T. rex king | @businessweektr.bsky.social longreads.com/2026/07/24/l...
Interested in writing for Texas Highways? Check out our freelance guide, familiarize yourself with the magazine and website, and send us your best pitch. texashighways.com/texas-highwa...
Texas Highways Freelance Guide
How and what to pitch as a freelance writer, photographer, or illustrator seeking work at Texas Highways magazine
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The plants, along with several small, ephemeral swamps, give the park a tropical vibe. I almost expect to see dinosaurs lurking in the greenery. This morning, it’s humid and misty, creating a slightly eerie effect. texashighways.com/outdoors/pal...
Palmetto State Park in the Summer Is a Runner’s Delight
Located between Luling and Gonzales, the park offers running trails, wildlife, and a cool dip in the San Marcos River
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Going to a show Red River Station in Saint Jo, Texas, is like hanging out in your friend’s backyard — relaxed, familiar, and depending on the act, a raucous good time. Read more in my latest for @texashighways.bsky.social: texashighways.com/culture/this...
This Former Lumberyard Now Hosts Top Texas Musicians
Red River Station in the North Texas town channels the state's great dance halls
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🧵𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝘅𝗮𝘀 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗰𝘀 1/3 𝘊𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘤 𝘋𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨: The 2-pound porterhouse T-bone steak is a customer favorite at Cattleman’s Steakhouse. Read here for more True Texas Classics: texashighways.com/travel/35-tr...
Panhandle native Lauren Hough trekked to Turkey, Texas, to see why Bob Wills—50 years after his death— is still the king. 𝘈𝘩-𝘩𝘢𝘢𝘢. texashighways.com/culture/bob-...
Bob Wills Day Keeps the Famous Texas Bandleader’s Legacy Alive
Thousands flock to Turkey to celebrate the King of Western Swing with dancing and music at the Bob Wills Day festival
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New: "I’ve been fascinated by this event since I first heard about it as a 16-year-old staying on a farm one summer with my cousin and her grandparents in Quitaque. Listening to Reba McEntire CDs. Walking to Allsup’s and then back to the farm." —Lauren Hough texashighways.com/culture/bob-...
Bob Wills Day Keeps the Famous Texas Bandleader’s Legacy Alive
Thousands flock to Turkey to celebrate the King of Western Swing with dancing and music at the Bob Wills Day festival
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Some argue it refers to an obscure shoe company. Some say it recalls a 17th century Christian mission. Others think it is a pejorative for the city itself. But for many, it's because it was the origin of Pachuquismo, a popular cultural movement in the 1930s & '40s. texashighways.com/culture/why-...
Why Is El Paso Nicknamed “El Chuco?”
Longtime residents and historians have long wrestled with the origin and meaning of the West Texas city's moniker
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Introducing our new series HOW TO TEXAS. From two-stepping to picking out a pair of cowboy boots to floating on a river, this is your guide to authenticity. texashighways.com/how-to-texas...
How to Texas: Your Guide to Being Texan
A column offering step-by-step guides through Texas' cultural traditions, customs, eccentricities, lifestyles, and activities
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Perhaps miracles are blooming all around us, in all hours and all seasons, but pass by unseen, unheard, untouched, their flashbulb existence supremely calibrated to a complex world. It is as if we don’t know a miracle until someone points it out to us. —Rick Bass texashighways.com/outdoors/the...
The Mysterious Cereus Blooms in West Texas
These desert cereus plants flower only one day out of the year—at night, in the middle of nowhere—if at all
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The rare, ornate Wyler Mighty Wurlitzer pipe organ—the $60,000 Cadillac of theater organs—is one of only six of its kind in the world. texashighways.com/culture/the-...
The Magic of the Century-Old Organ at El Paso's Plaza Theatre
Twenty years after reopening, El Paso's Plaza Theatre's star is a rare, historically important musical instrument
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Indian Lodge, San Solomon Courts, High Frontier, and Motel top our places to stay out west. texashighways.com/travel/where...
Where to Stay in West Texas Right Now
Recent hotel renovations and newcomers in West Texas have broadened options for journeys in this remote area of the state.
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Before taking the stage, artists pay homage to a framed photo of a young Guy Clark hanging by the door. texashighways.com/culture/this...
This Former Lumberyard Now Hosts Top Texas Musicians
Red River Station in the North Texas town channels the state's great dance halls
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💥 The Sunday Morning Texas Highways Long Read 💥 The Wildest Show Ever Staged For more than 50 years, the Texas Prison Rodeo offered a spectacle like no other By @catcardenas.bsky.social (From the archives: September 2023) texashighways.com/culture/hist...
The Rise and Fall of the Texas Prison Rodeo
For 50 years, the state prison system staged a spectacle unlike anything else
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Somehow, this 85-year-old institution appears immune to the endangered species status of most cafeterias—a model that emerged in the U.S. following its debut as the Swedish smorgasbord at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago. texashighways.com/food-drink/c...
The Houston Eatery Keeping Southern Cafeteria Culture Alive
Grab a tray and taste 85 years of history at Cleburne Cafeteria in Houston
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Not much can move me, especially musically, but I felt my eyes fill with mist. My phone buzzed in my pocket. “Gonna get emotional,” read a text from my colleague, seated across the aisle. texashighways.com/culture/the-...
The Magic of the Century-Old Organ at El Paso's Plaza Theatre
Twenty years after reopening, El Paso's Plaza Theatre's star is a rare, historically important musical instrument
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“We might be the first people ever to ride Bromptons here.” This is the feeling we’re trying to talk ourselves into: what it must have been like to travel deeper into a strange continent, where nobody owns anything and nothing is accounted for. —Ben Markovits texashighways.com/culture/a-lo...
A Londoner Pedals Back to His Hill Country Home
After decades abroad, an Austinite sizes up his native land while on an epic bike ride
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