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The mission of Texas Highways Magazine is to encourage travel to and within Texas. As the authority on Texas travel since 1974, Texas Highways provides readers with a curated guide to the state's cities, small towns, hidden gems, and natural wonders. Stories focus on Texas' diverse cultural, historical, scenic, and recreational treasures accompanied by strong photography highlighting..
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2d ago
While on an annual dove hunting trip with colleagues from the outdoor and distilling industries, Marfa Spirit Co cofounder Morgan Weber detoured to the pool at their Brownsville Airbnb to cool off.
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3d ago
Texas was once the beating heart of regional wrestling. In the 1980s, pros like Johnny Mantell and the Von Erich clan filled the Dallas Sportatorium with screaming fans, and legends like Jake “the Snake” Roberts and André the Giant had matches at Houston’s Sam Houston Coliseum.
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1w ago
In a town with 10 colleges and roughly twice as many independent coffee shops, Waco’s Street Dog Cafe is fetching up regulars with its mission: to rescue and rehome stray dogs.
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1w ago
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The Rio Grande harbors dozens of canyons along its 318-mile path through the Chihuahuan Desert from Presidio to Langtry.
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1w ago
Sweeter than cotton candy and redder than rubies, Big Red has been Texas barbecue’s unofficial signature soda since its conception in 1937.
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1w ago
Two 1960s-era gas pumps stand sentry in front of the Shelby Store in Fayetteville, stubbornly holding their ground as the world around them rusts away.
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1w ago
Travel to Menard and you’ll find a quiet town with a population of 1,300 people. If it had been up to the Spanish 300 years ago, you might be standing in the largest city in Texas.
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2w ago
Standing amid the head-high dirt jumps at 9th Street, my 3-year-old son, August, and I peered up into the dense tree canopy as trains of BMX riders soared through the air, propelling themselves from one jump to the next without even pedaling—turning bike riding into performance art.
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3w ago
If you don’t like the weather in West Texas, just wait a while. This part of the state is prone to dramatic climate conditions: bracing windstorms, sizzling droughts, and even the occasional blizzard.
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3w ago
valentineSigned, Sealed,
DeliveredIsmelda Ornelas is
a Real-Life CupidBy TULA KARRASJessica Lutz
When she was a teenager, Ismelda Ornelas won the Valentine post office’s annual contest to design an official ink stamp for Valentine’s Day.
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