Best Texas books to read right now >
Texas birds, Texas musicians, Texas media stars, Texas festivals and a guide to the Texas Capitol stack up on our state shelves this week. “Book of…
Best Texas books to read this month >
We’ve learned more about the Nueces River, Texas birding, a standout West Texas Congressman, the King Ranch and Texas swimming holes. “The Nueces River: Rio Escondido.” Margie…
We bow before these Austin honorees including Maria Cisne Farahani >
The world honors Austinites. We report. Rhodes College in Memphis, Tenn. presented Maria Cisne Farahani its Rhodes College Distinguished Service Medal. Born in Nicaragua, Farahani attended the…
Best rivers in Texas: Angelina River >
The Angelina was the last of the larger Texas rivers traced during our 10-year program to follow 50 of them from their sources to their mouths, or…
Best rivers in Texas: Attoyac Bayou >
Attoyac Bayou is only 60 miles long. Yet it often appears on lists of significant Texas waterways. So we attacked it with our usual vigor. RELATED:…
Best rivers in Texas: Big Cypress Bayou >
Big Cypress Bayou is perhaps best known these days as the source of scenic Caddo Lake, often called the only natural lake in Texas. Yet, as the displays…
Best rivers in Texas: Sulphur River >
Like the Nolan and the Pease, the Sulphur River was unknown to us before we began to systematically trace the state’s waterways. RELATED: How to Trace…
Best Texas books to read this time of year >
This week in “Texas Titles,” we take a very long road trip, scan murals at Texas post offices, seek solutions for the Yogurt Shop Murders, take…
How to trace the Medina River >
Over the course of 10 years, Michael Barnes and Joe Starr have traced 50 Texas rivers by car and on foot. We inaugurate our expanded Texas River…
Best Texas books to read at the end of the year >
This week in “Texas Titles,” we follow a riverine journey, a myth busting gang, the career of a Texas historian, a ship named “Texas” and a Texas modern…
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