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How to Watch the April 8 Solar Eclipse From a Texas State Park
In 2017, Katie Raney packed up her car and drove some nine hundred miles from her home in Lockhart to Loup City, Nebraska, to see a total solar eclipse. Like thousands of Americans, she journeyed into...
View ArticleFires, Expansions, and TV Segments Made November a Huge Month in Texas Barbecue
Barbecue news posts were once a mainstay at TexasMonthly.com, but we’ve just had too many other stories to tell lately. This past month seems different. November was full of barbecue triumphs, in the...
View ArticleMeet the King of George Strait Impersonators
Derek Spence, who is fifty, lives in Fredericksburg with his wife and four children. Besides performing, he makes chainsaw sculptures and owns a ghost-tour business.I played my first gig at fifteen or...
View ArticleLuxury Caves! Futuristic Domes! The Great Glampification of Texas
The glass door to Crystal Cave, a site at the Summit at Big Bend resort, reminded me of the wardrobe that leads to Narnia. But this portal was hidden in the jagged cliffsides of the high desert. As I...
View ArticleYurts So Good! Where to Glamp in Texas
What started as a niche trend almost twenty years ago has transformed the travel industry in Texas. Although the Hill Country is the state’s glamping capital, you’ll find high-end domes, yurts, tree...
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