Growing up in El Paso as the youngest of four daughters and with parents who valued education, Gloria Meraz learned the power of libraries at an early age. Her mom took her to their local library ...

The smell of mesquite smoke greets you at this rustic steakhouse located in the ranchlands south of Abilene. Chuckwagon cook Tom Perini and his wife, Lisa, have turned an old barn into a dining ...

A few years ago, I kayaked on the Trinity River into the Great Trinity Forest. Though I could see the downtown Dallas skyline, I was surprised when I pulled my kayak up the muddy bank next to a man ...

The 2026 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix came to Austin in late October with potential for a record setting championship ...

Standing onstage under the bright lights of the Royal Theater, a backdrop for the movie The Last Picture Show, my stomach churns. It’s one year after we’ve purchased Booked Up, iconic Texas writer ...

When his family moved from Oklahoma to Abilene when he was 10, Lawrence Wright was not happy. “I didn’t want to be a Texan—as if being an Oklahoman was especially worthy,” he says. Little did the ...

The 1974 cult classic, made by a couple of UT Austin students, set the template for generations of slasher films to come ...

Editor’s Note: An earlier version of this story said there were only 11 Carnegie libraries in Texas. There are 13. Our list and the story has been updated with their locations The Carnegie History ...

Heading east on State Highway 276, just within Rockwall County limits, a neon orange ellipse stands in the grass on metal legs. A hatch hangs open like a small jet’s airstairs. Oval windows ring the ...

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