Big Bend's Boquillas crossing still on the drawing board
Written by Matt Joyce | Published December 14, 2012
Big Bend National Park's plan to re-open the Boquillas border crossing to Mexico is still pending, nearly two years after…
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What does a holiday season in Texas look like to you?
Written by Erin Inks | Published December 4, 2012
It's shaping up to be another busy weekend in Texas for Santa with dozens of events to get people jingling…
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Share your favorite holiday event photos on TexasHighways.com!
Written by Erin Inks | Published November 30, 2012
Families enjoy the big sleigh at Lubbock's Winter Wonderland at Vintage Township. (Texas Highways photo/Kevin Stillman) Tomorrow it will officially…
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A new kind of "road trip" in Central Texas at Circuit of the Americas
Written by Erin Inks | Published November 19, 2012
Move over, Cowboys Stadium—Texas has a new premier sports facility.
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Doing my Wurst in New Braunfels
Written by Erin Inks | Published November 13, 2012
Tearing up the floor at Wurstfest. If you can't polka or two-step, just wait for the next Chicken Dance. It's…
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An electrifying showdown in Central Texas
Written by Erin Inks | Published November 7, 2012
It's pretty rare that I'm drawn to an event on the strength of a poster alone, but then I saw…
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Discovering some small-town events, with dad along for the ride
Written by Erin Inks | Published October 31, 2012
Last week I took some time off to host my dad while he visits from out of state, which means…
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Taking the State Fair of Texas for a spin
Written by Erin Inks | Published October 12, 2012
A friendly passerby offered to take our photo at last year's fair with Big Tex and (because of our woeful…
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RipFest Honors a Texas Legend
Written by Erin Inks | Published October 4, 2012
It’s said that you can’t get blood from a stone, but how about getting a horny toad out of one?…
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Adobe Walls Trek Highlights Fascinating Period of Frontier History
Written by Erin Inks | Published September 28, 2012
About a year after the Second Battle of Adobe Walls and later fighting in the Red River War, Quanah Parker…
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No Labor Day plans yet? Here are a few ideas to get you moving
Written by Erin Inks | Published August 30, 2012
The kids are back in school, and we're already working on the winter Texas Events Calendar, but hopefully there's still…
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Historic and Prehistoric—at Houston Museum of Natural Science
Written by Jane Wu | Published August 24, 2012
On a recent visit to Houston, I made plans with my sister, Jean to go the Houston Museum of Natural…
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