If you haven’t heard from me in a while, this is why. If you have, then you know this is all I’ve been talking about for a year.
Presenting! My love letter to the very special place that raised me: the Rio Grande Valley 🌴✨
Introducing the new Texas Highways! In celebration of our milestone 50th anniversary, we’re excited to debut a completely redesigned magazine and online presence.
As 2023 comes to an end, we're celebrating with some of our favorite images from the past year of exploring Texas. Whether capturing iconic landscapes, noteworthy Texans, or outdoor adventures, our photos reflect the bounty of the state.
Gallery here:
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Nearly 20,000 ephemeral playa lakes dot the Panhandle's landscape—yet few know these crucial bodies of water exist. Though they support 98% of the region's flora and fauna, a warming climate and developments are putting playas at risk. https://t.co/9PpbSPUGlu
pubbed my first feature in a whiiiile!
Last year, I followed Pancho Claus (aka a kind and funny man named Richard Reyes) around Houston and my hometown McAllen. With his Chicano spin on Santa, he hopes to bring the magic he’s created in Houston to where his roots are—the RGV.
The Hereford camp in the Panhandle was one of more than 600 in the U.S. that held captives during WWII. At its fullest, it held 3,860 Italian prisoners.
But something unlikely happened: the POWs began to forge friendships with their Texan neighbors. https://t.co/oNg5boDQUm
The outlaw ethos is central to Texas’ nonconformist identity. In our September issue, we dig deeper to explore the breadth of the concept. From female country musicians who are bucking tradition to the state's prison rodeo, explore the issue here: https://t.co/vKaqGHbSc9
It was an honor to edit @TexasHighways’ first collection of fiction, which explores small town Texas & the characters connected to these lesser-known spots on our vast map. Six short stories from some of our state’s finest literary writers. 🧵📚 (1/10) https://t.co/J1UtfDjBJ7
"But there are so many people now, and the natural areas so tiny and isolated. How do we enjoy those places without enjoying them too much? The math is simple. We need more of them, and they need to match Texas’ mighty size." https://t.co/DfnjBxVjUK
"At 36, I’m at once the healthiest and the sickest I’ve ever been, some bizarre paradox of equilibrium. If each of us reaches a zenith in life, a moment where the scales of growth teeter-totter toward physical decline, I’ve reached it." #longreads https://t.co/hks7kx2p8V