Canyon Lake, Texas, is recognized as “The Jewel” of the Texas Hill Country. It’s a fitting honorary title for this community because it’s a true gem of the Lone Star State. Its location, on the ...

Originally established as Hammer’s Station, Sabinal, Texas hit the maps in 1854. The town was first established by Thomas B. Hammer. The area is known as the gateway to the beautiful River Region.

The movie “Tombstone” came out in 1993, but even all these years later, one line from the film stands out. The phrase “I’m your huckleberry,” spoken by Val Kilmer as Doc Holliday in the film, can be ...

Haven’t you heard? Kolaches are suddenly trendy and are considered the “new donut.” This familiar Czech pastry has recently taken over the country but remains a staple for those native to Texas. A ...

The Texas bluebonnet: What is not to love about its bright blue flowers, set against the rich green of its foliage? The favorite flower of most dyed-in-the-wool Texans, the bluebonnet actually has ...

Until Christmas Day, 1872, no railroads connected Texas with the rest of the United States. This day, the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railway crossed the bridge over the Red River and entered service into ...

Texas pink granite, like other forms of granite, comes from ancient volcanic processes. Does that mean Texas had volcanoes? Yes, but volcanoes did not form granite. This rock is called an intrusive ...

Pilot Knob is a formerly extremely active volcano that existed in Texas, which, although inactive for millions of years, is still a site to see. The remains of its lava flow can still be seen ...

The giant owl creature chased the pickup, clawing at the tailgate and scratching the metal. The hunters in the pickup-bed screamed like little girls as the vehicle went full-speed down the two-lane ...

Ken Roberts authored the book “The Cedar Choppers: On the Edge of Nothing” about a group of rough and rowdy citizens of the Texas Hill Country who are no longer known today, but who once ruled over ...

Texas Farm Roads 12, 165, 2325, and 32, along with U.S. Highway 281, form a scenic loop that connects Wimberly and Blanco. This loop cuts through a scenic portion of the Texas Hill Country that looks ...

When you hear the phrase “UFO crash,” you probably think of Roswell, New Mexico in 1947, but did you know that 50 years earlier, a mysterious airship allegedly crashed in Aurora, Texas? Not only that, ...