Travel & Outdoors
March 10, 2022
Where to Shop in Marfa
Here’s where to make a day of it in this creative West Texas enclave.
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Travel
The best of Texas travel including news, trip guides and destinations.
Travel & Outdoors
October 21, 2020
Tour de Texas, Week 7: Tough Climbs and Spectacular Views in West Texas
Bicycling the Big Bend region was an unforgettable experience, with beautiful desert and mountain vistas making up for the painful hills.
Arts & Entertainment
October 23, 2018
On ‘Parts Unknown,’ Anthony Bourdain Asks If West Texans Are the Platonic Ideal of Texans
Spoiler: The answer is yes.
Travel & Outdoors
March 2, 2017
Music to our Ears
Austin celebrates its beloved Eklektikos deejay for his fifty years on air.
Travel & Outdoors
December 29, 2016
Rock Around the Clock
Ten concerts to ring in your new year.
Travel & Outdoors
December 27, 2016
15 Highlights From My 2016 Texas Wanderings
The best sights, bites, and experiences from my travels around the state this year.
Travel & Outdoors
November 22, 2016
Saving Grace
Eleven ideas for holiday fun after the turkey sandwiches are gone and Uncle Al wants to talk about politics.
Travel & Outdoors
November 11, 2016
Renaissance Man
Step into the Sistine Chapel to gaze at the famed Michelangelo frescoes—in Dallas.
Travel & Outdoors
September 22, 2016
Music, Love, and Baseball
The eleventh annual Trans-Pecos Festival, at El Cosmico in Marfa, brings together not just top musical acts but a community of baseball aficionados.
Travel & Outdoors
July 24, 2016
Throwback Texas Trip Inspiration
Vacation envy, vintage edition.
Film & TV
July 15, 2016
On the Shoulders of Giants
How the essence of the Lone Star State was captured on film.
Travel & Outdoors
May 20, 2016
Celebrating Vintage Bathing Beauties, Texas Jazz, Dazed and Confused, and More
Six of the state’s top event offerings.
Travel & Outdoors
May 12, 2016
The Best Texas Hotel Awards
The most superlative amenities at the state's top getaways.
Travel & Outdoors
March 10, 2016
The Ultimate Texas Road Trip
And the apps to download before you go.
Travel & Outdoors
January 21, 2016
Just Back From: Marfa
What's changed and what hasn't.
Travel & Outdoors
September 18, 2015
Six Must-Attend Events: September 18-24
The state's top offerings, from a West Texas troubadour's homecoming to craft brewing at its best.
Travel & Outdoors
August 28, 2015
Six Must-Attend Events: August 28-September 4
The state's top offerings, from supporting Dallas's musical heritage to surfing in far West Texas.
Travel & Outdoors
July 31, 2015
Six Must-Attend Events: July 31–August 6
The state’s top offerings, from everything you ever wanted to know about podcasting in Fort Worth to a car show like no other in Far West Texas.
Texas Trip Guides
November 20, 2014
Trip Guide: Marfa
It’s the favorable acreage-to-other-humans ratio that draws most visitors, who come for the space that this Chihuahuan Desert outpost has in spades.
Where to Stay Now
October 12, 2012
Where To Stay Now 2012: The Ten Best New (Or Improved!) Texas Hotels
As a recent study of hotel booking trends pointed out, us Texans prefer to vacation in Texas. Since our last roundup of the state's most notable lodgings was in 2004, I thought it was high time to revisit the subject. So
Art
September 30, 1997
My Favorite Marfa
It’s still the best little town in Texas.
Art
July 1, 1994
His Own Private Marfa
In the wide-open spaces of Marfa, late sculptor Donald Judd’s immense legacy beckons West Texas travelers.
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