Kimberly Garza’s coastal debut, ‘The Last Karankawas,’ draws on her childhood memories of one of the city’s lesser-known ethnic enclaves.
“Your article may be an epitaph,” the then-president of the Houston Audubon Society told the writer.
With Texas’s annual Free Fishing Day, you can cast your line without all the red tape. No license required!
Organized crime! Illicit booze! The beach! In this exclusive excerpt from her new novel ‘Last Dance on the Starlight Pier,’ Sarah Bird explores Galveston at the end of the twenties, a setting she calls “a gift to a novelist.”
Galveston was once the Ellis Island of the South. But Jewish arrivals had to navigate a society marked by racial and religious politics.
With Republican incumbent Ken Paxton's legal troubles, Democrats have plenty of contenders this year.
From Leon Bridges’s home in Fort Worth to a vibrant coral reef near Galveston, this year took our photographers to some truly unforgettable places.
The latest from the director of ‘The Florida Project’ sees a scheming former porn star wash up along Texas’s Gulf Coast.
Federal agencies have long struggled to stop illegal fishing and drug smuggling in the Gulf of Mexico. In recent years, it’s only gotten worse.
Owners and employees of five haunted hotels describe their most unsettling encounters with less-than-corporeal guests.
The island's latest storm has no season.
The Bayou Vista food truck is back, with brisket kolaches, pork ribs that fall off the bone, and a local favorite known as the Cheese Champion.
Part historical text, part recipe book, ‘Lost Restaurants’ memorializes the self-made entrepreneurs who uplifted the island during its years of segregation.
Some of the healthiest coral communities in the world beckon off the Texas coast. Can unlikely allies save this undersea paradise?
Reginald Adams led the team that designed ‘Absolute Equality,’ a landmark mural marking the spot where slavery was abolished in Texas.
The February power outages were a deadly man-made disaster, but punishing those responsible may prove elusive.
Galveston’s Terry Fisher on where to find your water meter, what to do when pipes thaw, and when to call a professional.
Over Memorial Day weekend, locals and tourists flocked to the Poop Deck in Galveston as Governor Greg Abbott allowed Texas bars to open at limited capacity.
Images from across the state capture our eerily historic moment.
Plus, a barbecue event at the Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas.
Lilly the capuchin monkey got loose following a burglary at home—and there are conflicting reports on her fate.
Austin-based novelist Amanda Eyre Ward discovers that sometimes, you need to go way, way out at sea to gaining a clearer perspective.
The coastal hot spot features a menu of midcentury island-time sippers, perfect for any time of the year.
And there’s much on their menu now that Jim and Colleen Buchanan have taken over a beloved restaurant on the island.
Louis and Iris Moreno reopen a beloved, shuttered meat market serving barbacoa, tamales, and a full barbecue menu.
A New York Times reporter pushes back against xenophobia with an intimate portrait of a Galveston clan.
Everyone agrees that the recent event—full of drunken fights and scores of wrecks—escalated dangerously. But many Bolivar Peninsula residents will be damned if they’ll accept new rules to curtail the anarchy.
Long live the red wolf.
The estate, built in 1866, reopens in July with a complete redesign by Austin interior designer Shannon Eddings.
Hankering for a little beach time? Here are a few of our favorite sandy spots to escape to this summer.
Neither shifting sands nor fluctuating fortunes can erode this island town’s indomitable spirit.
In this exclusive excerpt from Stephen Harrigan’s forthcoming history of Texas, the first Spanish conquistadors arrive on our shores, starving, haggard, and in no mood for conquest.
Eva Ybarra is still the queen of the accordion, and she’ll prove it with a mix of conjunto and country at the Briscoe Western Art Museum.
You can run, but you can’t resist these hides.
Eleven ideas for holiday fun after the turkey sandwiches are gone and Uncle Al wants to talk about politics.
Celebrating fifty years of chili in Terlingua, home of the dueling cookoffs.
The state's best repositories of art, historical objects, and natural wonders.
Members of Grupo Fantasma have added yet another new sound to their ever-evolving Latin repertoire.
The beloved tradition of taquerias in Brownsville, on display for all to see.
Vacation envy, vintage edition.
Where to go to cool off this summer.
Texas’s commercial and recreational fishermen are fighting it out over access to a once-imperiled fish.
Ideal seaside retreats for parties of two to twenty-two.
The exploits of a teenager trying to surf in Galveston.
Six of the state’s top event offerings.
Galveston hosts a baseball game with nursery rhyme flair.
And the apps to download before you go.
The state's top offerings, from a world tour kickoff to smoking guitars.
The state's top offerings, from partaking in a perfect mix of pop culture and pop art to getting up close and personal to a bunch of gargantuan birds.
The state’s top offerings, from playing a real live Ebenezer in Galveston to lighting a giant menorah in Houston.
