Parks & Recs
October 24, 2023
Taking It Slow at Goose Island State Park
I marveled at the thousand-year-old Big Tree and stargazed with a pod of pelicans.
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Travel & Outdoors
September 12, 2023
Rockport Is the Quintessential Texas Beach Town
With a vibrant festival scene, a funky downtown, and great birding, it offers more than just sand and surf.
Being Texan
February 22, 2023
Finding Weird All Over Again in Rockport
I left homogenized Austin for the Texas Gulf Coast—and felt right at home amid the Speedo-wearing bikers and chicken feet–fed alligators.
Food & Drink
November 16, 2022
Relentless Rains, Bedeviled Bureaucrats, and Misplaced Mollusks: The Ill-fated Launch of Texas’s First Oyster Farm
Brad Lomax was stoked until he found himself fighting Mother Nature and supervising 1.5 million babies.
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Texas Country Reporter
September 29, 2022
Guardian of the Whooping Cranes
One of our most important TCR stories involved a surprise encounter with an early advocate of whooping crane conservation efforts.
Art
August 19, 2021
Controversial Statues Are Falling Across the U.S., but This Texas Town Is Erecting New Ones
In Rockport, a celebrated artist is planning to install sculptures depicting the first contact between European explorers and the Karankawa. Is it a representation of a key moment in the area’s history, or a glorification of colonialism?
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Travel & Outdoors
November 5, 2020
Meet an Intrepid Texan Who Spends Winters at the South Pole
Rockport resident Wayne White has worked for much of the last three years in Antarctica, where temperatures of minus 100 degrees don’t keep him from taking his daily walk or jog.
The Texanist
July 25, 2018
The Texanist: Great Small Towns That Have Gone Untouched by a Hipster
The Texanist on five great small towns that are (pretty much) just like they always were and don’t need to change at all.
Hunting & Fishing
May 23, 2018
The Rockport Report: Birding, Fishing, and Coastline Updates
There are some bright spots and signs of hope as the area recovers and rebuilds. The fish and birds are waiting for you.
Being Texan
October 1, 2017
Voices from the Storm
The story of Hurricane Harvey, as told by 28 Texans who helped their state through its darkest hour.
Travel & Outdoors
August 14, 2017
J.T. Van Zandt on the Art of Sight-Casting
The son of a Texas legend stalks the coastal shallows with the soul of an artist.
Style & Design
July 11, 2017
12 Gulf Coast Getaways
Hankering for a little beach time? Here are a few of our favorite sandy spots to escape to this summer.
Travel & Outdoors
September 30, 2016
For the Birds
Birding excursions and events around the state.
Travel & Outdoors
June 16, 2016
How To Beat the Texas Heat
Where to go to cool off this summer.
Travel & Outdoors
June 10, 2016
14 Coastal Vacation Rentals
Ideal seaside retreats for parties of two to twenty-two.
Travel & Outdoors
March 10, 2016
The Ultimate Texas Road Trip
And the apps to download before you go.
Travel & Outdoors
October 23, 2015
Six Must-Attend Events: October 23-29
The state’s top offerings, from a musical Frankenstein masterpiece to the joys of fermented foods.