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September 4, 2015
Six Must-Attend Events: September 4-10
The state's top offerings, from soaking up Laura Wilson's iconic imagery in Fort Worth to getting all utopian at Utopiafest.
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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.
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August 20, 2015
Six Must-Attend Events: August 20-27
The state's top offerings, from Gary Clark Jr.'s Austin City Limits taping to a view of Cuba in Dallas.
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August 14, 2015
Six Must-Attend Events: August 14-20
The state’s top offerings, from the 20th annual Navasota Blues Fest to Bastrop’s celebration of paddleboarding.
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August 13, 2015
Bird’s-eye View
The Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge is a world-class site for birding and . . . ocelotting?
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August 7, 2015
Six Must-Attend Events: August 7-13
The state's top offerings, from a musical salute to Lone Star longnecks to gobs and gobs of cold, cold ice cream.
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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.
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July 23, 2015
Water You Waiting For
Summer’s here and the time is right for diving in the deep.
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July 23, 2015
The Checklist
What to read, hear, watch, and look at to achieve maximum Texas cultural literacy.
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July 17, 2015
Six Must-Attend Events: July 17-26
The state’s top offerings, from seeing works by a painter fit for a president to celebrating skeeters.
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July 9, 2015
Six Must-Attend Events: July 10-16
The state’s top offerings, from Dirk Nowitzki’s big-screen debut in Dallas to an irresistible explosion of musical genres in Austin.
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July 2, 2015
Six Must-Attend Events: July 3-9
The state’s top offerings for the July 4th weekend, from Willie’s picnic in Austin to Billy Bob’s own version in Fort Worth.
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June 25, 2015
Six Must-Attend Events: June 26-July 3
The state’s top offerings, from the fortieth anniversary of Jaws in New Braunfels to thirty years of Shakespeare in Kilgore.
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June 19, 2015
Six Must-Attend Events: June 19-25
The state’s top offerings, from the most famous Wild West bull-dogger in Taylor to all things tequila in Galveston.
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June 12, 2015
Six Must-Attend Events: June 12-18
The state’s top offerings, from hip-hop activism in Austin and Dallas to ice cream dreams in McKinney.
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June 11, 2015
Higher Plains
Sometimes, when you want a lot of space, you need to go somewhere small—like Canadian.
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June 4, 2015
Six Must-Attend Events: June 5-11
The state’s top offerings, from a showcase of extreme sports in Austin to a whole bunch of hell-raising in El Paso.
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May 28, 2015
Six Must-Attend Events: May 29-June 4
The state’s top offerings, from underwater Nirvana outtakes in Austin to thundering herds of buffalo in Canyon.
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May 21, 2015
Six Must-Attend Events: May 22-28
The state’s top offerings, from the finest beard known to man in Houston to wall-to-wall kolaches in Ennis.
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May 14, 2015
Six Must-Attend Events: May 15-21
The state’s top offerings, from pastoral spaceships in Fort Worth to gone-too-soon musical tributes in Austin.
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May 13, 2015
Carpe Museum
When you’ve got Barney Smith’s toilet seat exhibit, who needs the Rothko Chapel?
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May 7, 2015
Six Must-Attend Events: May 8-14
The state’s top offerings, from a higher plane at the Levitation music fest in Austin to accordion wizardry in San Antonio.
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May 1, 2015
Six Must-Attend Events: May 1-7
The state’s top offerings, from full-contact football choreography in Dallas to farm-to-table fun in Niederwald.
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April 23, 2015
Six Must-Attend Events: April 24-May 1
The state’s top offerings, from the king of barbecue in Austin to the kings and queens of opera in Fort Worth.
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April 20, 2015
A Gringo Anniversary
How my wife and I got more than we bargained for on a trip to Boquillas.
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April 20, 2015
Pretty Little Heaven
My family’s first (but not last) spring break in Big Bend.
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April 20, 2015
Tips For Wandering Far West Texas
How to get around the park, sleep under the stars, and deal with the wildlife.
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April 20, 2015
Big Bend
You know about Emory Peak, Santa Elena Canyon, and the Window. But when’s the last time you actually made the pilgrimage to our largest national park? Whether you’re a hiking greenhorn or a backpacking pro, here’s a guide to inspire you to get away from it all.
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April 16, 2015
Six Must-Attend Events: April 17-23
The state’s top offerings, from 277 craft beers on the wall to country music’s big night.
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April 16, 2015
I Beg Your Garden?
A century after it was first proposed, Houston’s Hermann Park is finally in full bloom.
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April 10, 2015
Call of the Wild
Lost in Big Bend.
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April 8, 2015
Six Must-Attend Events: April 10-16
The state's top offerings, from the most artful of autos in Houston to every reader's paradise in San Antonio.
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April 3, 2015
Six Must-Attend Events: April 3-9
The state’s top offerings, from celebrating small towns through film to celebrating spring with a good old-fashioned hoedown.
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March 26, 2015
Six Must-Attend Events: March 27-April 2
The state’s top offerings, from Willie and Merle in New Braunfels to the wild, wild West in San Antonio
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March 20, 2015
Six Must-Attend Events: March 20-26
The state’s top offerings, from gangsters in sixties-era Austin to broncobusters in present-day Houston.
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March 18, 2015
Out on a Limb
Tree houses—they’re not just for kids anymore.
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March 13, 2015
Relax. Reset. Renew.
Feeling jittery? Stressed out? Let these wellness retreats remind you of the true meaning of R&R.
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March 13, 2015
Six Must-Attend Events: March 13-19
The state’s top offerings for a musical spring break, from a moving Elliott Smith tribute in Dallas to a dazzling production of “Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat” in Houston.
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March 6, 2015
Six Must-Attend Events: March 6-12
The state’s top offerings, from paying tribute to Mexican baseball players in San Antonio to commemorating International Women’s Day in Houston.
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February 27, 2015
Six Must-Attend Events: February 27-March 5
The state’s top offerings, from flying sky-high in Austin and big, bold ideas in Dallas to the dark side of toys in Tyler.
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February 20, 2015
Six Must-Attend Events: February 20-26
The state’s top offerings, from James McMurtry’s latest album to something else your heart will likely desire.
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February 13, 2015
Six Must-Attend Events: February 13-19
The state’s top offerings, from taking a trip down the Tunnel of Love to taking a trip to Valentine for Valentine’s Day.
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February 5, 2015
Six Must-Attend Events: February 6-13
The state’s top offerings, from a glorious trip down the rabbit hole in Austin to toasting the Oscars in Big D.
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February 3, 2015
Come and Make It
Factory tours: a tour.
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January 30, 2015
Six Must-Attend Events: January 23-February 5
The state’s top offerings, from what infinity feels—and sounds—like to another reason to commemorate February 2 that doesn’t involve any groundhogs.
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January 22, 2015
Six Must-Attend Events: January 23-30
The state’s top offerings, from a punk rock icon in Austin to a different kind of hunting in Canyon.
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January 16, 2015
Six Must-Attend Events: January 16-22
The state’s top offerings, from seeing Jay Duplass in the flesh to seeing sky high out West.
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January 14, 2015
Pastures of Plenty
Round Top, when there’s hardly anyone ’round.
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January 8, 2015
Six Must-Attend Events: January 9-18
The state’s top offerings, from paying tribute to Dr. King and his methods of nonviolence to paying tribute to the fallen heroes of 9/11.
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January 1, 2015
Six Must-Attend Events: January 2-10
The state’s top offerings, from the best chefs in the Twitterverse to brunching it up gospel-style.