Texas Highways Magazine

Texas Highways, the official travel magazine of Texas, encourages recreational travel within Texas and tells the Texas story to readers around the world. Renowned for its photography, statewide events coverage, top weekend excursions, off-the-beaten path discoveries, and scenic destinations, Texas Highways helps readers discover the treasures of the Lone Star State.

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Painting the Town

Leakey • In the scenic Frio River valley, Mama Chole’s serves up Tex-Mex and camaraderie

TOWN TRIVIA

Dust to Dust • A mother's hope binds her family in the border town of Ysleta

Step Right Up • The Mighty Thomas Carnival returns post-pandemic to bring joy to small-town Texas

Fun and Games

Time Flies • Cuckoo clocks keep on ticking in Fredericksburg

Keep on Truckin’ • Semitruck drivers relish the freedom of life on the road

Bringing Back Brownwood • A downtown resurgence reinvigorates a World War II-era military town

10 Small Towns to Visit Now • From old favorites to new offerings, these towns feature hidden gems worthy of a trip

Gun Barrel City

Roma

Canton

Valentine

Eden

Port Isabel

Prairie View

Nocona

Castroville

THE GHOSTS OF ARCHER CITY • Fifty years ago, The Last Picture Show changed the way the world saw small-town Texas and, in turn, the way the small town saw itself

THIS HAPPY PLACE • In tiny Lipscomb, pop. 44, the locals treasure their rugged Panhandle Camelot

Gnome-Man’s Land • This snow cone shop serves up all-natural flavors in North Texas

Beyond the Tail • Alligators have long been a part of Southeast Texas’ culinary culture

Back From the Brink

When Aquamaids Reigned • The magical days of Aquarena Springs in San Marcos

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The Oasis of Spring Lake

Fair Enough • Gillespie County hosts the oldest county fair in the state

Luckenbach • A charming country-music mainstay

High Plains Vintner • Kim McPherson propels the family trade of world-class Texas winemaking

Fill’er Up • SAN AUGUSTINE, 1939