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Search and rescue operations remain underway in Central Texas following the devastating floods over the Fourth of July ...
The much-anticipated Bluebonnet Festival never disappoints, and 2025 was no exception. The most exciting small-town festival in Texas always takes place on the second weekend in April, with the return ...
The vast influx of families moving into the Hill Country has brought an incursion of realtors and real estate companies attempting to take advantage of the unprecedented growth. However, local ...
Whether you come for the live music, great food, cold drinks, kids’ activities, or to cheer on the Demolition Derby, the Bluebonnet Festival offers something for everyone. Don’t just hear about ...
He returned to Texas in 1935 to organize and coach a swim team at the University of Texas, but the school could not pay him. However, he had not lost his vision for a summer camp in Texas and secured ...
Three brave men changed the nature of close-quarters combat forever. Two of them, Jack Hays and Sam Walker, were legendary Texas Rangers, while the third man, Samuel Colt, was a brilliant inventor.
The women of the old west played a powerful role in taming the rugged American frontier. This collection of historic photos of wild west women are an incredible window into seeing what life was like ...
Now that you know all about the Texas Hill Country secret of pepper steak, here is another dish which is found only in this very specific part of the state: the tasty treat called parisa.
Vernacular architecture was a way of life when immigrants began settling the Texas Hill Country. This style of building is not determined by a specific look or location, rather it is architecture that ...
The town which developed at the site in the late 1800s grew to house a few businesses, a post office, and a school. However, by 1968, there were only 20 residents remaining. Sadly (as well as quite ...
If you're a Texas Hill Country landowner, you may want to familiarize yourself with oak wilt. It’s an infectious tree disease that results from a fungus, and it's killing trees in Central Texas at an ...
A group of rough and rowdy citizens who once ruled over the eastern outskirts of the Texas Hill Country, the cedar choppers are no longer known today. Who was this infamous group?