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.

Down in the Dunes

Texas Highways Magazine

BEHIND THE STORY

READERS RESPOND MERGE

A Mist Connection

Take the Plunge • Dive Shop San Marcos owner Michelle Kraft is a real-life mermaid

Hard Boiled • A fisherman reels in childhood memories on the Texas coast

Gimme a Shiner Bock, Bock • The Dixie Chicken, a classic Aggie watering hole, rings in 50 years

Ebbs and Flows • Beat the summer heat at river retreats

Deep in the Heart • Brady’s location—and culture—is right in the middle of Texas

Livin’ Large • A longtime favorite in the Rio Grande Valley, alligator gar is a big fish that’s ready for an even bigger stage

Oh Shell Yeah • GIFTS FROM THE OCEAN BECOME GIFTS FOR HUMANITY ON THE BEACHES OF PADRE ISLAND

The Shells of Texas

MAKING WAVES • Swimming holes, springs, rivers, and lakes offer relief from our summer heat, but they don’t always deliver when drought comes into play. Texans don’t whine, though. We simply create our own water worlds at world-class inland wakeboard and surfing destinations, water parks, aquatic centers, and lazy rivers.

SURF’S UP • RIDING WAVES AS A SEPTUAGENARIAN

Paint the Town Red • The crown jewel of the Gulf has finally washed up on Texas shores

Seas the Day • Sushi is the spoils of victory in an eccentric bike race across the deserts of Marfa

Against the Current • The wide swath of cultural influences along Texas’ Gulf Coast has helped chef Aaron Davis create his own style of Creole cooking

Hold On Tight • Black rodeos showcase the sport’s origins and storied traditions

Midsummer Dream • In Kilgore, celebrate Shakespeare and East Texas’ sole professional theater

TRAVEL RESOURCE GUIDE

TEXAS HIGHWAYS

Borger • Try the boomtown’s burritos and burgers

But What Does a Bigfoot Do? • The Zellner brothers’ movie Sasquatch Sunset makes a connection with the missing link

Water World 1970