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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Valley Talk • THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY IS A LARGELY BILINGUAL AREA THAT BLENDS ENGLISH AND SPANISH. IN A REGION SO ISOLATED FROM THE REST OF THE STATE, IT’S ONLY NATURAL “VALLEYISMS” MIGHT ARISE.

KILN IT • The Rio Grande Valley is home to an abundance of handmade Mexican goods

IN A NEW LIGHT • Brownsville natives are revamping the city’s historic downtown

ALPACA YOUR BAGS • Roam free with South American critters at a Rio Grande Valley ranch

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BETWEEN TWO WORLDS • A film co-op is giving the Rio Grande Valley an overdue close-up

HOT WAX • TAKE VINTAGE SOUTH TEXAS SOUNDS FOR A SPIN AT PHARR OUT RECORDS

A SHORE THING • It’s paradise all year long on South Padre Island

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A CHORUS OF GRITOS • GENERATIONS REJOICE IN BORDER CULTURE AT CHARRO DAYS

THE MAN IN THE LINER NOTES • PRODUCER AND SONGWRITER EDGAR BARRERA BRINGS LATIN MUSIC TO THE MAINSTREAM

Chart-Topper • THE MUSIC THAT MADE EDGAR BARRERA A MAESTRO

THE MIGHTY MONTEZUMA • CONSERVATIONISTS WORK TO PRESERVE THE FEW REMAINING STANDS OF A NATIVE CYPRESS

Branching Out • WITNESS THE BEAUTY OF CENTURIES-OLD TREES

WESLACO MAKE IT RAIN • TIM SMITH HAS FORECASTED THE VALLEY’S WEATHER FOR 43 YEARS

EVERYTHING WE HOLD DEAR • A COMMUNITY TRANSCENDS TIME AND PLACE AT PULGA DE ALAMO

IN THE BEGINNING FOR MY RIO GRANDE VALLEY

THE Magic VALLEY • TEXAS’ SOUTHERNMOST REGION EMBRACES AN ENCHANTING NEW ERA

STOMP YOUR FEET, CLAP, AND HAVE A GOOD Time • A new generation of musicians is leading a resurgence of conjunto in the Rio Grande Valley

Regional Mexican Music • This overarching term includes dozens of wide-ranging musical subgenres that originated across Mexico and in the Southwestern United States.

Conjunto Legends

Texas Conjunto Music Hall of Fame & Museum

SAVOR THE MOMENT • FOR YEARS, THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY HAS BEEN TEXAS’ GREATEST CULINARY SECRET. BUT IT WON’T BE FOR LONG.

Noshing in the 956 • WHERE TO EAT AND DRINK IN THE RGV

LAND OF PLEnTy • THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY’S TROPICAL LANDSCAPE IS RIPE FOR EXPLORATION

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An Appetizing Epic • The origin story of chiles en nogada, or chiles in walnut sauce, has echoes of Latin America’s famed literary style, magical realism, where the lines between fantasy and reality are constantly blurred. Iliana de la Vega, James Beard Award-winning chef-owner of El Naranjo in Austin, says you can find varying stories in all the books researched by historians. But here are the key details.

A CHILE EFFECT • One standout Weslaco restaurant has turned the RGV on to the complexities of Mexico’s mythic national dish

PARTY PLATTER • The oversized botana is the only way to kick off a celebration in the Valley

To Serve and Connect • FOUR KEY SPOTS TO SHARE A BOTANA WITH LOVED ONES

POINT OF PRIDE • Prickly pear may be the Texas state plant, but what really sticks out is its versatile cross-cultural fruit

Texas products taking advantage of the bright flavor of cactus

Look Sharp • THESE TIPS WILL SPARE YOUR FINGERS WHEN HARVESTING TUNA AT HOME OR IN THE WILD

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