The actual meaning of the idiom “just in time” refers to completing something immediately before the time it might be due. When applied to pest control, it is far better to get rid of the annoying ...

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 ...

Scalped by Comanches while temporarily paralyzed—Josiah Wilbarger was fully conscious but felt nothing as the warrior ran the knife around the top of his head. When the Comanche yanked his hair free, ...

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. Also called ...

Committing a crime in Texas has never been a good idea. Law enforcement in the Lone Star State has a history of being strict. One reason why Texas law enforcement has such a fearsome reputation is the ...

The movie “Tombstone” came out in 1993, but even all these years later, one line from the film stands out. The phrase “I’m your huckleberry,” spoken by Val Kilmer as Doc Holliday in the film, can be ...

Baby Head Cemetery can be found approximately 10 miles north of Llano, in the Texas Hill Country. It’s the only thing remaining in the area that marks where a flourishing 19th-century town once stood.

Ken Roberts authored the book “The Cedar Choppers: On the Edge of Nothing” about a group of rough and rowdy citizens of the Texas Hill Country who are no longer known today, but who once ruled over ...

Driving 180 to Lake Mineral Wells State Park will lead you to yet an interesting Texas tidbit from the past—the decaying military base of Fort Wolters. The base was deactivated in the 1970s, but it ...

West Texas holds a little piece of paradise for those looking to downsize everything. Spur, Texas, has become the first self-proclaimed ‘tiny’ house-friendly town in the nation, and people are paying ...

The bridge was built in 1884, by the King Iron Manufacturing Bridge Company. Its original purpose was to carry horses and automobiles across the river. Though it is called the “Old Alton Bridge” the ...

Flooding has ravaged south central Texas. In the early morning hours on Monday, four men were carried away by floodwaters rushing through an RV Park near Junction, Texas. The surging waters of the ...