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San Antonio's Tricentennial is a party 300 years in the making

The best destination cities give travelers a distinct feeling that can only be experienced by walking their streets. A visit to a city as rich…
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The intriguing history of San Antonio’s Japanese Tea Garden

San Antonio’s Japanese Tea Garden—once an abandoned rock quarry—stands today as a lush landscape with limestone bridges, ponds filled with Japanese koi, a Japanese pagoda-style…
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A Tricentennial Timeline of San Antonio

The city’s modern-day story is only just beginning, but the same could have been said 300 years ago. The story, of course, begins much earlier…
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Talking baseball and country music with Charley Pride

Charley Pride moved to Dallas for the same reasons that people have flocked to the city for generations: He was chasing a dream, and Big…
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Texas touring musicians share their travel hacks for the road

I try to think of myself as a wise and thrifty traveler. I stay in $50 motels instead of $100 ones because that means I…
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Bicycle the Texas Hill Country with Texas Bike Tours

The narrow Hill Country road drops toward a low bridge over a small creek. I coast on my bicycle, faster than I ever have before,…
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Texas’ only caffeinated plant makes a buzzworthy tea

Jason Ellis, an ardent forager and naturalist, has long been passionate about organics. In fact, his East Austin home, within a half-mile of both Boggy…
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Hickory Hollow is Houston’s go-to spot for comfort food and bluegrass jams

In Texas’ booming restaurant scene, new eateries seem to spring up overnight, and sometimes they fall by the wayside just as quickly. But one of…
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Craft brewery and coffee shop lead Cisco’s revival

  While gourmet coffee on Madison Avenue in New York City may sell for $24 a serving, you can sip a similar cup for $2…
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Dog-friendly trails, restaurants, and lodging in Central Texas

When that road-trip itch needs scratching, I can always count on one friend to join me: my big mutt Max. He won’t beg off due…
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Thin Line Fest: Documentary Film Contest Rules

Thin Line Fest wants to see your True Texas Travel Experience. Produce a video (up to 10 minutes) and go for the prize for the…
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