A Texas landmark in Old Town Spring has Big Texas Food alongside foodie-worthy selections.

A friend turns his long-time dream into reality and makes a great cuppa joe at Neon Moon Coffee in Burton, Texas.

Here’s a Texas bluebonnet for you. It’s our state flower, and this one is still in the process of opening up. I think it is a metaphor for now.

There will be repercussions: lawsuits and hearings, accusations and resignations, and perhaps, at long last, legislation and regulations.

A peaceful picture of simple pleasures painted with words and images from a friend in Round Top, Texas.

An early morning foray into the empty streets of the city as it prepared for another day of a vibrant festival.

Amarillo charmed us from a hotel window, in two very different ways. It was haiku-worthy!

A friend of mine from high school posted an absolutely – heartbreakingly – beautiful photo of our lighthouse. On the Bolivar Peninsula.

Go Texan Day ahead of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo means Lone Star pride and trail rides (and a haiku).

A longhorn and a calf pose in a pasture in Round Top, Texas.

Americana abounds at the 2018 Chili Cookoff in tiny Round Top, Texas (pop. 90).

A Halloween postcard and homemade costume memory.

Washington Post: As water poured into KHOU offices, reporter Brandi Smith and photographer Mario Sandoval stayed in the field despite the risks.

A remembrance from Hurricane Rita and how it became an adventure for two moms and three small boys, shared while Southeast TX awaits Hurricane Harvey.

A new Zagat article highlights the culinary charms of Tomball, Texas.

  Pack your bags, there are a dozen cities in America where you can live large on a average salary.  Houston is the biggest of the pack.  AND – it is a city with a terrific resume. Houston is the only city on the list […]

Birds and more birds enjoying the mild winter in Gilchrist, Texas on the Bolivar Peninsula: herons, sandpipers, brown pelicans and seagulls. A great day trip from Houston.

Steak is on the menu at a tiny dinner party at Glover Gardens with international guests.