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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’Tis the Seasoning

Clutch City

MERGE • My dad and uncles living in Northeast Texas were handfishing back in the 1940s when I was a small child [“Show of Hands,” Jan/Feb]. It was called “grappling,” not “noodling,” by them. And no, I have never tried it, as I was afraid of grabbing a water moccasin!

ROADMAP

Alley Theatre

Can It • Houston’s Beer Can House turns trash into a tourist attraction

Oh Snap! • The American alligator isn’t nearly as mean as it looks By

Pretty as a Picture • These Houston hotels are works of art

PANORAMA

The Sequel • River Oaks Theatre is back in the picture—with comfier seating

Million Dollar Smile • JOHNNY DANG CREATES UNFORGETTABLE JEWELRY SYNONYMOUS WITH HOUSTON’S STYLISH STREET CULTURE

Out of the Woods • The Houston suburb celebrates 50 years as a nature lover’s getaway

POSTCARDS

PAVED PARADISE • A NEW SHINE ON MONTROSE CAN’T ERASE FADING MEMORIES

TRILL TALK • HOUSTON HIP-HOP PIONEER AND RESTAURATEUR BUN B IS A CULTURAL TOUR DE FORCE

ART-CHITECTURE • PROJECT ROW HOUSES FOSTERS CAMARADERIE IN THE THIRD WARD

FORCE OF FLAVOR • CHRIS SHEPHERD IS THE HOUSTON FOOD SCENE’S BIGGEST CHEERLEADER

MAPPING NEW LAND • A ‘STORY FINDER’ SEARCHES FOR HIS OWN TALE ON MATAGORDA BAY

BELLES OF THE BOIL • As the Houston humidity begins its annual RAMP-UP, SO TOO DOES THE APPETITE FOR CRAWFISH splashed down on newspaper-clad picnic tables, SERVED UP AT SPRING FESTIVALS, AND DISHED OUT AT DIVERSE restaurants all over the Bayou city

Get Crackin’ • From traditional to Thaistyle, these 15 destinations represent the tastiest ways to partake of the February-May crawfish season

Wanna Be Loved Bayou • Texas rice farmers are gaining ground on Louisiana’s crawfish sovereignty

Let the Good Times Boil • Everything you need to throw your own backyard bash

Praise the Cook • A local church has preached the gospel of the Viet-Cajun style and turned it into a Texas phenomenon

LET IT RIDE • THE HOUSTON ART CAR PARADE HAS ILLUMINATED AN ECCENTRIC SIDE OF THE CITY FOR 38 YEARS

BEWITCHED BY THE BAYOU • THE SWAMPS AND MARSHES ALONG THE GULF COAST ARE A WELLSPRING FOR ARTISTIC INSPIRATION

Keith Carter

Shannon Tompkins

Cathy Spence and Kenyan Guidry

Ed Poullard

John and Monica Cobb

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FUEL

Magic in the Water • David Skinner is crafting spellbinding Choctaw cuisine on the coast of Kemah

H-Town Table of Elements • The upper crust of Houston’s sandwich scene reflects the city’s vast multiculturalism

Coop Dreams • Chef Greg Gatlin is reinvigorating Houston’s Independence Heights with a taste of comfort and community

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Chills and Thrills