In 1846, at the onset of the Mexican-American War, much of what is today West Texas was embroiled in a huge dispute between the two nations — both sides claimed it as their own. When the U.S. won in ...

The Hill Country has some of the best dance halls: ...

Gruene is a slice of Texas history settled in the 1840s by the Gruene family, who were German farmers. The town’s proximity to the Guadalupe River made it a prime location for growing cotton, so it ...

The shot heard around the world, well, at least in Texas, was fired in Gonzales, a 7,000-person town about 70 miles southeast of Austin. It was here that the now-famous phrase “Come and Take It” was ...

Texas is dotted with small towns that once thrived — whether by railroads, oil booms, or even artisan water — only to see their populations shrink or stall in the 21st century. Yet, at the heart of ...

Living in a small town has its perks. From close-knit communities to farmers markets and historic architecture, there's nothing quite like that good ol' small town charm and now one Central Texas town ...

BASTROP, Texas — Bastrop is getting some cuteness cred from a big name in lifestyle content. HGTV.com published a list of "The 40 Most Charming Small Downtowns in America," and Bastrop was the only ...

As our very unofficial day trip tour presses on (we recently made stops in Glen Rose, Waco, Canton, Hillsboro and Granbury), our latest excursion found us back in the Piney Woods region of East Texas ...