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How Midland’s “Drinkin’ Problem” Became a Texas Standard in English and Spanish
The air conditioner struggled to cool the crowd crammed into Billy Bob’s Texas to see Midland, one of country music’s unlikely success stories, play a sold-out summer show. But a rapid trade in Sh...

Texas’s Answer to the Pacific Crest Trail? A Proposed 1,500 Mile Cross-State Hike
The Pacific Crest Trail winds for 2,650 miles through deserts, mountain passes, and canyons on the West Coast. The Appalachian Trail, its counterpart to the east, traverses dappled forests and river g...

This San Antonio Taqueria Has Had a Tough Year, but Its Quirky Tacos Have Sustained It for Four Decades
Rashid Assad, owner of Roy’s Taco Hut, on San Antonio’s West Side, likes to talk about the variety of flour tortillas. A former tortilleria owner and Monterrey, Mexico, native, he waxes poetic abo...

Southwest Airlines Won’t Ever Be the Same After This Week’s Decisive Showdown
Southwest Airlines will host a blockbuster event in Dallas this week, to unveil a service most other carriers began offering decades ago. At its annual Investor Day, Southwest will showcase its first-...