Texas Highways Magazine

Joan Henderson Editor in Chief Emily Roberts Stone Deputy Editor Mike Hoinski Managing Editor Erin Quinn-Kong Senior Editor Danielle Lopez Associate Editor Julia Jones Senior Writer Clayton Maxwell Writers-at-Large Joe Nick Patoski, ire’ne lara silva

Bandera’s roots as a cowboy haven date to just after the Civil War. The town used to host teams of drivers and Longhorns as they forged their way north on the Western Trail, heading to Kansas and Nebraska to sell Texas cattle. The route’s tenure was

DON’T bring glass, foam, or disposable containers. DON’T litter. DON’T bring volume-drinking devices, like beer bongs. DON’T jump from bridges, dams, or trees into the Comal River. DON’T bring more than two tubes per person. (You can also rent tubes

1845 - Prince Carl Solms from Germany settles New Braunfels. He chooses the site for its proximity to the Comal River. 1881 - Banker William Clemens constructs the Clemens Dam, adjacent to the present-day Tube Chute, for a cotton textile mill that ne

The city of Austin is a crossroads—a place where hippies and cowboys commingle, where blackland prairie meets limestone hills, and where the eastern and western halves of the state collide. Texas’ capital city boasts new, inventive ideas about art, c