State Energy Plan: Dependent and Dirty

The Texas Energy Policy Council goes backward into the energy future

"...The Texas Energy Planning Council, a 22-member body appointed by Gov...."

Dec. 3, 2004 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Day Trips: Eisenhower State Park, Denison

Activities abound at this state park

"...Eisenhower State Park on Lake Texoma outside of Denison is a..."

Nov. 21, 2014 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Lone Star State of Mind

Neal Barrett Jr.'s characters, clues, and unparalleled career

"...the walls. In his words, he leaves clues, not statements. Unless you walked in on him at the keyboard,..."

June 7, 2013 Books Feature by Richard Whittaker

Texas Platters

"...cannily decided to record live at the aptly named Railroad Blues bar in Alpine, where the ambiance comes with..."

July 11, 1997 Music Review

Record Reviews: Texas Platters

"...struggles in the rest of the song. Brad Robinson's understated guitar work meshes well with Wood's vocal style, complementing..."

Nov. 29, 1996 Music Review

The Flatlanders

"...Records' More a Legend Than a Band, produced West Texas mysticism more a secret handshake than a music legend,..."

April 17, 2009 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

High-Speed Rail Plan Scores Eminent Domain Power

Texas Supreme Court sides with Texas Central Railroad

"...The Texas Central Railroad, which began work in 2014 on its..."

July 8, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Day Trips & Beyond: August Events Roundup

Tons of Texas travel news for the dog days of summer

"...up as well as the grape harvest around the state...."

Aug. 1, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Head Out on the Highway

Reinvent the Wheel on One of These Cool Texas Road Trips

"...Transportation Museums Central Texas Museum of Automotive History Businessman and rancher Dick Burdick's..."

May 11, 2001 Features Feature

Panhandle Rambler

Walkabout with Joe Ely

"...dirt track, the path concludes at a rustic, artsy estate with an ancient Cadillac docked deep in the grass...."

Sept. 18, 2015 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Day Trips

Steam trains played a leading role in the development of Texas

"...trains ushered in a period of remarkable development in Texas. For more than 60 years, beginning in 1853, the..."

Aug. 7, 2009 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: September Events Roundup

September events around the state are waiting for you to arrive

"...Choo-Choo-Cha-Boogie through the Piney Woods on the Texas State Railroad. The East Texas excursion train has announced..."

Sept. 3, 2021 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

The year 2007 came in as a lamb and went out as a tired, old goat

"...For day-trippers, good news came from the 80th Texas Legislature. Texas state and local parks finally received a..."

Jan. 4, 2008 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

Nowhere in the state takes more pride of its dogwood trees than Palestine, and nowhere can you find a greater concentration of the blooms than in Davey Dogwood Park

"...white butterflies tethered to the trees. Nowhere in the state takes more pride of its dogwood trees than Palestine,..."

March 24, 2006 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

Eilenberger's Bakery, in Palestine, may be best known around the world for its holiday fruitcakes, but locals know it as a year-round bakeshop

"...County was becoming a major stopping point for the railroad...."

June 22, 2007 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Bell Blasts Perry for Underfunded Parks

Crisis predates current administration, but Dem says guv could have prodded Lege

"...most days, the Smith Visitor Center at McKinney Falls State Park is as dark and silent as a shuttered..."

Aug. 4, 2006 News Feature by Amy Smith

Day Trips

The year of 2006 was a dry one for day-trippers

"...and politicians, but the drought that has hung over Texas continued for another sweltering year. All over the state,..."

Jan. 5, 2007 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

"...Wildflower season in Texas can be just awesome. Fields along the highways are..."

April 5, 2002 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

"...In the heart of East Texas and surrounded by pine and hardwood forests and small..."

Dec. 20, 1996 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

"...Small in comparison to most state parks, this municipal retreat preserves an idyllic corner of..."

April 30, 1999 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: January Events Roundup

Nature, history, and more to explore in 2023

"...This month starts the yearlong centennial celebration of our state parks; there’s also a Renaissance festival in Kerrville, Lunar..."

Jan. 4, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

The Race Is to the Swift

In Texas, livestock are better vaccinated than children.

"...carrying 34 immigrants of Middle Eastern origin, bound for Texas. Immediately upon their arrival, an obscure agency of state..."

May 9, 2003 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

Day Trips & Beyond: October Events Roundup

Find fall foliage in Texas and stop and smell the roses

"...It’s time for pumpkin-spiced October events all over the state and beyond...."

Oct. 3, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

"...Battleground was the first public land designated as a state park, 16 years before the state parks department was..."

March 6, 1998 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: September Events Roundup

Catch up on news from around Texas and travel destinations for fall

"...music festival, attend your first rodeo, or just explore Texas...."

Sept. 1, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

Seven state parks to be closed or transfered

"...The transfer or closing of seven state parks will reduce the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department's..."

June 24, 2011 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

Don't mess with Texas, unless it comes to per capita spending on parks, where we are ranked 49th in the country

"...$30 added to my vehicle registration for this fashion statement goes to our state parks. Or at least that's..."

Dec. 29, 2006 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

The first Lone Star Legacy Weekend allows daytrippers free access to state parks.

"...Lone Star Legacy Weekend is the state parks system's first open house. Most of the state's..."

Oct. 20, 2000 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

"...More frontier forts were built in Texas than in any other state between 1848 and 1900..."

Jan. 1, 1999 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

"...Aransas may be the best free ride in the state. The three-minute ride across the Corpus Christi Ship Channel..."

Oct. 24, 1997 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

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