Day Trips & Beyond: Out of Town Closures Due to COVID-19

Here are the latest updates

"...events around the state are canceled or postponed, and travel is not advised. Here is a partial list of..."

March 24, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: Bryan Museum, Galveston

The story of Texas through rare artifacts

"...The Bryan Museum in Galveston captures the essence of Texas and the American West through rare artifacts and unique..."

Jan. 4, 2019 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: Best of Day Trips

Five best things about daytrippin’ in 2018

"...is why we sing about miles and miles of Texas...."

Nov. 2, 2018 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: San Felipe de Austin Historic Site

Original Texas capital returns through new museum

"...the town that was once the center of colonial Texas civilization with a new state-of-the-art museum...."

Sept. 21, 2018 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: Bracken Cave and Other Bat Caves

The bat colonies around Texas are swollen with mothers and their pups emerging for the nightly feeding frenzy, making for spectacular shows

"...There are 33 species of bats in Texas mostly from March to October. Because the pups take..."

Sept. 8, 2017 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: West Columbia

A replica of the first capitol illustrates the humble beginnings of the Republic of Texas

"...The first capitol of an independent Texas in West Columbia looked like an old dilapidated barn..."

Aug. 25, 2017 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: Historic Dance Halls

Waltz across Texas with the stars in my eyes and you in my arms

"...Two-stepping is more than a dance in Texas; it's a way of life. Whether you're a boot-scootin'..."

July 29, 2016 Column

HB 2 Impact Felt One Year Later

On press call, reproductive rights leaders recap HB 2's effect

"...Texas’ abortion-restrictive legislation, signed into law by Republican Gov. Rick..."

July 18, 2014 News Post by Mary Tuma

Department of Defense… of Marriage

LGBT military spouses made to jump through hoops for federal benefits

"...couples in the armed forces defending great state of Texas are still struggling to reap the benefits...."

Nov. 14, 2013 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Roller Derby Update 2/5/11

Wii action, Gov Cup plans, and the year's first results

"...first up, local news, including Wii battles with the Texas Rollergirls today, the Hustlers in Arizona, and the first..."

Feb. 5, 2011 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips

"...there was water in Barton Creek and other Central Texas tributaries on the Fourth of July. After a dry..."

Jan. 10, 2003 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Total Solar Eclipse to Draw Crowds of Tourists to Town

The once-in-a-lifetime darkness is coming to Central Texas

"...eclipse and for the thousands of visitors who will travel to see it...."

March 8, 2024 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Day Trips: Mother Neff State Park, Moody

Texas’ first state park is still going strong after nearly 90 years

"...Neff State Park outside of Moody started one of Texas’ best ideas. The state park system that encompasses more..."

Feb. 23, 2024 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: Abilene State Park, Tuscola

An unexpected wooded oasis in the West Texas bushland

"...Abilene State Park, about 19 miles southwest of Abilene,..."

Sept. 29, 2023 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: Patricia Huffman Smith NASA “Remembering Columbia” Museum, Hemphill

East Texas museum remembers the space shuttle disaster that happened 20 years ago

"...commemorates the space shuttle Columbia that broke apart over Texas 20 years ago...."

Sept. 8, 2023 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: Old Lone Star Brewery Bridge, San Antonio

It’s not the national bridge of Texas, but it has roots with the “national beer of Texas”

"...often touted as the first large, mechanized brewery in Texas. What we know as Lone Star Beer was not..."

July 14, 2023 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: Lake Arrowhead State Park, Wichita Falls

Finding the charms of North Texas’ relaxing recreational area on the water

"...Lake Arrowhead State Park, 15 miles south of Wichita..."

April 21, 2023 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: The Quarters at Presidio La Bahía, Goliad

Visit the spirits of Texas history at centuries-old lodging

"...lets guests spend the night with the spirits of Texas history...."

Feb. 24, 2023 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: San Felipe de Austin State Historic Site, San Felipe

Reconstruction of the colonial capital of Texas is a step back in time

"...reconstructed of what was once the colonial capital of Texas...."

Dec. 10, 2021 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: McFaddin-Ward House, Beaumont

Beaumont home is a museum to pioneer Texas family

"...century, but also tells the story of a pioneer Texas family...."

March 5, 2021 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: Stonehenge Replicas, Ingram and Odessa

The allure of Stonehenge comes to Texas

"...might be a bit murky, the history of the Texas monument has been well documented. ..."

July 24, 2020 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: Holiday Gift Guide

Unique Texas gifts worth a day trip

"...Texas Christmas shopping worth a day trip:..."

Dec. 6, 2019 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: Gandhi Plaza, Irving

Revered international leader memorialized in North Texas

"...Gandhi Memorial Plaza in Irving was a gift to Texas and the U.S. from the Indian community of the..."

Aug. 10, 2018 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: I.D. Fairchild State Forest, Maydelle

Take a walk in the woods behind the pine curtain of East Texas

"...tree curtain that lines the back roads of East Texas...."

March 30, 2018 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: World War I Memorials

Communities around Texas remember their fallen sons from the Great War

"...World War I memorials began sprouting on Texas courthouse lawns and public spaces almost as soon as..."

April 7, 2017 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: Kenedy Ranch Museum, Sarita

South Texas ranching family's history is told through colorful murals

"...story of the ranch, the pioneering family, and South Texas..."

Sept. 23, 2016 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: Moore Maker Tool Company, Matador

Largest tool and knife maker in Texas started small in Matador

"...pocket knives to big butcher knives. For many, the Texas-based company's oval shield on a knife handle is a..."

Aug. 5, 2016 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: Port Mansfield

Tiny village on the Texas coast in South Texas is a fisherman's paradise

"...Mansfield is a fisherman's fishing village. Perched on the Texas coast east of Raymondville in deep South Texas, this..."

May 20, 2016 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: Santa Rita No. 1

Site of the original West Texas oil boom still towers above the desert

"...No. 1 turned a page in the history of Texas and the world. An old derrick marks the site..."

March 25, 2016 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Report: HB 2 Raises Barriers

Anti-abortion law does its damage: longer drives and higher costs

"...earlier this month, an attorney representing a group of Texas abortion providers claimed the clinic regulations found in House..."

March 17, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

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