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The White Shaman Mural is a complex petroglyph and pictograph located within the Lower Pecos Canyonlands of Texas. Created by Indigenous peoples associated with the Pecos River culture, it’s notable for its intricate blending of styles – including the distinctive Pecos River motif – and represents o...

Kyle Field is the home football stadium of Texas A&M University. Located in College Station, it’s one of the largest college stadiums in the United States, renowned for its capacity and passionate student fanbase. The venue primarily serves the university's athletic programs and provides a significa...

Established on the Texas Gulf Coast in 1937, it is the primary wintering ground for the endangered whooping crane, whose wild population recovered from fewer than 20 individuals in the mid-20th century.

Established in southeastern Texas in 1974, this national preserve protects a region where eight distinct ecosystems converge, producing one of North America's highest concentrations of plant and animal diversity.

Too Far to Care is the major-label debut studio album by the American alternative country band Old 97's, released on June 17, 1997, through Elektra Records. Recorded in Austin, Texas, the album captures the band's blend of punk rock energy with traditional country music structures, featuring promine...

"Honky Tonk Masquerade" is the third studio album by Texas singer-songwriter Joe Ely, released in 1978 on MCA Records. The record blends traditional honky-tonk country with rock and roll, featuring instrumental contributions from musicians such as Lloyd Maines and Jesse Taylor. Rooted in the Lubbock...

The Miller Outdoor Theatre offers a unique experience within Hermann Park, Houston. This modern amphitheater hosts diverse free public performances including concerts, movies, and theatrical productions. Established in 1923, it’s notable for its longstanding tradition of providing accessible enterta...

The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion is a significant outdoor performance space located in The Woodlands, Texas. Opened in 1990, it provides a covered venue for large-scale events including concerts and orchestral performances. Its design accommodates approximately 16,500 attendees and serves the nee...

Pontiac is Lyle Lovett's second studio album, released in 1987 on MCA Records. The album showcases Lovett's blend of country, folk, swing, and singer-songwriter material, featuring tracks such as 'She's No Lady' and a cover of the standard 'Stand by Your Man.' It features contributions from musician...

Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1943 in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of southern Texas. Although comparatively small, it preserves a biologically rich mixture of subtropical thorn forest, resacas, wetlands, and riparian habitat near the Rio Grande, where species from temperate a...

Amarillo Ramp is a large-scale earthwork and land art installation created by American artist Robert Smithson. Situated in an active quarry near Amarillo, Texas, the piece consists of a spiral ramp constructed from earth and basalt rocks that extends into a pond. It serves as Smithson's final projec...

A Bigger Piece of Sky is Robert Earl Keen's 1993 album, released on Sugar Hill Records. A Texas-based singer-songwriter, Keen built a following on the country-folk circuit with narrative songwriting. The album includes 'The Road Goes On Forever,' a storytelling outlaw ballad that became one of his s...

Moody Amphitheater is a contemporary outdoor performance space located within Waterloo Park in Austin, Texas. Opened in 2021 alongside the park’s revitalization, it provides a venue for diverse concerts and events. The amphitheater accommodates approximately 5,000 attendees and serves audiences seek...

The Austin Blind Salamander (Eurycea waterlooensis) is a permanently aquatic, cave-dwelling salamander endemic to Travis County, Texas. As a troglobitic species, it lacks functional eyes and relies on specialized sensory organs to navigate the dark underground aquatic environments of the Edwards Aqu...

The Texas blind salamander is an endangered amphibian endemic to the subterranean water-filled caves of the Edwards Aquifer in San Marcos, Texas. Adapted to life in complete darkness, it lacks pigmentation, giving it a translucent white or pinkish appearance, and possesses vestigial, non-functional...

Stubb's Waller Creek Amphitheater is an indoor-outdoor live music venue situated in Austin, Texas, that opened in the year 2000. Located alongside the Stubb's Bar-B-Q restaurant, the venue features an open-air layout with a stage and a capacity for numerous attendees. It is distinguished by its inti...

Pioneer Amphitheatre is an outdoor theatrical venue located within Palo Duro Canyon State Park in Texas. Built into the natural canyon walls, the venue provides seating for approximately 1,600 spectators. It was specifically constructed to host "TEXAS," a seasonal, outdoor historical musical drama t...

Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1946 in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of southern Texas. It protects coastal prairie, thorn scrub, wetlands, and tidal-flat habitats used by migratory birds and wildlife adapted to the region's subtropical climate. The refuge is particularly...

Echinocereus stramineus, commonly called the straw-colored hedgehog cactus, is a clustering cactus native to the Chihuahuan Desert. It is found across regions of New Mexico, Texas, and northern Mexico, where it typically forms large, low-growing mounds of spiny green stems. During the spring, the pl...

The Whitewater Amphitheater is a modern outdoor performance space situated along the Guadalupe River in New Braunfels, Texas. Its unique riverside location allows for spectacular concert experiences. Primarily serving audiences interested in live music events, particularly those featuring Texas-base...

Punken is the debut studio album by American rapper Maxo Kream, released in January 2018. The album is titled after the Houston rapper's childhood family nickname. It features a blend of street rap and trap elements, incorporating detailed, autobiographical narratives about his upbringing. The recor...

Step Inside This House is a double album by Texas-based singer-songwriter Lyle Lovett, released in 1998. Unlike his prior records which primarily featured his own original compositions, this album consists of cover songs. Lovett performs his interpretations of works by fellow Texas songwriters who h...

Lone Star State of Mind is Nanci Griffith's 1987 album released on MCA Records, representing her breakthrough to a wider audience after several independent releases. The album showcases Griffith's folk-country style with Texas influences and includes notable tracks 'Trouble in the Fields' and 'Ford...

The Lone Star Showdown represents the longstanding rivalry between the University of Texas and Texas A&M University. This historic series, dating back to 1894, has deeply shaped college football in Texas. It’s notable for its regional significance and intense competition. The game primarily draws fa...

The Milam County Courthouse is the county government building in Cameron, Texas, designed by Larmour and Watson and completed in 1892. The Texas Historical Commission identifies its architectural style as Renaissance Revival and records preservation work on its limestone facades and porticos, wood w...

KMAG YOYO is a 2011 studio album by Texas singer-songwriter Hayes Carll, released by Lost Highway Records. Its title abbreviates a military expression meaning "Kiss My Ass Guys, You're On Your Own," and the title song uses a darkly comic narrative involving an American soldier, drugs, and war. The r...

The Road to Ensenada is a 1996 studio album by American singer-songwriter Lyle Lovett, released by MCA Records. It won the Grammy Award for Best Country Album and includes the songs Private Conversation, Fiona, and the title track. The record places Lovett's detailed, often understated writing withi...

Texas Cookin' is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Guy Clark, released by RCA Records in 1976. It follows the narrative craft and Texas-rooted subject matter of his debut while using a broader band setting around Clark's voice and acoustic guitar. Songs such as Texas Cookin', Any...

The Williamson County Courthouse is a county government building in Georgetown, Texas, completed in 1911. Designed by the Austin architectural firm Charles H. Page and Bro., it is a three-story buff-brick Classical Revival and Beaux-Arts structure with giant-order Ionic columns, a copper dome with c...