David Courtney

Unlike with his Hill Country clients, serpents have never scared Brett Parker.

A Round Rock woman remembers her childhood days of roughing it on Padre Island.

In Texas, that’s what we call many of our ponds. But why?

From lesser-known destinations along the Gulf Coast to dramatic vistas in West Texas, these road trips will show you the very best of the state.

The Driskill is ready to flaunt the latest phase of its restoration.

It’s not like there aren’t plenty of good options. And also some very, very bad ones.

There’s LBJ, Sam Houston, the guy who invented the frozen margarita machine . . .

Our estimable advice columnist on Texas brag, the limits of speed limits, the intoxicating appeal of his alma mater, and just who, exactly, was going to Luckenbach, Texas, with Waylon and Willie.

Animal cruelty, greasy handshakes, offerings of meat, and Texas toasts—the spoken kind.

A fond look back at Temple, a.k.a. Ratsville and/or Tanglefoot, that fair burg wherein your dedicated advice columnist learned the location of the thin line between right and wrong.