Texas Highways Magazine

Texas Highways, the official travel magazine of Texas, encourages recreational travel within Texas and tells the Texas story to readers around the world. Renowned for its photography, statewide events coverage, top weekend excursions, off-the-beaten path discoveries, and scenic destinations, Texas Highways helps readers discover the treasures of the Lone Star State.

The Primrose Path

Texas Highways Magazine

BEHIND THE STORY

READERS RESPOND MERGE

SIGHTSEER • PORT ARANSAS

Waste Not • Artist Connie Lovell turns beach trash into environmental conversation starters

Eating With My Ghosts • A Whataburger regular finds comfort in combo meals

DRIVE

The High Life • Rarified ecosystems abound on the sky islands of the Trans-Pecos

Flower Bed • Enjoy spring’s spectacle by waking up among colorful blooms

Leading Light • Port Isabel is a seaside retreat brimming with hidden treasures

In Full Bloom • Put the petal to the metal and take to the road for Texas’ annual wildflower show

DRIVE AND SEEK

GROUND RULES • It’s springtime and, yes, the medians and meadows are alight with color. But before you pull over to admire the foliage, Andrea DeLong-Amaya, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center’s director of horticulture, recommends some simple etiquette rules to follow.

Picture Perfect • It takes a dedicated professional to have a year-round obsession for capturing that ideal shot of a bumblebee nestled atop the petals of a lantana. But award-winning photographer Theresa DiMenno has plenty of tips for amateur wildflower enthusiasts equipped with nothing more elaborate than a camera phone.

PHOTO SYNTHESIS • Like eating a fried Oreo at the State Fair of Texas, taking a picture among a field of wildflowers is a rite of passage in the Lone Star State. Michael Eason, associate director of conservation and collections at the San Antonio Botanical Garden, offers a regional guide to ensure your photo-ops are tiptop.

WHAT’S YOUR • Sagittarius is symbolized by a centaur, and Leo by a lion, but there are Texas wildflower equivalents if you just follow the respective personality traits of the zodiac. Here, a chart to pair your astrological sign with its spiritual equal blooming across the state.

Sprign Dreams • From the Hill Country to East Texas, the splendor of wildflower season delights

Pressed for Posterity • TEXAS HERBARIA PRESERVE BOTANICAL SPECIMENS FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND NATURAL WONDER

Lindheimer House

The Art of Being a Wallflower • Backyard botanists. Bridal parties. Arts-and-crafters. People collect and press their plants for reasons that range from scientific observation to creating beautiful keepsakes. Here are some tips for how to get started.

Head to the Herbaria

PLATES

Rising to the Top • Take a tantalizing tour of Texas’ doughnut capital

Small Wonder • A classic coastal dive in Port Aransas harbors the same community magic despite a move down the beach

Speaking Out • The Texas German Dialect Project chronicles Central Texas’ novel language

Paint the Town • Beaumont gets a splash of color during its annual Mural Festival

Mineral Wells • The town that keeps going back to the well

An Illusion of Things • National Book Award-winning writer Tim O’Brien publishes the next great road trip novel

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