Big Spring is located where two landforms, the Edwards Plateau and the Caprock, converge. The area, once a stop on the Overland Trail in the 1800s, has been prized for centuries for its dependable water source. Today, those springs are part of Comanche Trail Park. Attractions Big Spring State Park. This smaller state park is …
Built on the Leon River and Nolan Creek, this town once named Nolanville was a place where merchants sold goods from wagons and tin cups of whiskey from barrels. Today, Belton is best known as the home of the University of Mary-Hardin Baylor. The Baptist college began here over a century ago and was once …
Established as a trading post, this town boomed in 1901 with the discovery of oil at Spindletop. Today the city, located at the edge of the Big Thicket forest, is a port city and also home to Lamar University. The city is the gateway to Big Thicket National Preserve and boasts many museums. Attractions Art …
With a slogan as the place “where oil and water really do mix,” you just might guess that Baytown was built on the oil industry. And you’d be right. The city continues to be very active in the petrochemical industry but it features several attractions for travelers as well. Located on the mouth of the …
When you don’t have time to wait around, here’s a simple brisket from Gene Forsythe from Muldoon. This recipe first appeared in our Texas Barbecue book.
We first fell in love with the County Line restaurants in Austin during the research for our Texas Barbecue book (Pig Out Publications). When we wrote an article on Texas barbecue for American Cowboy magazine, County Line graciously shared this article for an easy to prepare brisket recipe you can make in your own smoker! …
Located on the mouth of the Brazos River, this community is a favorite with those looking for fresh- or salt-water fishing and other water activities such as swimming, surfing, or crabbing. Why is Angleton named Angleton? In early 1890, Lewis R. Bryan, Sr., and Faustino Kiber bought the land where the town of Angleton is …