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The old oak survived. No one knows for certain how old this stately tree on the bank of the Blanco River near Wimberley is—estimates range from 300 to 700 years—but it survived the devastating Memorial Day Flood of 2015. And so did the most unique wedding and special events venue in this neck of the woods: Old Glory Ranch. Old Glory had about $700,000 in damages from that flood.

Welcome to utopia. This is Indian Blanket Ranch and if you love the great outdoors, birds, peace and quiet you will quickly agree. Add in the fact that Garner State Park—one of the most popular in the state—is just down the road and gorgeous Lost Maples State Natural Area is nearby and the town of Utopia is just up the road.

 Aggieland, the Brazos Valley, Bryan College Station—no matter what you call it, you can’t be bored here. Heck, even a former president of the United States will entertain you. Well, his library and museum will. Most Texans know College Station as home to Texas A&M University and that is a huge part of this community—you can even get guided tours—but there’s more. “We have a little bit of something for everybody,” says Elizabeth Webb, communicati ...

For Hill Country wine lovers, you can’t beat a sunny Texas day spent touring the many wineries in our part of the state.  Along some stretches of highways they’re lined up one after the other, inviting you into their tasting rooms and for tours of their vineyards.  Where to even begin .

Rio Concho Drive winds alongside the Concho River in downtown San Angelo and just west of the Bell Street crossing bridge, a limestone monument commemorates the founding of the first mission in this part of Texas.  Other markers recognize a young nun in Spain, said to have taught the native Indian tribes, resulting in the founding of the mission.   In 1632, Franciscan priests traveled here from ...

Sounds of traditional country music will be enjoyed by hundreds of Texans and foreign enthusiasts beginning March 17 through March 25 as the Heart of Texas town of Brady readies for its 28th music festival. Headlining the nine-day event will be veteran hit makers Moe Bandy and Johnny Rodriguez along with a host of country music entertainers. Musical licks from fiddle and steel guitar in shuffle beat style will waft from the newly remodeled $1.8 million Ed Davenport Civ ...

On this Day of Prayer, the Day the Bible says, “God rested,” Americans did not have time to pray, and the Japanese did not rest. It was tragic beyond comprehension. It was a horrific shock. The U.S.S. Arizona, Oklahoma, California, Pennsylvania, Nevada, and Tennessee: names of these states and others were on ships and lined up on an island that would become—but was not yet—a state, itself.

It’s easy to recognize talent. Visually and/or audibly, some folks, through an innate ability, seem to be able to “strike a chord” in the rest of us that we respond to physically and, to a greater extent, emotionally. It’s just an instinctive thing that, when coupled with hard work and a dedicated passion, allows these blessed individuals to make a positive difference in our everyday lives and, that’s pretty nea ...

Do you like to catch lots of bass?  Do you enjoy fishing in a semi-urban environment? If you’re looking for a cool place to fish and still be close to a city, you should take a look at Lake Nasworthy.   This 1400-acre Concho-River reservoir sits like an aquatic jewel on the southwest outskirts of San Angelo.

While it is a generous gesture for donors to commission statues for their churches, it hardly seems out of the ordinary.  But the story of how St. Theresa Catholic Church in Junction, TX became the recipient of their Holy Family statue is anything but ordinary.  Although the statue was commissioned, completed, placed in the Church and blessed in 2016, you might say this story began at least 23 years ago.