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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.

You’ve never seen anything like this before. A full size submarine bursts through a lawn on Austin Street in Fredericksburg, its bow and conning tower impressive and visible while the remainder of the boat remains under the lawn and out of sight. Beyond the sub is a mast from an old U.S.

Footsteps when there’s no one about, an orb of light, sounds of people or animals, recurring, strange events . . . it’s not whether you believe or you don’t, whether there’s scientific evidence one way or the other, whether ghosts or paranormal activity can be proven . . .

July’s arrival not only means a much-anticipated national patriotic celebration and warmer weather but also a surge in the number of people converging on the town of Medina in Bandera County, mainly because of apples. “There’s nothing better than picking and eating a ‘hot,’ unrefrigerated apple right off the tree,” says Bryan Hutzler, who – along with wife Stacie – superintends Love Creek Orchards on the southern outskirts of Medina, year-round population of approxi ...

There’s really no doubt that barbecue is best served in the greatest place on Earth – the Texas Hill Country, of course! It would take lots and lots of road trips to be able to sample some from every single restaurant serving up the smoky, juicy good stuff, but that’s a challenge I’d be willing to take!

The First Texas Olive Oil Company at Bella Vista Ranch in Wimberley was, indeed, the first commercially producing olive orchard in the state. They’ve been producing olives since 1998 and pressing fresh oils since 2001, which doesn’t seem like a very long time. Most potential olive farmers were frightened off by experts who believed Texas could not successfully grow olive orchards.

In Texas we do things right. It’s just who we are. And when it comes to our BBQ, that standard is our battle cry. David Herrera, owner of Dave’s Old Fashioned BBQ in Fredericksburg, Texas is always up by the crack of dawn. He doesn’t see what he does as work, because he loves what he does. What he does is barbeque and he does it right. At 5am David and his pit man are building a fire, from the mesquite wood stacked along the back fe ...

ADVERTISING, THE OLD-FASHIONED WAY As a very young kid, I remember seeing what are now the iconic Burma Shave signs alongside some of the roads our family travelled.  In the days before billboards, regulations and all sorts of other restrictions, folks drummed-up business in a wide variety of ways.

You say you’re 10 years old and you want to ride a real bucking bull? No problem. Big D Mini Bulls of Wimberley can help. And we’re not talking about some coin-operated rocking bull in a mall or a mechanical bull in a carnival.

Hang your Stetson in Central Texas, and you’ve got a lot to brag about.  We live in an outdoorsman’s paradise — more than a dozen sparkling clear lakes offer you world class fishing, sailing, and other water sports.  Our hills abound with whitetail deer, wild turkey, and other game.