Driving into Lenorah, Texas, it’s hard to imagine that a town of over 1,000 used to reside in the barren desert landscape. The town that now has a scattered number of old houses, long-abandoned concrete lots, and mesquite trees. Now an unincorporated area within Martin County, the community…

Dallas, Texas, is a place where east meets west. The metropolitan city has exploded in size as international companies move in and take advantage of a well-educated and willing workforce. Fort Worth, on the other side of the Dallas / Fort Worth Metroplex, has embraced its Texas Cowtown…

Many people think of deserts and cowboys when they picture Texas; however, only about 10% of the state is desert. Also, that’s West Texas. East Texas has piney wood forests and sun and surf. This road trip covers everything from the gulf coast up to Jefferson, a nostalgic…

From the gulf coast island of Galveston to the sprawling desert city of El Paso, Texas has multiple distinct ecological regions that make up the vast state. At its furthest points, Texas is 660 miles long and 790 miles from the uppermost part of the panhandle down to…

The design and architecture of church buildings are often domain features that often reflect local decoration and technology. From the native stone churches of the Midwest to the Adobe churches of the Southwest, the structures reflect not only the natural landscape but often the culture of the people…

Between starting a new year at work and the crazy North Texas weather, taking short road trips can be a  little tricky. Downtown might look great, if not cold, but when you hit I-20 and start heading either west or east, you run into the fog (or worse).…