Culture

July 2012 Issue

Lasers Remove Graffiti From Ancient Rock Art at Hueco Tanks

Conservators calibrated the beam to strip spray paint without touching the pigment beneath.

Story by Russell Roe
July 2011 Issue

America's Sea: The Future of the Gulf

We all have a stake in the future of the Gulf of Mexico.

Story by Larry McKinney
July 2011 Issue

Protecting Magical Hill Country Spring Jacob's Well

The power and irresistible draw of Jacob's Well inspire protection of the cave and springs.

Story by Joe Nick Patoski
January 2011 Issue

Texas Landscapes and Wildlife Make It a Photographer's State

Seven natural regions, a migratory bird superhighway, and 100-plus public places to shoot.

Story by Earl Nottingham
October 2010 Issue

Writers Give Texas Nature the Literary Treatment

Texas writers captivate nature lovers with imagery and history.

Story by Kathryn Hunter
April 2010 Issue

The Endangered Brown Pelican Resurrection

This once-endangered water bird is now the comeback kid.

Story by Wendee Holtcamp
February 2009 Issue

Juan Cortina’s War on the Texas-Mexico Border: Bandit or Champion of Justice?

A shot fired outside a Brownsville saloon in 1859 set the Rio Grande ablaze for years.

Story by Penelope Warren
February 2008 Issue

Rat Snake: Agility and an Appetite

This non-venomous serpent has a taste for eggs - and it can climb almost anything.

Story by Sheryl Smith-Rodgers
March 2006 Issue

Texas Has a Love/Hate Relationship With Carp — But There Is More to This Fish Than Meets the Eye

Carp were introduced to Texas in 1881, and we're still figuring out what to do with them.

Story by Mukhtar Farooqi
February 2005 Issue

Angler Shares Secrets To Catching Three 13-Pound Bass

Richard McCarty knows his way around a fishing boat — and the best bass lake in the state.

Story by Larry D. Hodge
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