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Category: What Makes Texas, Texas?

What Makes Texans “Texan”?

January 2, 2023 Charlotte Kovalchuk

by Charlotte Kovalchuk and Ann Marie Kennon EAT LIKE A TEXAN Texas’ culinary legacy has various cultural influences, including “traditional…

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Posted in: Features, What Makes Texas, Texas? Filed under: cowboy boots, long star lingo, texas barbecue, texas bucket list, texas food

What Makes Texas “Texas”? The Romance of Town Squares

November 30, 2022 AnnMarie Kennon

The ‘town square’ was an integral city function long before Old World explorers brought them to the Americas. As far…

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Posted in: Features, What Makes Texas, Texas? Filed under: shop small, texas traditions, town squares

What Makes Texas “Texas”?: Let’s Talk Turkey Y’all

November 1, 2022 AnnMarie Kennon

To discern what makes a Thanksgiving distinctly Texan, let’s start with the Texas town named Turkey. Located at the southern…

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Posted in: Features, What Makes Texas, Texas? Filed under: cuero texas, dallas cowboys, thanksgiving, thanksgiving dinner, turkey texas

What Makes Texas “Texas”? • Homecoming Traditions

September 30, 2022 Charlotte Kovalchuk

Each year, high school and college alumni “come home,” greet long-lost friends and beloved teachers as they join students in…

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Posted in: Features, What Makes Texas, Texas? Filed under: homecoming mums, homecoming overalls, texas homecoming

What Makes Texas “Texas”? • Dance Halls

September 1, 2022 Charlotte Kovalchuk

On any given Saturday evening, dance halls across Texas come alive as folks gather to two-step the night away, boots…

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Posted in: Features, What Makes Texas, Texas? Filed under: anhalt hall, broken spoke, dance halls, gruene hall, saengerrunde hall, sisterdale dance hall, twin sisters dance hall

HERE’s the Beef!

July 4, 2022 AnnMarie Kennon

Most Texans will smile politely and nod when listening to a person who says beef is bad. That’s because Texas…

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Posted in: Features, What Makes Texas, Texas? Filed under: beef industry, jim schwertner, longhorn beef, texas agriculture, texas beef, texas cattle

What Makes Texas “Texas”? • There’s Wine in Them Hills

May 4, 2022 AnnMarie Kennon

by Ann Marie Kennon and Doug Lytton Thoughts of Texas may bring to mind images of tumbleweeds and armadillos, and…

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Posted in: Features, What Makes Texas, Texas? Filed under: central texas wine, fredericksburg tx, legato winery, texas wineries, torr na lochs, viticulture, wedding oak winery

What Makes Texas “Texas”?: Migration is the Sincerest Form of Flattery

April 1, 2022 AnnMarie Kennon

In 2021, Texas ranked #1 in one-way U-Haul rentals entering the state. Representatives at U-Haul report that pandemic conditions forced…

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Posted in: Features, What Makes Texas, Texas? Filed under: central texas real estate, texas migration

What Makes Texas “Texas”? • The Beauty of Texas Weather

February 1, 2022 AnnMarie Kennon

When most non-Texans think of Texas weather, they likely imagine the dry, hot, and sunny climate they see in Western…

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Posted in: Features, What Makes Texas, Texas? Filed under: texas golf, texas weather

What Makes Texas “Texas”? • A Hollywood Destination

January 3, 2022 AnnMarie Kennon

Texans won’t deny the #1 and #2 ranking that California and New York hold as the states with the most…

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Posted in: Features, What Makes Texas, Texas? Filed under: movies in georgetown texas, texas movies

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