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August 2019 UPDATED: Road Trip! Texas Chainsaw Massacre: the Movie, the Books and the Tour

In 1974 the face of American movie cinema was changed forever by the arrival of a strange new low-budge horror movie filmed in the area in and around Round Rock, Texas. Read and See More

Baker Hotel - Mineral Wells

The story of the Baker Hotel dates back to the 1920s when Mineral Wells began to garner a reputation for the supposed curative powers of its mineral waters which came from a large aquifer under the town. Read and See More

"Only a rank degenerate would drive 1,500 miles across Texas without eating a chicken fried steak." Larry McMurtry

From Stuckey's to Buccee's

Any trip in the car can be divided up into three areas: Getting Ready, The Actual Drive and The Grand Arrival. But within the realm of The Actual Drive lies a gray area: The Stops Along The Way. This can include the usual activities: stopping for food, necessary rest stops for personal relief (the driver guzzling large cups of coffee along the way usually sets this one off), buying gas for the car and then there are the stops usually advertised on billboards designed to attract the eyes of the kids.

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Autumn in Texas is Coming

Seems just a few days ago everything was popping up Blue!

Check out our recent finds here Spring Has Sprung

Also check out our pictorial of Willow City Loop from 2015.

Ponder Texas

So began the legend of Bonnie and Clyde
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Texas Hauntings - Goatman's Bridge

Tales of lights bobbing in the nearby woods, translucent figures seen walking on the bridge, abandoned cars and missing persons and rumored Satanic rituals being conducted there at night.
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We recently had an opportunity to sit down with Mack White, illustrator of the award winning Texas Tales Illustrated graphic series.
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