Texas Highways Magazine

Texas Highways, the official travel magazine of Texas, encourages recreational travel within Texas and tells the Texas story to readers around the world. Renowned for its photography, statewide events coverage, top weekend excursions, off-the-beaten path discoveries, and scenic destinations, Texas Highways helps readers discover the treasures of the Lone Star State.

After the Floods

Texas Highways Magazine

ON THE WEB

Testing the Waters

MERGE • This issue was excellent from cover to cover! Great job!

ROADMAP

Hancock Springs Park

Off-Kilter • The Leaning Tower of Texas is Groom’s quirkiest roadside attraction

Come Sail Away • The Port of Galveston celebrates 200 years with upcoming additions to its cruise lineup

PANORAMA

Bay Dream • Corpus Christi offers travelers an oceanic paradise

POSTCARDS

MALL OR NOTHING • THE WOODLANDS WAS THE ENVY OF THIS KID FROM THE HOUSTON SUBURBS

ONE LAP AT A TIME • OLYMPIC SWIMMER SIMONE MANUEL IS IN A LANE ALL HER OWN

THE SHOW MUST GO ON • LAUNCHED TO CELEBRATE THE TEXAS CENTENNIAL, FORT STOCKTON’S WATER CARNIVAL IS A BELOVED TRADITION

PERFECT DAY • A FAMILY LEAVES THEIR WORRIES BEHIND IN THE CITY AND HEADS TO THE PINEY WOODS

THE GREAT BEACH OFF • ROUGHLY 60 BEACHES DOT THE TEXAS COASTLINE—FROM A REMOTE ISLAND THAT HAS HOSTED FIVE U.S. PRESIDENTS, TO A SPACE STATION WITH ROCKETS BLAZING, TO A WILDLIFE SANCTUARY THAT MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE YOU’RE ON SURVIVOR. HERE, SEVEN WRITERS PRESENT THEIR CASES FOR THE BEST BEACH IN TEXAS.

BOCa Chica • Boca Chica is the best beach in Texas because

GALVESTON • Galveston is the best beach in Texas because

PORT ARansas • Port Aransas is the best beach in Texas because

NORTH PADRE • North Padre is the best beach in Texas because

SOUTH PADRE • South Padre is the best beach in Texas because

SAN JOSE • San Jose is the best beach in Texas because

MATAGORDA • Matagorda is the best beach in Texas because

TiDe AND TRUe • Lay your blanket down at six other quintessential beaches

RETURN TO THE RIVER • NEARLY A YEAR AFTER the devastating July 4 floods, Hill Country communities are still grieving and rebuilding, while hoping to welcome visitors back to the Guadalupe

CRUDE AWAKENING • For decades, dropping a line below a deep-sea oil rig has proven a bucketlist, high-octane fishing challenge. But now the rigs are disappearing from the Texas Gulf.

SPECIAL OFFER FOR OUR READERS

FUEL

Fish and Ships • Buddy Guindon is schooling Galveston on a better way to cook and catch the Gulf ’s best

Squeeze the Day • History runs sweet at Nia Cane in Sugar Land

Raising Cane • A TIMELINE OF SUGAR LAND’S HARVESTING HISTORY

CALENDAR • THIS MONTH IN TEXAS: EVENTS, FESTIVALS, ARTS, AND CULTURE

Have a Ball