Tag: arts & culture
Nature Notes | West Texas Croc
West Texas Croc: Fossil Find Illumines a Dynamic Epoch in Earth's History
By Andrew Stuart
It's a time in the Earth's history that speaks clearly to...
Valentine, TX Post Office offers special Valentine’s Day postmark
VALENTINE, TX – Love is in the air all year in Valentine, TX. And for a few...
Nature Notes | In Presidio County, Archeologists Document the Ancient Architecture...
By Andrew Stuart
Our region's Native American legacy endures in communities and living cultural traditions – and in countless emblems and traces on the West...
El Tomate featuring music on the patio
Van Horn, Texas — Songwriter Bryon Garrison and his band the Rainmakers will be performing at Jesus Ramirez’ El Tomate in Van Horn Friday and...
Nature Notes | The Rio Grande Cooter
The Rio Grande Cooter: A Desert Turtle is the Lovable Face of an Endangered Watershed
By Andrew Stuart
There are few things as magical as flowing...
Why the Virgin of Guadalupe is more than a religious icon...
By Rebecca Janzen, Assistant Professor of Spanish and Comparative Literature, University of South Carolina
Nature Notes | Odyssey in Big Bend
Odyssey in Big Bend: Tracking the Continent's First People in the Texas Desert
By Andrew Stuart
When it comes to understanding the deep history of human...
Nature Notes | “Secret, Occult and Concealed”
“Secret, Occult and Concealed”: Unlocking the Mysteries of Underground Water in West Texas
By Andrew Stuart
In 1931, the Texas historian Walter Prescott Webb called windmills...
Guadalupe Mountains implements fire restrictions
Salt Flat, Texas – Guadalupe Mountains National Park is experiencing extreme fire danger risk due to prolonged extreme drought conditions and sustained...
Nature Notes | Convergent Ladybugs
Convergent Ladybugs: Getting to the Bottom of a Mystery at the Top of Texas
By Andrew Stuart
For this episode, we’re teaming up with “West Texas...