Bring Your A-Game

This Texas City Is a Sports Lover’s Perfect Getaway

Big screens, great barbecue, and world-class golf—Frisco is worth the stay, even if you're not a Cowboys fan.

04/03/2026 By Brittany Britto Garley

Big Tex

Your Ultimate Guide to the 2025 State Fair of Texas

From fried favorites to concerts, parades, and family fun, here’s how to make the most of your trip to Dallas’s Fair Park this year.

09/23/2025 By Amanda Albee and Courtney E. Smith

Big D

A Grumpy Local’s Guide to Actually Enjoying Dallas

Here’s what makes the city an exciting place to visit right now. No, really.

07/07/2025 By Amanda Albee

Iconic Texas Road Trips

Driving to the Panhandle Isn’t as Dull as You Think

From yurts and tin men to bull testicles with a side of steak, road-tripping to north Texas is full of established curiosities and hidden joys.

06/12/2025 By Meredith Nudo

Ever Wonder Why…

How Did the Houston-Dallas Beef Even Come to Be?

All the fundamental differences that make us love to hate each other.

01/08/2025 By Uvie Bikomo

Boots and Barbecue

Fort Worth Has Flourished into a Destination in Its Own Right

Cowtown has modernized, becoming more fun and delicious while keeping its twang.

03/04/2024 By Amanda Albee

Tequila!

How to Do the Margarita Mile on a Dallas Weekend Trip

So many drinks, so little time.

05/09/2023 By Geneva Diaz

ROAD TRIP

The 10 Best Things to See and Do During a Weekend in Dallas

All the artsy, foodie, and (quirky) things you must do with just 48 hours in Dallas.

11/14/2022 By Shelby Stewart

Yeehaw

These 3 Decadent Dishes Have Already Won at the Texas State Fair

Sweet treats and deep-fried eats.

09/07/2022 By Shelby Stewart

Priciest Homes

The Most Expensive Homes for Sale in Houston

Houston lands 2 homes among Texas’s priciest single-family homes of July.

08/03/2022 By Stephanie Bartels

Moving On Up

Houston Rent Prices Increased, but Trail Behind the State’s Average

New data reveals that Houston saw the 24th highest monthly rent surge in the country.

04/19/2022 By Ile-Ife Okantah

To Flavortown?

Food News: Celebrities Get Behind Ghost Kitchens

Plus, a popular Houston restaurant took its food to the DFW last weekend.

03/22/2021 By Timothy Malcolm

Driving Change

A Tour of Northwest Mall (Before It Becomes a High-Speed Rail Station)

The site for the shuttered shopping center will transform into a terminal for 240 miles of track.

03/02/2020 By Dianna Wray

Hot Spots

Arlington Is Home to a New Hotel for Sports Fanatics

The new Live! by Loews delights.

10/31/2019 By Bill Wiatrak

The Line Up

Will Houston Ever Get a Bullet Train to Dallas?

What’s a realistic timeline at this point? Nobody knows for sure.

07/22/2019 By Dianna Wray

DFW to HOU

Dallas Isn't So Bad: The Best Restaurants and Bars from DFW Headed to Houston

In which we welcome our invaders from the north.

01/28/2019 By Timothy Malcolm

Fork in the Road

25 Texas Food & Wine Road Trips

There are new, interesting, surprising, wonderful things to eat and drink in just about every direction from H-Town, and we took a bullet and tried them for our guide to dining across the Lone Star State.

09/21/2018 Edited by Gwendolyn Knapp

Food & Wine Road Trips

Where to Eat in Dallas

These three buzzy spots are your best bet when it comes to dining in the Big D.

09/21/2018 By Anna Caplan

Food & Wine Road Trips

Some of Texas's Best Indian Restaurants Are in Irving

Yes, Irving, of all places.

09/21/2018 By Anna Caplan

Food & Wine Road Trips

The 10 Best Food and Wine Festivals in Texas

Sip and savor your way across the Lone Star State.

09/21/2018 By Timothy Malcolm