Chet Garner’s Articles

  • City Spotlight: Richmond

    City Spotlight: Richmond

    Hike with the alligators in Richmond.

  • City Spotlight: Hico

    City Spotlight: Hico

    The final resting place of Billy the Kid — maybe.

  • City Spotlight: Huntsville

    City Spotlight: Huntsville

    People know Huntsville for two reasons: prisons and Sam Houston. Both are totally valid.

  • City Spotlight: Spring

    City Spotlight: Spring

    Swing into Old Town Spring, home to a never-ending street fair.

  • City Spotlight: Fort Worth

    City Spotlight: Fort Worth

    Aka Cowtown, aka Panther City.

  • City Spotlight: Luling

    City Spotlight: Luling

    If you see a pump jack decorated like a cow jumping over the moon, you’re in Luling.

  • City Spotlight: Palacios

    City Spotlight: Palacios

    The Shrimp Capital of Texas.

  • City Spotlight: Mason

    City Spotlight: Mason

    The exclusive home of Texas’ official state gem, the blue topaz.

  • City Spotlight: Stephenville

    City Spotlight: Stephenville

    Hollywood for cowboys.

  • City Spotlight: Corsicana

    City Spotlight: Corsicana

    Three cheers for the hometown of “Cheer.”

  • Chet Garner’s Favorite Texas Courthouses

    Chet Garner’s Favorite Texas Courthouses

    Court is in session.

  • City Spotlight: Gruene

    City Spotlight: Gruene

    Pronounced “green.”

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