Peter Simek’s Articles

  • The Texas Outdoor Musical (A History)

    The Texas Outdoor Musical (A History)

    What could make the triumphal story of Texas’ first settlers better — except for making them sing and dance?


  • Famous Texas War Memorials

    Famous Texas War Memorials

    A few places to pay your respects.


  • Your Map to the Great Texas Rivers

    Your Map to the Great Texas Rivers

    Each has its own character and may change dramatically as it winds its way through the state.


  • A Newcomer’s Texas Slang Dictionary

    A Newcomer’s Texas Slang Dictionary

    Can you say Bexar, Boerne, Bowie, and Buda?


  • A Walk Through Texas’ Historic Battlefields

    A Walk Through Texas’ Historic Battlefields

    Walk through the sites where Texas history was made.


  • 13 Texas Art Galleries Putting Us on the Map

    13 Texas Art Galleries Putting Us on the Map

    Here’s a sneak peek at some of the creative minds at work in Texas.


  • Tracing Texas’ Place in Cinematic History

    Follow this path through a century of Texas films.


  • Make Way for the Texas Seafood Revolution

    Texas has always been cattle country — or has it?


  • City Spotlight: Del Rio

    City Spotlight: Del Rio

    Rock ’n’ roll fanatics in the mid-1900s used to tune in to hear Wolfman Jack calling out the hits over the AM airwaves.


  • First Time Buying Property Insurance? Here’s What You Need to Know

    First Time Buying Property Insurance? Here’s What You Need to Know

    It’s your first big insurance decision. Take these simple steps one at a time.


  • Flower Garden Banks: Texas’ National Marine Sanctuary

    Flower Garden Banks: Texas’ National Marine Sanctuary

    One of Texas’ best-kept secrets lies about 100 miles offshore.


  • City Spotlight: Canyon

    City Spotlight: Canyon

    Home to America’s second-largest canyon.


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