By J Carol Richards The United States is the world’s largest beef consumer and the world’s largest beef producer. Texas, with ...

By Judith Shabram The story of Camp Longhorn is the story of a “bigger than life” Texan named Julian “Tex” Robertson.

As a young boy growing up in New York, Quetzal Dwyer kept animals as a hobby. He wanted to do something with them and ...

In 1840, Oatmeal was established by German families. The name of Oatmeal has been said to be either an alteration of Mr. Othneil (the first gristmill owner) or a translation of the name Habermill.

Willow City, Texas is an unincorporated community 12 miles northeast of Fredericksburg in Gillespie County. The community was settled before the American Civil War and was the meeting place for ...

Leon Springs, Texas is an unincorporated community nineteen miles northwest of downtown San Antonio in Bexar County. German immigrants settled the community in the mid nineteenth century. The first ...

Bulverde, Texas is a city in Comal County. Bulverde dates back to the period 2,500 to 600 B.C. when the Native Americans lived in the area. The area was known for their arrowheads known as Bulverde ...

Medina Lake, Texas is 24 miles southeast of Bandera, Texas on State Highway 16 east to Pipe Creek, Texas and then South on FM 1283. Access to the lake is available from Bandera County Park on the ...

Llano is popular for it’s variety of outdoor activities on and around the picturesque Llano River. These include the 18-hole Golf Course, hunting for white-tailed deer, kayaking and canoeing, and year ...

The name Camp Wood came from Americas military outpost Camp Wood. Camp wood’s most favored activities consist of canoeing, fishing, kayaking, and swimming in the Nueces River, which feeds into the ...

Lake Buchanan was artificially created upon the completion of the adjacent Buchanan Dam in 1938. Work on the dam itself began in April 1931, but was suspended a year later. Work resumed in 1935, with ...

Luckenbach is a small community located 13 miles away from Fredericksburg. The area has deep western roots and a small population which attributes to a ghost town feel. Because of this, the area is ...