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Bobby Alemán @bobby-aleman.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
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How Alvin Dedeaux Went From Bad Mutha to Fly-Fishing Expert
In pursuit of his true calling, musician Alvin Dedeaux swapped his guitar for a rod and founded All Water Guides fishing tours
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Texas Highways @texashighways.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
The best secret surfing beach. The best driving beach. The best clothing-optional beach. We've got you covered. texashighways.com/outdoors/the...
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Making the Case for the Best Beach in Texas
Seven writers present their cases for the best beach in the state from South Padre to North Padre to everywhere else along the Gulf Coast
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Texas Highways @texashighways.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
"The boat tosses us up & slams us down. The constellation Orion hangs in the air off starboard. Venus rises off port. I feel a tightening in my throat & push back an upchuck." NYT bestselling author & James Beard winner Paul Greenberg braves the Gulf. #longreads texashighways.com/travel/texas...
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The Disappearing Art of Deep-Sea Oil Rig Fishing
The most adventurous anglers in the world head to the Texas coast to fish from from the Gulf’s vanishing oil rigs
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Bobby Alemán @bobby-aleman.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
By sheer coincidence, I am currently lifting weights—by candlelight with an 80s rock playlist in the background
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Texas Highways @texashighways.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Deputy Editor @hoinski.bsky.social explores the old stomping grounds of Jack Johnson, the great heavyweight boxing champ from Galveston. (From the archives: June 2019) texashighways.com/culture/peop...
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Retrace the Life and Legacy of World-Champion Boxer Jack Johnson in Galveston
“Jack Johnson was a real person from a real place called Galveston,” Collins says while standing in his church clothes outside Old Central Cultural Center, formerly Central High School, the first blac...
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Bobby Alemán @bobby-aleman.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Follow along as a foiled visit to the library leads to a trip to the SRV statue on Lady Bird Lake and an unusual discovery lodged in the ground. www.feltlikeiwasthere.com/post/the-mer...
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THE MERMAID AND TOMBSTONE BY THE STATUE OF SRV
It was time to go see SRV. We took the same way back, under Cesar Chavez, and braced ourselves for the heat. Their faces were getting red and I was short of breath, not from walking, but from the risi...
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Texas Highways @texashighways.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Sun God vs Frisbee Dan. This one has McConaughey and Woody's names all over it. By Ian Dille (@iandille.bsky.social) texashighways.com/travel/the-o...
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The Ongoing Rivalry Between Two San Marcos Local Legends
How Frisbee Dan and the Sun God came together (and fell out) in Sewell Park
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Bobby Alemán @bobby-aleman.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Read my early stories and adventures in Austin parks & preserves here: www.feltlikeiwasthere.com
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Hiking Austin | Felt Like I Was There
www.FELTLIKEIWASTHERE.com : Motorcycling and Hiking Austin, its greenbelts, the hillcountry, and the rest of Texas.
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Texas Highways @texashighways.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
💥 The Sunday Morning Texas Highways Long Read 💥 "Grackles!" Living With the Dark Beasts of Texas By Edward Carey (@edwardcarey.bsky.social) (From the archives: October 2021) texashighways.com/culture/in-d...
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In Defense of the Grackle, the Bird Texans Love to Hate
Is it a monster? Is it a dinosaur? No, it’s a grackle, one of Texas’ most ubiquitous birds
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Texas Highways @texashighways.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Senior Writer Ian Dille returns to the scene of the July 4 floods and talks with people who are paving the way for you to visit and spend your tourism dollars. #longreads texashighways.com/outdoors/ret...
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Returning to the Guadalupe River a Year After the Floods
Following the July 4 tragedy, Hill Country communities are working to find a new path forward
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Bobby Alemán @bobby-aleman.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
niiiiiice
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Texas Highways @texashighways.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
“I can’t think of one female pilot around the globe who hasn’t been influenced by Bessie,” says Abigail Erickson-Torres, president and CEO of Frontiers of Flight Museum in Dallas. “She was the one who started it all.” texashighways.com/culture/hono...
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Honoring Bessie Coleman’s High-Flying Feats in Dallas
A new exhibit at the Frontiers of Flight Museum showcases the first Black woman pilot
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Susan DuBose @houseofbast777.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Prince in mid air, London, 1986 Photo by Michael Putland
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Bobby Alemán @bobby-aleman.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Nothing else comes close (for me) 😊.
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American Rivers @americanrivers.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
When outdated, obsolete dams are removed and rivers run free, communities are healthier, safer, and wildlife returns in remarkable ways. River restoration efforts are gaining momentum with bipartisan support! 👏 Read about 'America Undammed' below: www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/c...
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America the Undammed
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Bobby Alemán @bobby-aleman.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
It’s a good day to live in Austin.
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SACosby @blacktopkid.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Writing is the world's loneliest team sport My advice to new writers... Get some other writers to be your friends Get ppl who understand the horror of trying to decide between "blood spilled across the floor" And " a splash of crimson spilled across the floor"😊
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Curtis Armstrong @curtisisbooger.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
For many years when we weren’t on the road, Bobby and I would arrange for a catch-up dinner at Musso and Frank Grill in Hollywood. We’d order steaks and spend hours talking. Reminiscing, sure, but mainly talking about our kids and how lucky we were. Forty years of friendship. I’ll miss you, man.
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Roberto José Andrade Franco @randradefranco.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
EPCC Rio Grande campus. Open to the public in case you want to heckle me.
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Mike Hoinski @hoinski.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
✍️ IAN DILLE 📸 JORDAN VONDERHAAR
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Mike Hoinski @hoinski.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
The Sun God vs. Frisbee Dan By Ian Dille for @texashighways.bsky.social texashighways.com/travel/the-o...
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The Ongoing Rivalry Between Two San Marcos Local Legends
How Frisbee Dan and the Sun God came together (and fell out) in Sewell Park
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Mike Hoinski @hoinski.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
In her new Open Road essay for @texashighways.bsky.social, novelist Jenny Tinghui Zhang measures her life's experiences by time spent on the hike-and-bike trail in downtown Austin. #longreads texashighways.com/culture/a-st...
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A Stroll Through the Past on Austin's Town Lake
A longtime Austinite reflects on growing up on the city’s famous hike-and-bike trail
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Cian McCarthy @arealmofwonder.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Mary Oliver agreeing with Walt Whitman on what a poem foundationally is.
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Mike Hoinski @hoinski.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
The Jan/Feb issue of @texashighways.bsky.social features a travel guide for Route 66, the tale of Frisbee Dan & Sun God in San Marcos' Sewell Park, and an essay by a longtime Austinite on the city's evolution from the vantage point of the hike-and-bike trail. PLUS: Places to stay in West Texas!
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Bobby Alemán @bobby-aleman.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Here’s to having enough clean water to splash in every January 1st. Feliz Año Neuvo!
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Bobby Alemán @bobby-aleman.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
I didn’t know House Music could make me feel this good. Reminds me of that drive through the jungle in Puerto Vallarta in a Jeep back in ‘93
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Bobby Alemán @bobby-aleman.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
RIP Lubbock troubadour
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Mike Hoinski @hoinski.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
Check it: The acclaimed @texashighways.bsky.social Open Road essay series is now available in audio. Listen to our initial batch of recordings featuring Emily Gogolak, @egjames.bsky.social, and @sfstephenson.bsky.social narrating their own very personal stories. texashighways.com/open-road-au...
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Open Road: Audio Essays From Texas Highways
Introducing Open Road, an audio adaptation of our acclaimed essay series. Tune in for personal stories about traveling in Texas.
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Bobby Alemán @bobby-aleman.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
The new Nas just dropped. That’s the tweet. DJ Premier
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Texas Public Radio @texaspublicradio.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Developers of the controversial Guajolote Ranch Subdivision in northwest Bexar County have withdrawn their application for a Public Improvement District and have pivoted to another plan. Read More👉 ebx.sh/bkOXJa
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Roberto José Andrade Franco @randradefranco.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
That time of year when wife asks why we don’t make our own tamales these holidays. And the answer’s always: Because why would I volunteer to take an ass beating like that? I actually think I’d rather get punched in the face once than make tamales .
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Bobby Alemán @bobby-aleman.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
Shout out to Lauren!
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram @star-telegram.com · 06/12/2025
Insiders say restaurants are facing unprecedented challenges, which have been especially hard on independent owner-operators.
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Empty tables and closed doors: Inside the storm squeezing Fort Worth restaurants
Insiders say restaurants are facing unprecedented challenges, which have been especially hard on independent owner-operators.
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 29/11/2025
An Indiana legislator opposed President Trump’s push for the state to redraw its congressional map to gain GOP seats in next year’s midterms. Harassment followed. “I’d rather my house not get firebombed,” the lawmaker told @russellberman.bsky.social.
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‘I’d Rather My House Not Get Firebombed’
He opposed gerrymandering. Harassment followed.
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Bobby Alemán @bobby-aleman.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
I never intentionally set out to write 3 stories on #water in Texas, they just happened. Thank you to Texas Highways Magazine and the 🐐 for making them a reality. I hope you visit Silver Falls, The Narrows, and Barton Springs someday. Starting with my latest: texashighways.com/outdoors/tra...
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Tracing a Raindrop Through Barton Springs
A hiker follows the path of water underground through Austin to better understand the capital city’s most popular natural attraction.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 25/11/2025
The EPA is starting to allow the use of pesticides containing PFAS on food. The move is part of an effort to roll back the regulation of PFAS — also known as "forever chemicals" because they don't break down easily in the environment.
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joegiffordart.bsky.social @joegiffordart.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
My most recent painting of Barton Springs ATX!!
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Bobby Alemán @bobby-aleman.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Best story I’ve read this year….
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Mike Hoinski @hoinski.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Barton Springs like you've never seen it before, by @bobby-aleman.bsky.social for @texashighways.bsky.social. This hike is calling you, hiker people of Austin. texashighways.com/outdoors/tra...
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Tracing a Raindrop Through Barton Springs
A hiker follows the path of water underground through Austin to better understand the capital city’s most popular natural attraction.
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Mike Hoinski @hoinski.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
New OPEN ROAD essay : Texas Highways "Running isn’t a contact sport, though I’d argue the pain inflicted during endurance sports hurts more intensely than a hit you might take on the football field. In essence, you’re suffocating yourself." @iandille.bsky.social texashighways.com/culture/runn...
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Running Free in North Texas
A Southlake Carroll cross country member returns to the starting line 30 years later
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Bobby Alemán @bobby-aleman.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Follow a hypothetical raindrop from South Austin to Barton Springs on a 12-mile inner city eco-hike. We stop by Whirlpool cave, an old ranch, & the prettiest spot in the greenbelt, on our way to the crown jewel of Austin, Texas— #nature #photography #hiking texashighways.com/outdoors/tra...
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Tracing a Raindrop Through Barton Springs
A hiker follows the path of water underground through Austin to better understand the capital city’s most popular natural attraction.
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Mike Hoinski @hoinski.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
"acebuche" by ire'ne lara silva "for months i slept only 45 minutes at a time for months i barely wanted to eat for months i dreamt of all my teeth falling out and a screaming baby in the freezer" waxwingmag.org/items/issue3...
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acebuche | ire’ne lara silva
the year i turned thirty one, i found a little park in north mcallen / with perfectly even sidewalks forming a perfect circle... ❡
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Mike Hoinski @hoinski.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
And in 2023, @bobby-aleman.bsky.social wrote about The Narrows, a magical watering hole along the Blanco River. This is the all-time most-read feature on the @texashighways.bsky.social site. texashighways.com/outdoors/bra...
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Braving the Narrows, One of Texas’ Most Mythic and Wild Oases
An avid hiker practices mindfulness while pushing boundaries on a water walk along the Blanco River
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Bobby Alemán @bobby-aleman.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
I found myself in Sunset Valley this morning at a farmer’s market. Micro-greens, pickles, honey, & jams in jars We stepped in line for sourdough croissants filled w choc. The bakers told me they had been up since 7 the night before. Grabbed some Turkish coffee & saw a baby with most silver-blue eyes
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Bobby Alemán @bobby-aleman.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
🥂🐐
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Mike Hoinski @hoinski.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
“If you could shrink down to the size of a raindrop and flow into one of these caves, you’d travel for miles underground and end up at Barton Springs!” @bobby-aleman.bsky.social for Texas Highways texashighways.com/outdoors/tra...
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Tracing a Raindrop Through Barton Springs
A hiker follows the path of water underground through Austin to better understand the capital city’s most popular natural attraction.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 30/10/2025
A jury on Wednesday convicted an Illinois sheriff’s deputy of second-degree murder, a lesser charge, in the shooting death of Sonya Massey, a Black woman who called 911 to report a suspected prowler. to.pbs.org/49ykzxM
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WATCH: Massey family speaks at vigil after Illinois sheriff's deputy convicted over killing of Sonya Massey
A jury on Wednesday convicted an Illinois sheriff’s deputy of second-degree murder, a lesser charge, in the shooting death of Sonya Massey, a Black woman who called 911 to report a suspected prowler.
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Bobby Alemán @bobby-aleman.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Check the Drip. Texas Highways Magazine.
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 23/10/2025
The new Netflix documentary "The Perfect Neighbor" has recast the spotlight on the case of Susan Lorincz — the white Florida woman who fatally shot her Black neighbor through a locked front door.
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What to know about Susan Lorincz, the Florida woman who fatally shot her neighbor in 2023
Lorincz, whose case has returned to the spotlight in the Netflix documentary "The Perfect Neighbor," is serving out her 25-year sentence in South Florida.
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Bobby Alemán @bobby-aleman.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
A Texas motorcyclist finds his bliss on Park Rd 4. Read here: texashighways.com/outdoors/a-b... #motosky #kawasaki #motorcycle
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A Biker Finds Bliss on Park Road 4
Escape the grind on this scenic Hill Country route
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