
Our First Responders: Samuel Askins
Samuel Askins served in Iraq as an airborne infantryman and staff sergeant and spent 17 years as a paratrooper, stationed all across the U.S. Today, he’s back in Texas, helping other combat vets recover from post-traumatic stress disorder. As director of Texas outreach for PTSD Foundation of America, Askins runs interventions throughout Texas, responding to vets

Meet the 11 Texas Olympians Heading to Tokyo
Texas is always well represented at the Summer Olympics. Here are some of the athletes going for gold in Tokyo in 2021.

Honoring Lunar New Year Traditions in Texas
For cultures that traditionally follow the Lunar calendar, February is a time for celebration and rejuvenation.
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Texas Living Creating a Homemade Snow Day in Texas
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Texas Living A Traveler’s Guide to Nature Preserves in Texas
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Texas Living Our First Responders: Delaney Sweeney
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Texas Living Our First Responders: Kirk Burnett

Our First Responders: Brent Tymrak
Brent Tymrak spent the spring making nighttime runs while rushing to plant his crop of grain, corn, and cotton. This was nothing unusual — it’s what his farm does every year. What was odd this year was the lack of traffic on the roads. “It was real eerie coming home during curfews, driving 15 miles and

Our First Responders: Ryan Michels
Ryan Michels works double duty as a firefighter for the Port of Houston and the Magnolia Volunteer Fire Department, making him and his wife, Nicole, literally a couple of lifesavers. While he’s watched Nicole’s job intensify during the pandemic, he says the firefighters have taken a step back, staging arrivals away from the dispatch location when

7 Homemade Holiday Crafts and Decorations
Add some holiday cheer to your home with handmade ornaments, candles, and snow globes.
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Our First Responders: Nicole Michels
Nicole Michels’ job as a paramedic in Houston has always meant long hours, high intensity, and high stakes. At the beginning of the pandemic, her call volume dropped. Then, it rose again. When COVID-19 first hit Texas in March, people were trying to stay out of the hospital, but they were nervous. “I would get calls saying,

3 Elegant Holiday Tables
Add some festivity to your home with these beautiful, seasonal arrangements.

Guide to Proper Tree Care in Texas
Trees are growing, living things that need caring for just like people and animals do.
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Texas Living Our First Responders: Brigette Munoz
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Texas Living Kids’ Guide to Spotting Texas Wildlife
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Texas Living The Ultimate Texas Holiday Guide
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Texas Living The Perfect Texas Home Holiday Gift Guide

Recipe: Holiday Party Canapés
Try these three cute, show-stealing dishes to share at your next gathering. Bacon & Sweet Potato Bites Sweet and salty, these caramelized one-bite appetizers are impossible to resist. Makes 24. Ingredients:2 tablespoons butter, softened1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper1⁄4 teaspoon ground cinnamon1/2 teaspoon salt1 pound sweet potato, peeled and cut into 24 1-inch cubes24 rashers of bacon2 tablespoons packed brown