I’m a lifelong Texas resident, and I’ve been on the receiving end of the Texas stereotype throughout my travels, often being asked, “But where are your cowboy boots?” by people I meet casually. While ...

BANDERA – Cowboys played an important part in American history until the spread of the railroad system and barbed wire fencing in the late 1800s did away with the need for long-distance cattle drives.

A curious silence filled the air on my first trip to Bandera - mainly because my phone struggled to connect to Wi-Fi as I drove through the old-Western town. But maybe that was part of the city's ...