Bobby Alemán

One of the coolest stories @texashighways.bsky.social has ever published is coming soon, in the November issue, by the one and only @bobby-aleman.bsky.social.

US citizen arrested twice at work by immigration officers in Alabama, suit says “I just want to work in peace.”

“I just want to work in peace.”

Ceviche bar Pullman’s was a nice surprise

An East Coaster Learns What It Means to Be Country Summers spent at a Hill Country horse camp served as an apt introduction to Texas

I love reading @marissarmoss.bsky.social's profiles in @rollingstone.com of my fave country musicians. So, I was excited to discover, from this essay she wrote for @texashighways.bsky.social, that her love of country comes from riding horses in Texas. #longreads

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Rode by some cotton fields in Southern Georgia this morning.
Looks like they're ready for harvest.

#motosky #motorcycle #shovelhead

I don’t think ZZ Top gets enough credit for being early adapters of electronic mixed with hard rock.

Listen to Legs or Sharp Dressed Man or Gimme All Your Loving, that’s a Human League drumbeat and synth line. It’s Giorgio Morodor or New Order with loud guitars.

blogging outdoor stories was my form of busking—doing it for the reps and the love

I mean, really, follow @benzajdel.bsky.social. Basketball szn is about to begin.

where is this?

Former Dallas Cowboys Pro Bowl wide receiver retires from NFL This former Dallas Cowboys standout made a surprise retirement announcement with the season poised to begin

This former Dallas Cowboys standout made a surprise retirement announcement with the season poised to begin

“Like a hologram glitch, I was moving in-and-out of a ‘vanishing state,’ lulled by the hum of my motor as it gently vibrated through the handlebars—It’s almost as if I wasn’t there.” Read my latest for Texas Highways magazine: texashighways.com/outdoors/a-b...
#motosky #motorcycle #kawasaki

Paris Will Keep Seine River Open to Swimmers for 2 More Weeks The city will extend its experiment with public bathing in the river until mid-September. Swimming there had been banned for a century over health risks.

If swimming in the River Seine in Paris was on your bucket list this summer, but you thought you might have missed the boat, don’t worry — there’s still time. The city will extend its experiment with public bathing in the river for two more weeks, its mayor said.

How the National Parks Service is struggling with drastic funding and staffing cuts Summer is the height of the visitor season for the National Park Service. Last year, nearly 332 million people visited NPS sites, a record that is likely to be broken this year. That surge in visitors...

"Our national parks are really the place that preserves our history," Theresa Pierno, the president and CEO of the National Parks Conservation Association, told us last month. "National park rangers are the most beloved and important storytellers in this nation." https://to.pbs.org/458FUKD

Looking Back at Neiman Marcus’ Fashion-Forward Legacy A writer recalls how the Dallas-born chain shaped both her family’s and fashion’s history

Her great-grandma Jeanne worked in couture at Neiman Marcus in the '50s & ’60s & taught her that what we wear can be a form of art & self-expression. Shannon Perri visits the Dallas flagship as it teeters on the brink of extinction—for @texashighways.bsky.social.

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Editorial: Swimming in cities is a triumph of science and citizen action As the Seine opens to recreational swimming for the first time in 100 years, we should applaud more than the science for such environmental cleanups

Spacing's new waterfront issue, available any day now, includes an article by Charlotte Reed about how Toronto could incorporate more swimming beyond beaches in the waterfront. cen.acs.org/environment/...

Larry McMurtry’s Famous Bookstore Reopens as a Literary Center The author’s famous Archer City bookstore reopened as a dedicated literary center earlier this year

I had the great pleasure of editing this @texashighways.bsky.social story by Alice Scott, one of our summer interns (and a McCallum High grad). Alice is a natural—this is a fantastic piece about the one and only LARRY MCMURTRY.

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I still think Netflix’s Chef’s Table brings the best storytelling on TV—or is it that every come-up in Food & Bev has a compelling arc?

What's it like to have Frank Lloyd Wright design your house? This 101-year-old knows

Roland Reisley is the last original client of Frank Lloyd Wright, still living in the Usonian home designed by the famed architect. Even after 73 years, he told NPR, he still marvels at the beauty of the home.

Hey y’all, @texashighways.bsky.social has resumed posting to Bluesky. Give us a follow, will ya?

Judge Sentences Ex-Officer in Breonna Taylor Raid to Nearly 3 Years in Prison The sentence was a sharp rebuke to the Trump administration, which had requested he serve only one day behind bars.

Breaking News: A former Louisville police officer involved in the fatal raid of Breonna Taylor’s home was sentenced to nearly three years in prison.

JSO investigating after viral social media video shows officers break car window, hit man’s face during traffic stop The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said it has launched an internal investigation into the circumstances surrounding an incident that occurred in February, but was shown in a video posted to social med...

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It’s tricky…there’s an action button that looks like quotation marks—press that and it will generate transcription-but the format is bare boned

I use it for a back up, really. I’ve also noticed Tape a Call Pro and my iPhone now hv transcription functionality

El Miguel

I’ve been having issues with Otter — they constantly try to upsell their next tier up and the recordings limit always robs me of ever getting my full minutes

What would you call it, tho?

David Moore Dr…Seawright Park?

YouTube video by BruceSpringsteenVEVO Bruce Springsteen - Inside Tracks II: The Lost Albums

Watch "Inside Tracks II: The Lost Albums" on Bruce’s official YouTube channel to learn more about all the lost albums now!

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Read this story a few days ago and haven't stopped thinking about this part.

Heartbreaking on various levels.