By JR Shabram Locally owned and deeply rooted in the community for thirty years and now the largest Ace Hardware store in ...

As a young boy growing up in New York, Quetzal Dwyer kept animals as a hobby. He wanted to do something with them and something for them. For some unknown reason, his passion was reptiles. When ...

The United States is the world’s largest beef consumer and the world’s largest beef producer. Texas, with approximately 4.3 million cows, has the largest number of beef cows. Most consumers purchase ...

The story of Camp Longhorn is the story of a “bigger than life” Texan named Julian “Tex” Robertson. According to an article from the Texas Swimming & Diving Hall of Fame, Tex learned to swim in a ...

The city of Burnet is located an hour away from Austin. Burnet, Texas is known as the Bluebonnet Capital of Texas. Burnet was founded next to Fort Croghan in 1852, when Burnet County was established.

Hye, Texas is an unincorporated community in Blanco County. In 1872, Hiram G (Hye) Brown settled in the Rock Creek Area of Texas Hill Country with his family. A post office was established in the area ...

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 ...

The TexasHillCountry.com Map Poster is a one of a kind piece of artwork, inspired and created right here in the Heart of Texas. We have spent years designing, altering, and refining our poster to be ...

The first settlers to land in Schertz, Texas was in 1843. They began growing crops of all kinds, from wheat and oats, to corn. A few years later, cotton started to be produced, proving to be a ...

Escape the hustle and bustle of everyday life and head to Vanderpool, Texas, a small unincorporated community 10 miles North of Utopia and 30 miles west of Bandera. Vanderpool is the perfect place to ...

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.