by Phil Houseal | Jun 17, 2020 | All Articles, Education, History, People of the Hill Country, Philosophy
June 17, 2020–When I first moved to the Hill Country, I was not prepared for how seriously Texans take their history. Growing up in one of the 49 non-Texan states, I arrived unaware of the colorful story of how this 6-flagged region became the Lone Star State....
by Phil Houseal | Mar 18, 2020 | All Articles, Events, Music, Philosophy, Venue
Mar 18, 2020–After an exciting ride up the music charts, where he sold 200,000 albums, and hit the Top 30 on Billboard’s Country Album chart and Top Ten on its Independent Album chart, Cory Morrow was wondering what to do next. He decided to ask his fans what...
by Phil Houseal | Mar 5, 2020 | All Articles, Events, Music, People of the Hill Country, Venue
Mar 4, 2020–For Pat Green, writing songs and sculpting bronzes are not that different. “I’m telling the truth. I just want to tell it in different ways.” The chart-topping American Texas Country artist known for his hit Wave on Wave will reveal another side of his...
by Phil Houseal | Oct 30, 2019 | All Articles, Education, People of the Hill Country
Oct 30, 2019–Get along, little wormy. Now you can be a real Texas rancher, and all you need is a plastic bin with a lid. Your livestock? Mealworms. Crispy, juicy, squirmy morsels that chickens can’t resist and lizards leap for. Hill Country worm herder Janell Reyenga...
by Phil Houseal | Oct 13, 2019 | All Articles, Education, People of the Hill Country, Philosophy
Oct 9, 2019–If I asked you to write your Creed–to make a list of 25 things you believe to be true–what would you write? That’s the assignment Fredericksburg Middle School teacher Kacey Forks gave to her Pre-AP English students. She had learned of the idea at a...
