The piano teacher turned touring musician from Lockney has been inducted into several halls of fame across the U.S.
Most Texas towns have a local hero or two, someone that everyone knows and looks up to. Sometimes that person is an elected official, or maybe it’s the owner of an important business or even a big celebrity.
Bob Freeman is a craftsman who carves, plays, and sings the praises of the traditional Native American instrument.
Robert Lane took over City Shoe Shop in Palestine after his father’s death.
Texas Country Reporter visits Maniac’s Mansion in downtown Wichita Falls, offering unlimited play steeped in eighties and nineties nostalgia.
In our new video series, David Courtney takes you into some of the weird, whimsical, and lesser-known aspects of our beloved state.
The Hutto-based hatmaker uses decades-old equipment to meticulously customize every hat.
We took a pop-up phone booth across the state and collected voicemails about what makes Texas special, then turned those responses into an animated video.
After fifty years on the road, the host of Texas Country Reporter recalls his favorite dish at Mary’s Cafe in Strawn.
Texas Country Reporter turns fifty in October 2022. Each week until then, we’ll share classic episodes from the show’s history and behind-the-scenes reflections from TCR’s creator and host, Bob Phillips. John T. Floore’s Country Store in Helotes is a honky-tonker’s honky-tonk, a veritable institution of Texas music. The dance hall’s walls
