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The 2026 bluebonnet season may be a little more sparse this year than others, according to a recent report from Austin’s Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.

Why this year’s bluebonnet season is anything but predictable

by Sam Cohen

| March 9, 2026

austin | bluebonnet season | bluebonnets | Community | CULTURE | ENTERTAINMENT | EQUALITY | family friendly | HARDGATE | Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center | LIFESTYLE | Local news | locals | outdoor recreation | outdoors | recreation | TEXAS | THINGS TO DO | TRAVEL
Bluebonnet season may be a little more “varied” this year in Texas. Here’s what you need to know.
Stephen F. Austin State University (SFA) has announced its plans to relocate its historic Stone Fort Museum to make way for the construction of a new science building.

SFA plans to move iconic Stone Fort Museum due to upcoming development projects

by Sam Cohen

| February 25, 2026

american history | college | Community | CULTURE | development | East Texas | educators | expansion | HARDGATE | History | INFRASTRUCTURE | LIFESTYLE | local | Local news | local politics | locals | SFA | STATE | Stephen F. Austin State University | Stone Fort Museum | TEXAS | Texas Centennial | TEXAS HISTORY | TRANSPORTATION
SFA announced that it will be relocating the historic Stone Fort Museum due to upcoming development projects. Here’s what you need to know.
The “Spirit of the Wittliff in 40 Objects” exhibit includes items from Cormac McCarthy and Stevie Ray Vaughan.

TXST’s Wittliff Collections celebrates its legacy with ’40 Objects’ exhibit

by Sam Cohen

| February 19, 2026

Art | arts | celebrities | central texas | CULTURE | EDUCATION | ENTERTAINMENT | family friendly | free things to do | fun | HARDGATE | LIFESTYLE | LITERATURE | Local news | locals | News | recreation | TEXAS | TEXAS HISTORY | texas state university | THINGS TO DO | Wittliff | Wittliff museum
The “Spirit of the Wittliff in 40 Objects” exhibit includes items from Cormac McCarthy and Stevie Ray Vaughan. Here are all the details.
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5 Black Texas authors to read for Black History Month (and all-year)

by Sierra Rozen

| February 11, 2026

Black art | Black history | Black History Month | books | LITERATURE | locals | reading | TEXAS | Texas Lead Story
That’s why in honor of Black History Month, we rounded up six Black Texas authors who are making a splash in the literary world.
Hundreds of children are currently being held with their parents at an immigration detention center in Dilley, Texas.

“I have been here too long”: Read letters from the children detained at ICE’s Dilley facility

by ProPublica

| February 11, 2026

2025 southern smoke festival | arts | child detainees | children | CIVIL RIGHTS | Community | deportation | DHS | Dilley Immigration Processing Center | FAMILY | HARDGATE | ICE | IMMIGRATION | LIFESTYLE | Local news | locals | mental health | mental health issues | national politics | News | south texas | teens | TEXAS | TEXAS POLITICS | The Department of Homeland Security
Hundreds of children are currently being held with their parents at an immigration detention center in Dilley, Texas. In letters and drawings, eight kids convey the pain of feeling trapped with no end in sight.
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