From Paris to Trinidad—A Global Tour Through Texas

People have asked me why I refer to my headquarters, my home office, as the international headquarters. We are located in northeast Texas, surrounded by the piney woods. To help you better understand, I took an International Road Trip. International Road Trip I hopped in the car and took a two-day weekend to see the…

Happy New Year from How Big Is Texas!

Wishing y’all a happy, safe, healthy, and prosperous new year filled with wonderful adventures. Here’s to a great 2023! Until next time…from Texas…safe travels!

Top 10 of 2022 for How Big Is Texas

It’s been quite a year at How Big Is Texas. I so appreciate all of you and hope you will continue to following along on my travels around the great state of Texas. I’m wrapping up some of my favorite moments of 2022. I hope you enjoy them. 10. Bringing in 2022 with a Texas…

My Texas Culinary Holiday Gift Guide

A couple of weeks ago, I shared a gift guide of Texas items for the holidays. I didn’t include culinary options, so I thought I’d do a part two gift guide, but this time only focusing on the great eats of Texas. I encourage you to Eat in the Heart of Texas and share your…

Visiting Houston, Texas? Not A Problem!

My First Steps in Texas On August 12, 1964, I became one of the newest residence of the great city of Houston, Texas, which that year boasted a population of about a million people. More than 58 years later, another 1.3 million have moved to the most populous city in Texas and 4th largest city…

My Life over the Years in Texas, My Home!

If you’ve been following me on this blog since I started it in June of 2020 when I decided to drive the perimeter of Texas, you already know I am a proud Native Texan and love this state. Like all things, it has its imperfections. From politics to sports, talking Texas has caused people to…

My Birthday Weekend of Texas Tribulations

On August 12, I celebrated my 58th year on this planet. It all started in Houston, the largest city in Texas, where I was born. To celebrate my day, my husband and I decided to take a full week off and head to northeast Texas to spend time on some land we bought in that…

Introducing the How Big Is Texas Podcast

It’s been in my head for a while and it was time to make it happen. Check out my How Big Is Texas podcast. I’ll share my Texas stories and interview others who can tell you about the many things to see and do in the Lone Star State. I hope you’ll follow along. Click…

Driving the Texas Perimeter

In June 2020, I decided to drive the perimeter of the Lone Star State with two colleagues from the Texas travel and tourism industry, Morgan Taylor and Debra Bustos. That’s how the idea of my Texas blog started. I highly recommend it and would do it again. Click here to watch the video. Until next…

My Favorite Murals across Texas

Living in the Visual Arts Capital of Texas in San Angelo, I am blessed every day to see some of the best murals in the state, in my humble opinion. So I started thinking about other cities and towns I’ve visited that feature this art form in such a beautiful way. Before I share those…