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Ahern creates fantastical mammals such as a nine-tailed red fox and a "black stag" built from parts of deer, elk and sheep....Read More

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I traveled to Big Bend Ranch State Park in October for the second-annual Trans-Pecos Ultra. This rugged ultramarathon spans 170 miles and 15,000 feet of elevati...Read More

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Many attendees recognized Vaughan Neville as he walked around the festival with his headdress and custom-made ax. He said shooting "spreads some freedom."...Read More

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by Jenny Sathngam

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June 2016 Eye on Texas by Scott Ball

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by Liz Moskowitz

Eye on Texas: Austin’s Chapels

Fri, May 20, 2016 |

In our May photo feature, Liz Moskowitz photographs the pastors and congregants at the small chapels scattered throughout swiftly gentrifying East Austin. ...Read More

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In February's Eye on Texas feature, photographer Steve Masker captures the crumbling Art Deco glory of Fair Park's "Tejas Warrior" at the Portico Tejas....Read More

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Uncertain is a small hunting and fishing town on Caddo Lake that relies on tourism. Hunters travel from around the country to hunt in Uncertain because it has p...Read More

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