Tex Appeal staff, Author at Tex Appeal Magazine

Saving for Adventure

Budget and plan for your summer vacation By JENNISE VENTURA Summer is coming up and it’s the perfect time to

Photos by BRANDY CRUZ and courtesy photos Backyard cookouts are a wonderful way to spend summer days or evenings with

By M. CLARE HAEFNER | Covers courtesy of the publishers Suzanne Collins had me hooked from the start of her

By AMY ROGNLIE | Photos courtesy of WOODS AND WATER OUTDOOR MINISTRIES Love spending time in the great outdoors? Want

Holly tucker blends gospel roots with feel-good country tunes By BRANDY CRUZ | Photos by BECKY STINEHOUR From the moment

Community leaders share how first summer jobs offer lifelong lessons outside the classroom By TONYA WARREN | Photos by BECKY

Father and son teach scuba at Phantom Training Center By AMY ROGNLIE | Photos by BRANDY CRUZ and courtesy of

Keep your landscape pest and chemical free “Nothing is so beautiful as spring — When weeds, in wheels, shoot long

It’s summertime in Central Texas! Despite needing a solid supply of SPF 50, Central Texas is a great place to

By AMY ROGNLIE | Photos courtesy of ACADEMIE MUSIQUE “I knew when I was 16 years old that I wanted