Tex Appeal staff, Author at Tex Appeal Magazine

It’s Backyard Cookout Time

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

By DAKOTA REYNOLDS | Photos courtesy of Texas Parks & Wildlife, Travis County Parks and Gladys Ivonne Monge Texas is