Texas Country Reporter

Baseball is America's pastime, and this community-building sandlot league just outside of Austin revives the game's joy and simplicity in a time we need it most.

A family-owned, award-winning barbecue joint; a shoe repair spot with family ties; a photographer captures tender, comforting moments for parents grieving the loss of an infant.

A generational hardware store where the floors creak with history; a mother-and-daughter bakery brings new life to a historic old county jail, serving heirloom-style recipes; at the Alamo, artist Donald Yena helps preserve Texas history.

Meet the man making balloon masterpieces, and find out why a group of people in Austin are delivering meals on bicycles.

A lovingly restored mid-century motel in Far West Texas; the creative mind behind branding and visual storytelling for small businesses across Sanderson and the surrounding desert towns; a historic Brownwood theater becomes a cozy literary escape.

House-cured meats and Texas-inspired dishes in San Antonio; a master sausage-maker teaches the art of handcrafted sausage; an award-winning barbecue joint.

An 11-year-old tattoo artist in San Antonio; a hidden gem of a taco house in Houston; a hand-builder of whimsical, rustic birdhouses in Carmine.

A bass-fishing record-setter becomes a fishing guide; an El Paso landmark offers rare finds and strange treasures; Texas smokehouse tradition meets Korean flavors for something truly special.

Restaurants JW's Patio and J Wilson's in Beaumont; Dos Carolinas in San Antonio, where the founder has spent decades perfecting the art of the guayabera; Palmer's Closet, a Leonard nonprofit providing free items for children and families in need.

An 11-year-old tattoo artist in San Antonio; a hidden gem of a taco house in Houston; a hand-builder of whimsical, rustic birdhouses in Carmine.

House-cured meats and Texas-inspired dishes in San Antonio; a master sausage-maker teaches the art of handcrafted sausage; an award-winning barbecue joint.

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A lovingly restored mid-century motel in Far West Texas; the creative mind behind branding and visual storytelling for small businesses across Sanderson and the surrounding desert towns; a historic Brownwood theater becomes a cozy literary escape.

The legendary Beer Can House, home of folk artist John Milkovich; balloon artist DJ Moro transforms latex party balloons into intricate fine art installations; a rising wave of "New Tejano" cuisine: corn-driven dishes rooted in tradition but confidently reimagined; Austin Bicycle Meals, a growing community of cyclists delivering food, water and supplies to neighbors experiencing homelessness.

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Wagner's Hardware & Gifts, a generational hardware store where the floors creak with history, the shelves are full of surprises, and the customer service still feels like a handshake; a mother-and-daughter bakery brings new life to a historic old county jail, serving heirloom-style recipes; at the Alamo, artist Donald Yena helps preserve Texas history through painting and an extraordinary donation of Spanish colonial artifacts, reminding us just how large the original compound was.

A bass-fishing record-setter becomes a fishing guide; an El Paso landmark offers rare finds and strange treasures; Texas smokehouse tradition meets Korean flavors for something truly special.

J.B. Sauceda takes a trip to Port Lavaca to learn more about a family-owned, award-winning barbecue joint; we swing by San Antonio to hear from a shoe repair spot with family ties; we meet a photographer who captures tender, comforting moments for parents grieving the loss of an infant.

Baseball is America's pastime, and this community-building sandlot league just outside of Austin revives the game's joy and simplicity in a time we need it most.