Texas Summer

How to Survive the Summer

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Call to check current hours before making your plans. This converted dancehall now supports contemporary cultural arts, including film, music, performance, and visual arts. Gallery hours 10 a. Cochineal has a cocktail bar and maintains some bottles of wine from around the world. Dinner service available daily 5: Tour this contemporary art museum founded by artist Donald Judd, whose untitled works are installed in two former artillery sheds.

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Cobra Rock Boot Company: Visit the store Saturdays only 11 a. Most boots must be pre-ordered and take at least 8 months from deposit. Owner Verena Zbinden is the only U. Zbinden set out to create a juice bar, but it expanded into an eatery serving juices, smoothies, creamsicle sodas, frappes, and java specialties, as well as interesting breakfast and lunch fare, such as vegetarian soups, bratwurst, sandwiches, and salads.

Davis Mountains Scenic Loop: Follow a high mile circuit created by State Highways , , and This full-service hotel with adobe walls offers rustic but comfortable accommodations inside Davis Mountains State Park. On the drive from Marfa to Indian Lodge in the Davis Mountains, you'll catch Texas-tinged rust appeal dotting a rugged landscape.

Hurricanes also strike the region, the most disastrous of which was the Galveston Hurricane of During winter and spring along the immediate coast, temperatures are kept cool by relatively cool gulf waters.

Dense advection fog can form when warm air moves over the cool shelf waters during February and March, stopping ship traffic for days. Considered to be the southernmost tip of the American Great Plains region, the inland region has rainfall that is similar to that of the Northern Plains. The coastal areas are nearly warm most of the year due to currents of the Gulf of Mexico, but can get cold in winter if a strong front comes in, and sometimes even causing snow at sea level.

Summers are hot and humid. Rain in the coastal region is more abundant than in the inland region, and subtropical forests line the Rio Grande. The wettest months of the year are April and May in western areas, but approaching the Gulf Coast, September becomes the year's wettest month on average. The winters in the inland region are variable, but usually mild, but are subject to Arctic air outbreaks from Canada, Snow is a rare occurrence due to the lack of humidity in winter, and the summers are for the most part hot and dry, but at times can be humid when winds come off the Gulf of Mexico.

Tornadoes can occur in this region, but are less frequent than in other parts of the state. The southernmost part of the state falls just within the tropical climate classification. Occasional years of above average temperatures result in an abundance of tropical flora in the lower Rio Grande Valley, typical of a Tropical savanna climate. Northern and western sections of the state average snowfall annually due to their colder average readings each winter. For one week in February , a snow storm of historic proportions struck northern Texas.

The worst cold snap to occur statewide occurred during the last half of December in Snow which fell on December 14 and 15 across northern Texas stayed on the ground until New Year's Day of Thunderstorms are very common in Texas, especially the eastern and northern portion. Texas is part of the Tornado Alley section of the country.

The state experiences the most tornadoes in the Union, an average of a year. These strike most frequently in North Texas and the Panhandle. Texas's position at the northwestern end of the Gulf of Mexico makes it vulnerable to hurricanes. Some of the most destructive hurricanes in U. A hurricane in killed approximately people in Indianola , followed by another hurricane in that destroyed the town, which was at the time the most important port city in the state.

This allowed Galveston to take over as the chief port city, but it was subsequently devastated by a hurricane in that killed approximately 8, people possibly as many as 12, , making it the deadliest natural disaster in U. The climatology of where tropical cyclone strikes are most likely within the state appears to be changing. In the early s, the most favored region during the previous century was the middle coast. This is in contrast with Louisiana and the lower Texan coast, where only 39 percent of the landfalls are from tropical cyclones of Gulf of Mexico origin. The most serious threat from tropical cyclones for Texans is from flooding.

The worst aspect about tropical cyclones is that the weaker they are, the more efficient they can be at producing heavy rains and catastrophic flooding. Systems with sprawling circulations, such as Hurricane Beulah , also tend to make good rainmakers.

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Therefore, winters in Texas are colder and receive more snowfall than normal. Texas is also less likely to get impacted by hurricanes due to the increased wind shear across the Atlantic. Spring to early summer yields increased rainfall especially where a low pressure system is located over the Four Corners region or northern Mexico which yields monsoon-like climate which was exacerbated during the and spring season where the City of Houston was the hardest hit as if the climate was similar to Mumbai or Kolkata, India with heavy rainfall usually from moisture from the Gulf of Mexico.

As if summoned by a dinner bell, millions of bats spiral out of their dark homes across Texas every summer night—a spectacular show if you know where to look. In Austin, Congress Avenue Bridge is home to more than 1. More often than not, the flowers are part of crops harvested for their seeds.

The sunflowers along Interstate 35 near Hillsboro often draw admirers, but keep in mind the fields are mostly on private property. On Sunday through Thursday nights, musicians of all sorts and skill levels gather under the oak trees outside the Luckenbach Texas dance hall and general store for an acoustic jam session. Shows run June 1-Aug. The 38th annual event, July , celebrates the summer nuisance in style with three days of events, including carnival rides, the mosquito chase a 5K race , barbecue and fajita cookoffs, horseshoe and washer throwing tournaments, and games.

Live entertainment caps off each evening with the likes of Jack Ingram and Rodney Atkins. The buzziest sight is the Mosquito Calling competition, in which contestants vie to summon the biggest bloodsucker. C elebrated on June 19, the Juneteenth holiday memorializes the day in when word of the Emancipation Proclamation—signed two-and-half years earlier—finally reached Texas.

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Galveston celebrates with a reading of the Proclamation at the Ashton Villa. What kind of sandcastle would a professional architect build? Find out on Aug. Luling will serve up a juicy slice of summer during its annual Watermelon Thump , June Held since , the festival draws an estimated 30, visitors to the small town for live music, a parade, car rally, carnival, and of course, watermelons—topped off with a seed-spitting contest. Now in its 41st year, the Great Texas Balloon Race July attracts some of the best balloon pilots in the world to race for the title during the day; evenings are filled with live concerts and a spectacular balloon glow.

Discover magnificent underwater worlds at the spectacular—and air-conditioned— Texas State Aquarium in Corpus Christi. The expansive facility displays all manner of marine life, from sharks and flamingos to river otters and dolphins, with special programs that involve feeding and interacting with some of the animals and educational programs led by staff members.

Le ss than a year after Hurricane Harvey ravaged the Gulf Coast, Port Aransas is ready to welcome back tourists for the summer. While it still caters to travelers who like its rustic charm, this motor court relic has been refreshed after a new owner took over this year.

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With its location in the heart of the city, the district allows visitors—it saw 6. The institutions are divided into four walkable and cyclable zones: But the museum introduces new opportunities for learning this summer with special exhibitions Rodeo!

When you get your fill of history, the giant, dark, and chilly IMAX theater is a worthy respite. But if you need an Instagram-worthy moment and a good laugh, goat yoga definitely delivers. As class members practice sun salutations, baby goats are free to climb on top of people, chase each other, and even nap on the mats. Enjoy the view from the top of these city towers. In San Antonio, check out the city from the foot observation deck and the revolving Chart House Restaurant at Tower of the Americas.

Travel 34 floors in the glass elevator of the Hyatt Regency Houston to get to Spindletop , a revolving restaurant that shows off the glittering metropolis. Stay cool in crow pose at a museum yoga class. Published monthly by the Texas Department of Transportation, Texas Highways , the official travel magazine of Texas, encourages travel to and within the Lone Star State and tells the Texas story to readers around the world.

Javascript must be enabled for the correct page display. All participants will receive a True Texan sticker while supplies last! Park it at a waterpark Whether you seek out the most harrowing, jaw-dropping slides or enjoy the chill vibe of a lazy river, Texas water parks offer something for everyone. Take a deep dive Scuba-diving, often associated with tropical destinations, is possible and fun!

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