10.31.2023

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🚗 On the road again

10 Texas road trips to take this fall

Grab your pals and hit Buc-ee’s on your way out of town. | Video by Giphy

This beautiful fall weather is just begging to be enjoyed — and what better way to do that than with a little fall getaway?

Texas is a big state, y’all, so we called in reinforcements from our pals at ATXtoday and SATXtoday to help us with this round-up. Austin and San Antonio are not included in this list, as we’ll leave those guides to the experts.

Explore these 10 Lone Star State destinations for a short road trip.

Foodie forays

Dallas | ~35 minutes east
Don’t forget to pack your appetite as you spend a day across the metroplex to explore an eater’s paradise at the Dallas Farmers Market.

Fredericksburg | ~4 hours southwest
Plan a weekend trip to the Texas wine capital and explore vineyards and tasting rooms.

Boerne | ~4.5 hours southwest
Work up an appetite for fresh farm-to-table recipes at The Dienger Trading Co. after a cave tour.

Marfa’s Prada store is an iconic landmark.
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Photo by Lee Andrews

Artistic escapes

Waco | ~1.5 hours south
Get ready to style your home with picks from Magnolia Market at the Silos + stop by the Dr. Pepper Museum to learn the secret 23 flavors.

Luckenbach | ~4 hours south
Thanks to Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson, this small Central Texas town is a country music haven.

Marfa | ~7 hours southwest
Drive into the sunset for this West Texas artist paradise with larger-than-life roadside art and the miniature fake Prada store.

Photo of a riverbed. — Hike, skip rocks, and soak up the sun while you search for dinosaur tracks at the state park. | Photo by @dinovalleysp

Outdoor adventures

Dinosaur Valley State Park | ~1 hour southwest
Hike through history in Glen Rose + peek in the Paluxy River for sauropod tracks from the land before time.

Colorado Bend State Park | ~3 hours southwest
Explore 35 miles of trails and hike to a 70-ft waterfall in Bend.

Jacob’s Well | ~3.5 hours south
Take a drive down to Wimberley for a dip in this enchanting swimming hole.

Galveston Island | ~5 hours southeast
The beach is hot in the summer — but fall is a perfect time to look for shells along the Gulf of Mexico.

Asked

How long do you have to travel for it to count as a road trip?

A. Less than 3 hours
B. 3-6 hours
C. More than 6 hours
D. You tell us

Hit the road

Events

Wednesday, Nov. 1

Weird Wednesday | Wednesday, Nov. 1 | 5 p.m. | Southside Preservation Hall and Rose Chapel, 1519 Lipscomb St., Fort Worth | Free | Shop the night market and settle in for a screening of “Terror in the Trenches.”

Thursday, Nov. 2

Dining with the Dead | Thursday, Nov. 2 | 6-9 p.m. | Toro Toro, 200 Main St., Fort Worth | $120 | Celebrate Día de los Muertos with a demonstration by chef Jonathan Esparza and a three-course meal with cocktail pairings.
Local Yoakam | Thursday, Nov. 2 | 8 p.m. | Fat Daddy’s Sports & Spirits Café, 781 W. Debbie Ln., Mansfield | Enjoy live music from Texas’s only Dwight Yoakam tribute band.*

Friday, Nov. 3

Movie Night | Friday, Nov. 3 | 7-9 p.m. | Burnett Park, 501 W. 7th St., Fort Worth | Free | Grab your snacks and bundle up for a showing of “Elemental.”

Saturday, Nov. 4

TCU Women’s Volleyball | Saturday, Nov. 4 | 6-8 p.m. | Schollmaier Arena, 2900 Stadium Dr., Fort Worth | $5-$10 | Cheer on the Horned Frogs as they ace the Iowa State Cyclones.

Sunday, Nov. 5

Catch the Killer | Sunday, Nov. 5 | 1-5 p.m. | Log Cabin Village, 2100 Log Cabin Village Ln., Fort Worth | $30 | Can you solve a historic Texas murder mystery in this self-guided detective activity?

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News Notes

Civic

Early voting is open for the Tuesday, Nov. 7 constitutional amendment election. Check out the list of early voting locations and times + use Tarrant County’s election portal to view a sample ballot. Early voting ends Friday, Nov. 3.

Edu

The opening of Fort Worth ISD’s biggest elementary school is delayed again. The district pushed back the opening of the 120,000-sqft Rolling Hills Elementary until after Thanksgiving due to water supply issues. The Benbrook-area school was originally slated to open for the 2023-2024 academic year. (Fort Worth Report)

Today Is

Halloween. Too brave for trick-or-treating? Celebrate the scariest day of the year with these terrifying haunted houses or some of Funkytown’s spookiest haunts.

Concert

British heavy metal band Iron Maidens will rock out Funkytown next fall. The band will bring “The Future Past World Tour” to Dickies Arena on Nov. 16, 2024. Tickets are available for presale starting today at 10 a.m. and open for general sale on Friday, Nov. 3.

History

Scientists from Dallas’ Perot Museum of Nature and Science published the name of a newly discovered dinosaur. Ampelognathus coheni — or Cohen’s Grapevine jaw — was found by Murray Cohen in Grapevine in 2020 and is believed to have been the size of a mid-sized dog. (Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology)

Travel

Want to go to Mexico for the holidays? Viva Aerobus is adding a non-stop route from DFW Airport to Leon, Mexico starting Friday, Dec. 8. The service will run every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday year-round. Book tickets.

Announced

UT Arlington researcher Warda Ashraf received $2 million from the National Science Foundation to develop 3D-printed coral reefs. The scientist and her team are attempting to recreate Roman concrete and construct artificial reefs to replace dying natural ones.

Traffic

Fort Worth has the 10th hardest commute in the US, according to Forbes Homes. The list of the top 25 largest cities in the country puts the average Panther City commute at 26.8 minutes. Cowtown ranked behind No. 9 Dallas and No. 4 Houston.

Beauty

Looking for an unbelievably close shave? Try Meridian Trimmers, engineered to empower individuals of all genders to achieve flawless grooming. Get 15% off a one-time purchase with code “6AM.”*

Culture

City

The legend of the Lake Worth Goatman

Would you venture down this Greer Island trail to look for the Goatman? | Photo by FTWtoday

Cue a creepy flashlight under the chin. It’s spooky season and there’s a legend afoot in northwest Fort Worth.

Enter the Lake Worth Goatman.

Allegedly spotted on July 9, 1969, the mythical man-goat-beast lives on Greer Island, a six-mile, forested island at the Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge.

Witnesses claim to have seen a 7-ft-tall, 350-lb hairy creature with horns and scales run across a cliff and chuck a tire 500 feet. Some people claim that the beast broke a limb from an oak tree like it was a toothpick.

Over the next several months, daring Fort Worthians flocked to Greer Island in search of our local Sasquatch. Over 70 people have supposedly seen him or heard his sad cry out over the water.

Four months after his first sighting, someone snapped a grainy black-and-white photo of the furry legend, memorializing the monster into Funkytown lore.

Have you seen Goatman?

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The Wrap

Today’s edition by:
Kate

From the editor

I recently went for a hike around Greer Island. I will say 2:30 p.m. in the afternoon is potentially not the best time of day to spot the Goatman. But as someone who only watches scary movies in the middle of the day with the lights on, it was just right.

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