Terlingua News

By Kathi BlissEditor/POST-REGISTER The sound of children's laughter.The sight of kites flying high in the air.The smell of smoke and spice.It's springtime in Lockhart, Texas.To welcome clear skies and pleasant temperatures, the Central Texas Tolbert Chili Group, the City of Lockhart and the Lockhart Chamber of Commerce have teamed up for the ... (more)

Whereas restaurant and cafA© openings a few years ago in Texas' Big Bend region were of the surprisingly sophisticated sort, today's newer arrivals represent a cornucopia of options ranging from hip and trendy to simple and satisfying.

BY BETTY WATERS blw@tylerpaper.com Cooks with a fetish for chili turned out Saturday for the 32nd Rose City Chili Cook-Off at Gander Mountain sporting goods store.

BY REBECCA HOEFFNER rhoeffner@tylerpaper.com For nearly 17 years, Henrietta Grooms has spent countless hours volunteering with The Salvation Army of Tyler Women's Auxiliary.

West Texas residents were digging out of several inches of snow Friday after a winter storm stranded motorists, delayed businesses and buried El Paso in more than half its average annual snowfall.