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All it took in 1885 to build Houston a city library was a book club, begun by women with a desire for "intellectual culture."

Just when you get used to land, lots of land, and starry skies above, Texas shows you something else. Take a Panhandle road trip in photos.

Let's say you're not from Texas. (Cue Lyle Lovett) But you got here quick as you could. Now you want to learn how to be a Texan. Here's how.

There are miles and miles of Texas, and you can learn a lot about what Texans love about their great state in six days on the road.

Though the Terlingua ghosts are long gone, the visitors still flock to the town's Chili Cookoff and visit the historic final resting place

Road trips have an appeal that goes way back in time, and roadside oddities abound for time travelers willing to take a fork in the road.