Descending 897 miles from the top of the Texas Panhandle to the state's southernmost point at Brownsville is U.
83, one of the longest federal highways that hasn't been replaced by an Interstate.
Award-winning author Stew Magnuson takes readers on a trip through the Lone Star State's sparsely populated ranchlands, its scenic Hill Country and the historically rich Lower Rio Grande Valley.
Every town has a story to tell, says Magnuson.
A massacre in Menard marked the beginning of the end fo.