Texas

Dallas - Houston high speed rail

Dallas to Houston in 90 minutes, 240-mile, 2026

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Central_Railway

Map: https://www.texascentral.com/alignment-maps/

Austin

• Congress bridge, bats
• margarita overlooking lake in daytime (oasis)
• margarita in outdoor bar at night under trees (cedar door)
• swimming in Barton springs pool or blue hole
• live music and drunk people (6th street)
• country music (Gruene Hall)
• western wear shop (shepler's)
• pedernales falls for hiking & swimming
• salt lick or rudys bbq
• ausitin city hall
• 6th street bars: cheers (flaming dr pepper); pet’s dueling piano bar

San Antonio

• The Alamo: https://www.thealamo.org/
• River walk

National Parks

• Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park
  • http://www.nps.gov/lyjo/index.htm
• Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park
  • http://www.nps.gov/paal/index.htm
• Padre Island National Seashore
  • http://www.nps.gov/pais/index.htm
• San Antonio Missions
  • http://www.nps.gov/saan/index.htm

Food

Rudy's: Texas BBQ https://rudysbbq.com/