So here's the funny thing… This one was illuminated, too, and I took photos and I even grabbed the cache since it was right across the street. But I looked at the photos and decided I didn't like them. You see, this one was illuninated by lamps mounted on the outside and shining down on … Continue reading 194. Sarita, Kenedy County →

Oh, come on! Really? What is it with the Valley and beautifully illuminating their courthouses? It's two in the morning! Are you ever going to let me sleep?!? Yes, I know this all speaks more to my personal compulsions than it does to the intents of the county authorities that light these things, but I … Continue reading 193. Raymondville, Willacy County →

White building adequately lit as to allow the reading of a building name? OK! I guess that qualifies, too! At this rate, I might make it all the way back to Austin tonight! So I took a walk around the building. This time it was a little painful though. All the sitting and driving, even … Continue reading 192. Brownsville, Cameron County →

Well, would you lookie there…! That's pretty bright, too! It's also something I haven't seen before at this point. I've seen several courthouses undergoing repairs, but I haven't seen one in the process of being built thus far. Considering the construction, I opted to forego the traditional walk around. Especially since a quick drive around … Continue reading 191. Edinburg, Hidalgo County →

Wait a minute… The front of the courthouse is illuminated! In fact, it's bright enough to get a decent photograph! And if I can get a photograph, I can grab a cache and head to the next county and be ahead of the game tomorrow! W00T! I long ago realized that I kinda cut myself … Continue reading 190. Rio Grande City, Starr County →

The sun was getting low and the clouds were looking heavy as I rolled into town. As I pulled up to the courthouse, it made for a great backdrop to photograph against. I like this courthouse. It's a combination of modern and stylish that I don't think you see. Modern courthouses tend to be almost … Continue reading 189. Zapata, Zapata County →

…Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas. I've walked across this bridge before. For the second time in my life, I find myself in Nuevo Laredo. The last time I went across with cash and and bought a wooden chest to give to an Australian as a gift. I couldn't begin to tell you which store it was from. … Continue reading Recuerdos →

For the second time in my life, I found myself in Laredo. The first time didn't bring me anywhere near downtown (I helped a friend deliver a car to a monastery for his parents). Of course, I should have expected that it would almost feel like a small town in Mexico here. Then, of course, … Continue reading 188. Laredo, Webb County →

More aptly titled Colombia, Nuevo Leon. Nuevo Leon only touches Texas on a little finger of land at the Colombia Solidarity International Bridge. That bridge is part of a greater system of bridges that moves pedestrians, vehicles, and commercial and industrial traffic between Mexico and the United States. There's one little catch, though… There's only … Continue reading An Illegal Border Crossing? →

I had previously assumed that Cotulla was some older Mexican settlement that had been here since the days before the sky was blue and water was wet. Imagine my surprise to learn it was named after a Polish immigrant, soldier, and rancher, who donated land for the railroad. Receiving a railroad depot and a post … Continue reading 187. Cotulla, La Salle County →