The lone star state has been scoring highly on ‘top destination’ lists recently. Cities like Austin and Houston are buzzing as artists, musicians and entrepreneurs thrive. And its wide open spaces, home to cowboys, mountains and wildflower meadows are ripe for exploring (Texas is the size of a whole country in itself). Road trip anyone? We chose some of our favourite photos of Texas from our archive.
A young cowgirl carries a Texas flag while riding across green fields (Aurora Photos/Robert Harding)