This issue takes you on a brief trip to Fort Davis, Texas, one of our favorite places. We hope you’ll fall in love with the region, too, while learning about the Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute, a 507-acre oasis to see and experience. Cowboy artist Wayne Baize takes us through his journey and methods of creating award-winning paintings and drawings at his ranch in the Davis Mountains. We’re proud to bring you the important history of the Comanche people in Texas, in the words of Benny Tahmahkera, a great-great-grandson of Quanah Parker, the last and greatest Comanche chief. Watch as Phil Dunn, knife maker, grinds steel into beautiful works of art in Tomball, Texas. Find out what Wild West character Bronco Sue has to do with custom cowboy hats made by a Texas family. Keep turning pages to discover more!