[dropcap]A[/dropcap]ll across the United States, small towns are preserving a sense of Americana that doesn't exist elsewhere. It's in the small towns where a sense of home thrives. The little hamlets of the Lone Star State don't change often, and they maintain their siren call that often draws their native citizens back home. So settle in and take a look at the slowed-down, calmer, yet very real life happening on a daily basis in small towns across Texas.
Videos by Wide Open Country
Fans at a pee wee football game in Cameron, Texas
Image courtesy of Jennifer Stifflemire
Viewing a parade in Hondo, Texas
Image courtesy of Kelly Koch
Barrel Racing in Rockdale, Texas
Playing a game of 42 in Seymour, Texas
Image courtesy of Elizabeth Abrahamsen
Sharing a meal at the Bowling Club Cafe in Blanco, Texas
Singing the National Anthem before a football game in New Deal, Texas
Out and about in Taylor, Texas
Lunch at City Drug in Jacksboro, Texas
Beauty queens ride in a parade in Cranfills Gap, Texas
A home-cooked meal of meatloaf and sweet tea in Breckenridge, Texas
Residents having a visit together in Blanco, Texas
Decked out for the home team (the Yoemen) on Friday, at Monica's Daycare in Cameron, Texas
Image courtesy of Monica Garrison
Children playing on a jungle gym made from an old hay ring in Needville, Texas
Image courtesy of Terry Parker
Kicking back in Mt. Pleasant, Texas
Image courtesy of JoAnna Grissom
A humorous sign welcomes visitors to Stanton, Texas
Fishing in Blanco State Park in Blanco, Texas
Preparing for the J.W. Hart PBR Challenge in Decatur, Texas
A service at the First United Methodist Church in Fentress, Texas
Breakfast at Donut Haven in Clute, Texas
Country music in Llano, Texas
Facebook/Llano Fiddle Fest Weekend
