Only in Texas

Animal Planet’s Treehouse Masters Built a Texas-Sized Project for Solterra Texas in Mesquite

By Daniel Lalley / March 26, 2025 /

North Texas is known for offering limitless lifestyle options. From the swanky high-rise scene to the relaxed suburban rhythm, anyone can find their pace and impressive amenities in this polyresidential part of the world. Of course, with an ever-growing battalion of builders and developers competing to build the next big thing, residents have all manner…

The Lone Camp General Store is a Great Opportunity For Live, Work, Play, And Community

By Seth Fowler / November 14, 2023 /

Today’s Tarrant County Tuesday takes us West to an enchanted stretch of S. FM 4 called Lone Camp in Palo Pinto County. This might be the most challenging article I’ve written in the eight years with CandysDirt.com. (Yeah, Candy, where’s my anniversary gift?) This is a story of a property that doesn’t fit cleanly in…

These Texas-Shaped Pools Are Creating a Splash in The Lone Star State

By Daniel Lalley / July 31, 2023 /

We’re in the dog days of summer, which can only mean one thing – it’s pool season. In a state like Texas, where temperatures are known to sit in triple-digit territory for days on end, we take our swimming seriously. While many communities are content creating conventional kidney-shaped or regular rectangular pools, others are taking…

Holy Batcave! This San Antonio House Has Its Own Cavern

By Marlin Weso / August 12, 2022 /

Thanks to the Zillow Gone Wild (@zillowgonewild) Twitter account, a modest, unassuming house in northeast San Antonio has actually gone wild — or viral. Even batty.

Round Top Antiques Fair Celebrates 50 Years Of Fabulous This Fall

By Amy Puchaty / September 21, 2018 /

The show that started it all, circa 1968, celebrates 50 years of fabulous this fall! The Original Round Top Antiques Fair kicks off Oct. 1 at the Big Red Barn, where thousands of pickers, fixers, and flippers, will descend upon Round Top for the ultimate antique shopping experience. For connoisseurs of HGTV, you know Round Top…