John Watson, president and CEO of conservation real estate company Orvis/Cushman & Wakefield, wanted to find the perfect stewardship buyer for the 2,864-acre Palo Duro Canyon Ranch. It wasn't just any property.

By Jim McBride, Amarillo Globe-News, Texas Jan. 4--Once they thundered across the plains by the thousands, the clouds of dust from their numbers nearly blotting out the sun.

By JANE MAHONEY For the Journal Palo Duro Canyon comes as something of a surprise. Heading east out of Canyon, Texas, I knew the entry to the Panhandle's most spectacular landscape was only 10 miles distant. Still, the utterly flat plains seemed to extend to the horizon.

By Art Chapman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Sep. 2--Bass Hall is a special place -- a first-class performance hall. When Red Steagall debuted his Soul of the West musical drama there a couple of years ago, the crowds were huge, and the event was a success.

By Leon Hale, Houston Chronicle Aug. 9--PALO DURO CANYON -- My guess is that a great many Texans don't know that this great hole in the ground exists. I'm standing on its north rim.