Galveston isn't the only Texas coastal community with Mardi Gras festivities. Just up the coast in Port Arthur - near the Louisiana border - Feb. 11-14 will be the Southeast Texas Mardi Gras Weekend - A Family Affair. Featuring parades, concerts, street entertainment, carnival rides, fireworks and more, Port Arthur's Southeast Texas Mardi Gras Weekend promises to be fun for the whole family. Read More

February 2011 will find Dallas hosting its first-ever Super Bowl. Although the Cowboys have won 5 Super Bowls, and appeared in 8 overall, their hometown has yet to host the big game. That will all change next February when 80,000 football fans pile into the new Dallas Cowboy Stadium to witness Super Bowl XLV. Read More

Feb. 21-27, 2010 will mark the 73rd anniversary of Charro Days, the hugely popular "fiesta" staged in the border town of Brownsville each year. Although Charro Days has been around in its current format since 1938, it is rumored that the first "unofficial" Charro Days took place in the early to mid-1800s, when citizens of Brownsville and Matamoros, just across the Rio Grande River in Mexico, came together to celebrate a cooperative climate between the two nations. Read More

Founded in 1950, the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo is one of the largest events of its kind in the United States. A huge stock show, live professional rodeo and great entertainment combine to make this one of the best entertainment bargains around. This year's SA Rodeo will be Feb. 4 - 21. Read More