Texas

Search Help



Please click the following topics for more detailed help on using the search function.


  • How do I use Advanced Search?

    The link to Advanced Search can be found under the Search box at the top right-hand side of all pages. The advanced search engine automatically defaults to a search for Activities and Attractions. If you want to search for other items, or search everything, select the appropriate blue tab for that item by clicking on it.
    Advanced Search Tabs

    Once you have selected from the tab for your preferred search, you will be presented with several options. Below are all the options that would appear under Search All.
    Using advanced search



  • How do I use Last Search Results?

    TravelTex saves the information from your last search for your convenience. To return to a previous search click the Last Search Results link at the top right.
    Click Last Search link at top right of page

    You can use the "Open Search" option to narrow your search results if you have too many items, or expand your search results, if you have too few or no items.
    Using Last Search


  • How do I find a region?

    To find more information about any of the seven Texas regions, simply click on Texas Map then select a region by clicking on the region that you would like to view. To view photo's and movies about these Texas regions, and to link over to detailed attraction and city information, click the See Texas button.
    Find a Region


  • How do I find a city?

    Texas has over 400 cities spread out over its landscape. There are so many that it makes it hard for us to list them all. The following options will provide you with the means to find the specific Texas city that you wish to visit.
    Find a City

  • Enter the city name in the "Search" box and click GO.
    Enter city name and Click Go

  • If you are unsure how to spell the name of the city, for an alphabetical list of cities. You can also find this list under the advanced search option labeled View all Cities
  • Using 'This way to Texas' or "Advanced Search" function select a region from the dropdown menu, and then the specific city that you plan to visit.
    Click on the Cities Tab in Advanced Search


  • How do I find an event?

    Texas has over thousands of events and festivals every year. Due to the shear volume of information, TravelTex provides several options you can use to find an event specific to what you plan to do while in visiting Texas.
  • If you know the name or part of the name of the event that you are looking for, enter the name into the "Search" box and click GO.
    Enter all or part of the event name and Click Go

  • Using the "Advanced Search" function click on the blue "Events" tab and enter as much information as you know about the event into the provided drop down menus.
    Select Advanced Search ad Click on the events tab

  • If you are visiting a city and want to know what is happening you can view the events calendar on the city page. To find a city see info find a city, please see help information above.
    Click on the date you are looking for to see events


  • How do I find an attraction or activity?

    TravelTex provides listings to over 2,500 attractions and activities all around the Lone Star state. Try any of the below options to find a specific attract or activity. Note that when you are on a regional or city page the main attractions are listed on the page.
    Find attractions by using the Advenced Search

    1. If you know the name or part of the name of the attraction or activity that you are looking for, enter the name into the "Search" box and click GO.
      Enter the name if you know it and Click Go

    2. If you think you may be able to find the attraction by name you can to view an alphabetical listing of all activities and attractions. You can also find this link under the "Advanced Search" labeled View All Attractions & Activities
    3. Use the Advanced Search function or "This Way to Texas" box (on the TravelTex home page) to search for activities and attractions.
      Click the advanced search page




  • How do I submit information for a Texas City, event or attraction?

    The Texas Events Calendar is published quarterly and features more than 1,000 events. In addition to the approximately 90,000 copies distributed each quarter, the Calendar also appears on TravelTex.com. For information on how to be listed in the Calendar, e-mail Julie Welsh at , or write to Texas Events Calendar, PO Box 141009, Austin, TX 78714-1009. The Texas State Travel Guide features more than 465 cities and towns across the state. Communities interested in being listed in the Guide should have:
    • A legitimate tourist attraction or museum open at specified hours. (It could be open only on a Saturday afternoon from 2-4 p.m., but visitors traveling through the area would know the exact time and location.) Attractions open "by appointment only" do not qualify.
    Please e-mail Brent Dollar at to discuss the possibility of being listed in the guide. Alternatively, you may write to Texas State Travel Guide, PO Box 141009, Austin, TX 78714-1009. Currently, TravelTex.com only provides links to Texas cities, state associations and state agencies. For additional information concerning TravelTex.com and how to link your city, association or agency, please e-mail

  • How can I get a FREE Texas Travel Guide, Map or Accommodations Guide?

    For a FREE packet containing the Texas State Travel Guide, Accommodations Guide, and Official Texas State Highway Map, call 800-8888-TEX (US), or to order online, select the country you are coming from, and fill out our quick and easy order form. For travel assistance, call 800-452-9292.

  • Not finding what you're looking for? Try these search tips.

    To find: EXACTLY these words
    Typing "San Antonio" (the words you're looking for in quotation marks) will find items with those exact words in sequence. Without the quotation marks, you could wind up with many other listings containing the words San or Antonio. One word AND another If you need to search on more than one word, simply enter all the words you are looking for. Entering Holiday Six Flag Park will search for all items that contain the words Holiday and Six and Flag and Park - in any order. An item containing only 3 of the 4 will not occur in the results If you want to search on words in a particular order, enclose them in "". For example, museum "state history" will only find results that contain museum and the words state and history in this order. "history state" will not be flagged nor would "state texas history" As you add more words, the search becomes more specific, thus yielding generally fewer results. SPANISH words
    TravelTex stores information on some items in Spanish. If you are viewing the site in Spanish Only, search will look any word you type in the Spanish titles and Spanish text. If you are viewing the site in a combination of Spanish and English, both Spanish and English titles and text will be searched. Ignored words
    Like most search engines, TravelTex ignores common English words, such as a, is, or the, which do not help when searching for specific text. Special terms AND, OR should not be within quotes because it will return incorrect results.

    TravelTex ignores numbers, individual letters, $, and underline. It treats AND and OR as special words. The list is the same whether you are viewing the TravelTex in English, Spanish Only, or a combination of Spanish and English. for the complete list of ignored words.


  • How can I get information in another language?

    Downloadable PDF files of the Tour Guides are available in English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Japanese. and select from the list of Languages.

  • Can't find it? Let us know.

    We are always interested in your opinions concerning the content on TravelTex. If you failed to find the information you were looking for please tell us. to add your feedback and comments.

  • What is a TravelTex Match?

    We created the TravelTex match based on common mis-spellings and phrases and information searched for on the TravelTex site. Texas is a vast State and there are also other state web sites that can often provide additional information on items searched for such as State Parks, Historical Site and Highway Information. As part of the TravelTex match we try to link you directly over to these sites where it matches on your search terms.