SMITHVILLE — If you confine your Central Texas day trips to the main highways, you might find Smithville easy to skip. This half-hidden, quasi-quirky railroad town maintains its singular ...

Hollywood’s favorite Texas small town, Smithville, shows the opportunities—and hazards—ahead for other communities aspiring for stardom. It’s plain what filmmakers see in Smithville.

Upon feasting your eyes on this particular home for the first time in Smithville, Texas, one wouldn’t guess that the picturesque residence was completely and utterly revamped by and award ...

Step into the holiday magic of The Katy House, a charming bed and breakfast nestled in Smithville, Texas. Owner Tiffany Prior ...

But for Bergeron, libraries – especially in small Texas towns like Smithville – are more than a book lending depot. In 2018, she recognized a need for mental health services in this 4,000 ...

The Hope Floats ice cream shop in downtown Smithville, pictured on Feb. 6, 2025, is named after the 1998 Sandra Bullock romance filmed there. Credit: Lorianne Willett/The Texas Tribune Audio ...

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Smithville, Texas, is filled with art. This narrow alley next to the Comfort Cafe is decorated with detailed mosaics about the life journeys of the people who work and go through recovery there ...

In 2019 in Texas, 14% of the state’s 3,891 suicides occurred in rural areas, though only accounting for 11% of Texas residents. The Smithville library director has witnessed this firsthand as ...