Millican Pecan Company‘s roots go deep in the history of the state nut of Texas. The San Saba orchard and the modern pecan industry were started by E.E. Risien in 1888 when he popularized the ...

San Saba River Nature Park in San Saba opens a pecan forest to the public for exploring and enjoying. In season, the tasty nuts litter the paved hiking path like forgotten Easter eggs. Claiming the ...

San Saba County is known for pecans and actor Tommy Lee Jones, and one high school athlete is hoping to add basketball to the list. San Saba High School junior Risien Shahan, who helped get the ...

This is the Pecan Capital of the World, the home of actor Tommy Lee Jones and the place where a friend of mine once stole a goat during his misspent youth. You will not find, nor should you seek, the ...

SAN SABA, Texas — For the Millican family, the San Saba River has always been more than a water source, it’s been a partner in their livelihood. Their pecan orchard, planted in 1888, has been passed ...

I’m hit with a familiar scent breezing through the car window as I drive into San Saba, Texas. You can smell a pecan grove in its autumnal flourish before you see it—that much I know from growing up ...

My own prime directive was to drop by San Saba Pecan Co. (2803 West Walker Street), one of numerous local pecan companies, to buy some of the local thin-shelled pecans. The front office clerk sells ...

Shiner Beer’s Candied Pecan Ale is made with roasted pecans from Millican Pecan Company in San Saba, Texas. Credit: Instagram / shinerbeer Texas-based Shiner Beer has released a limited edition ...

My mother used to tell me that she’d saved thousands of dollars in therapy simply by driving her convertible on lovely days. After spinning my wheels through the Hill Country on a recent glorious ...