When Birdee Pruitt (Sandra Bullock) finds out that her marriage is over in the most public way possible, she does what most of us want to do when we’re in trouble—she heads straight for home. So ...

Texas’s quadrupling of annual film incentives to $200 million will likely supercharge productions across the state. Hollywood’s favorite Texas small town, Smithville, shows the opportunities—and ...

Home to lonely deserts, vast cattle ranches, and historic town squares, these 5 Texas filming locations have bewitched ...

What a weekend we had in Smithville! From the 11th annual Smithville Empty Bowl to the Bastrop County Health Fair to the STX Golf Cart Club’s Dice Run benefitting CASA to the style show hosted by ...

Smithville is a city in Bastrop County, Texas, with a population of 4,256. The total cost of housing, food, child care, transportation, health care, taxes, and other necessities for a single adult in ...

It’s Jamboree week! After having missed Jamboree due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re excited to have the biggest event in Smithville back on track! Jamboree has been an integral part of Smithville for ...

Welcome to the Texas Canon, a series that dives into the movies, TV shows, books, albums and more that represent us and reach far beyond the Lone Star State’s borders. Today, we look at the romantic ...

SMITHVILLE, Texas (KXAN) – A Smithville building is being named as an official historical landmark by the State of Texas, Saturday June 11. West End Park has contributed to careers of many blues and ...

SMITHVILLE, Texas — Usually, there are two ways to get in or out of the Mount Pleasant subdivision in Smithville, commonly known as "The Hill." One was by taking the 4th Avenue Bridge, which was ...

SMITHVILLE, Texas — Tanker cars leaked hydrochloric acid after a Union Pacific train carrying hazardous cargo derailed in Smithville on Sunday morning. The incident happened around 5 a.m. at State ...

SMITHVILLE, Texas (KXAN) — Karrie McKeown and her family have lived in several homes at the end of Logan Lane in Smithville for decades. But when a suspected tornado rocked their homes Tuesday morning ...