Finance + Legal Services

What Happens If Your Spouse Is Hiding Assets During a Divorce?

If your spouse is hiding money, property, or other financial assets during a divorce, it can significantly affect how your marital estate is divided. In Texas, courts can take steps to address financial misconduct, including awarding a larger share of the marital estate to the wronged spouse or ordering financial compensation when fraud on the community estate is established.Dividing property fairly requires an accurate understanding of what each spouse owns and owes. When one person conceals...

Arts + Culture

I Call It a Gift

What Began With an Unexpected Opportunity Became a Way To Create, Connect, and Open Doors for Others Article by Camille Delgado | Photography by Jenna McElroy I never dreamed of owning Golden Hour Live Art. Business owners are taught to tell the story differently—to say we had a dream, believed in it, worked hard, and made it happen. But that’s not my story. Golden Hour wasn’t something I dreamed up. It was an opportunity that appeared at an unexpected time in my life. In 2019, after...

Entertainment

Stars, Stripes, and Small-Town Spirit

A July Fourth Bash Filled With Fireworks, Friends, and Gratitude Photography by Georges Schemagin  This year, in honor of America’s 250th birthday, Twisted X and Dripping Springs City Lifestyle teamed up to host a Fourth of July celebration, and our community showed up in the best way. Local businesses set up booths, served food, handed out merch, and brought plenty of red, white, and blue spirit. Families came ready to hang out, kids did what kids do when there’s a big open space and lots of...

Food + Beverage

Autumn Buzz

Apple Cinnamon Bee’s Knees: A Little Honey, a Little Spice, and Everything Nice Article by Drink to Remember | Photography by Stacy Berg The Bee’s Knees is one of those cocktails that proves you don’t need a long ingredient list to make something really good. Gin, fresh lemon, and honey are a pretty perfect combination all on their own, but this version gives the classic a little fall makeover with apple cider and cinnamon. The apple cinnamon honey syrup is really what makes this one special...

Professional Services

The Soul Behind The Lens 

DSCL’s Iris Castro Shares the Story Behind Her Photography and Her Passion for Capturing Life’s Fleeting Moments Article by Iris Castro | Photography by RootedSMM Some stories are written in words. Others are captured in a single frame—a glance, a laugh, a hand held tightly, or a moment beneath the Friday night lights. For me, photography is about preserving those fleeting moments and revealing the emotion within them. I’m Iris, the owner of Oh My Soul Photography, and I believe photography...

Health + Wellness

All Ears in Dripping Springs

Hear in Texas Combines Serious Hearing Care, a Heart for Veterans, and a Refreshingly Personal Approach to Medicine Article by Whitnie Strauss | Photography by Iris Castro Ask Carlos Miranda who the ideal patient is at Hear in Texas, and he doesn’t hesitate: “Someone with ears.” Fair enough. Spend a little time with Carlos and Jason Bernal, and you quickly realize this isn’t your typical medical practice.  They laugh a lot. They give each other a hard time. There are gentle, giant office...

Food + Beverage

The Regulars

They May Not Put It Into Words, but Their Time at the Table Says Plenty Article by Melissa Svoboda | Photography by Iris Castro Walk into Oak Creek Cafe on nearly any day of the week, from breakfast to lunchtime, and you’ll see them— “the regulars”—a group of men sitting at the same table every day. Sometimes there are eight to 10 guys, sometimes just two or three, sharing coffee, stories, history, and friendship. They range in age from their 50s to their 90s, and many of them have been...

Shopping

A Sure Foundation

How Vanilla Extract Inspired a Family Business Built on Thoughtful Gifting Article by Lani Derrick | Photography by Iris Castro Life Anchored Home began with a quiet, ordinary moment at home with my daughter. At the time, my husband and I were becoming much more intentional about the products we brought into our home. We were reading ingredient labels more closely, from the food we ate to the products we used around our family. One day, my daughter and I were making cookies, and I happened to...

Food + Beverage

Love at the Table

For Chef Marissa Fisk, Thanksgiving Traditions Carry the Memories of One Generation Into the Next Article by Marissa Fisk | Photography by Kimber Brown Thanksgiving has always been near and dear to my heart. Today, three generations of our family can gather in the kitchen, but when I cook, I often think about a fourth: my late grandmother. So much of what I create in the kitchen carries a little piece of her with it. That’s the thing about Thanksgiving. The table changes over the years...

Food + Beverage

The White Rabbit

A Family Blend of Love, Loss, and Specialty Coffee Is at the Heart of Rocté Coffee Company Article by Ted Rockwell | Photography by Summer Miles The story of Rocté Coffee Company is, at its core, the story of our family. The name itself is a blend of our surnames: the Rockwells (Ted and Tina—we’re the parents) and the Nartés (Eli, Brystal, Caleb, and Ruby—our adult children). But long before Rocté became a business, it was a shared commitment to hold tight to one another through tragedy. ...