Natalie Moore

Are you a college undergraduate or graduate student with a passion for journalism and a love for all things Texas? If so, Texas Highways magazine invites you to apply for our summer internship program. As an editorial intern, you’ll have the opportunity to work alongside our staff, gaining hands-on experience with our print and digital products.

Are you a college undergraduate or graduate student with a passion for journalism and a love for all things Texas? If so, Texas Highways magazine invites you to apply for our summer internship program. As an editorial intern, you’ll have the opportunity to work alongside our staff, gaining hands-on experience with our print and digital products.

More than 100 years after moonshine surged in popularity during Prohibition, distilleries across the state are reviving the once illegal spirit. Congress established the 18th Amendment in 1919, which made the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol illegal—but not its consumption. Bootleggers had to improvise to make contraband whiskey, using anything that fermented, including corn, rye, wheat, barley, vegetables, fruits, or even sugar.