This week on Texas Country Reporter…Celebrate the holiday season all aross the Lone Star State. Deck the halls in the middle of the West Texas desert. Gage Hotel, 101 Highway 90 West, Marathon, TX 79842 www.gagehotel.com Discover a magical Old World tradition known as the Christmas Pickle. Linda Dietert, Curator of the Sophienburg Museum. 401 W. Coll St, New Braunfels, Texas 78130 MAP (830)629-1572 Toll Free: 1- 866-629-7674 www.nbtx.com/sophienburg Plus, meet a special young man who’s overcoming incredible odds to celebrate Christmas…just like all the other kids. Colby Havard, Vidor, TX MAP Texas Country Reporter, it’s what the Lone Star State is all about!