Photographer Lizzie Chen traveled to Sweetwater, Texas, for the annual rattlesnake festival. Families have been participating in the community event for generations.

SWEETWATER, Texas — The 66th annual World’s Largest Rattlesnake Roundup in Sweetwater began Thursday, as many people will begin bringing in rattlesnakes for all kinds of purposes. Operated by ...

Texas’ uneven population boom is creating ghost towns in many rural counties. ... Rhodes served as the mayor of Sweetwater, about 122 miles southeast of Lubbock, from 1993 to 2001.

SWEETWATER, Texas — The 66th annual World’s Largest Rattlesnake Roundup in Sweetwater began Thursday, as many people will begin bringing in rattlesnakes for all kinds of purposes. Operated by ...