2016. Why Do Politicians Still Talk About Nevada as a Cowboy State? Denim shirts, sagebrush, wild horses—they’re tired images, and ignore what Nevada has become today.

Travelzoo Senior Editor walks PIX11 News through a perfect trip to Elko, Nevada. The small-town trip will bring guests through the Cowboy Corridor.

In one of the Nevada's most conservative areas, Elko County, Democratic candidates won over residents in West Wendover, led by Daniel Corona, the state's first openly gay, Latino mayor.

GARDNERVILLE, Nev.—Nick Nalder runs his cattle across the rugged high desert south of Reno, embodying an iconic image straight out of a cowboy movie. But like most Nevada ranchers, he confronts ...

In Nevada, where the U.S. government controls more than 80% of the land, cattlemen and farmers see Donald Trump as an ally in their fight for more access. Conservationists are readying their ...

Don Richmond, R.W. Hampton, and Rod Taylor perform at the Western Folklife Center during the 28th annual National Cowboy Poetry Gathering on Feb. 2, 2012, in Elko, Nevada.

I oughtta drag ’em out.” Ed is, of course, referring to my cowboy boots. I don’t often have opportunities to find things in common with most strangers in general, but especially in rural Nevada.