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State park preserves a "dinosaur highway" discovered a century ago this year.
Unfolding
the mystery of Monroe Dunaway Anderson, the man whose name is more
well-known because of the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer
Center in Houston. Cowgirl
and trailblazer Connie Douglas Reeves exemplified the ideals of
self-reliance and independence enough to earn a spot in the National
Cowgirl Hall of Fame and a Chester A. Reynolds Award from the National
Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City.
Old Red not only houses history, it is history. After a 90-year absence and a $40 million renovation, the landmark tower is back and is now home to the Old Red Museum of Dallas County History and Culture.
The smoke-spewing stacks are long gone, and the jubilant bells are silent, but today, travelers can retrace the voyages of the multidecked steamers from the mouth of the Rio Grande to Roma.
As a girl growing up in the 1830s, Elisabet Ney dreamed of becoming a great sculptor. Her parents told her that women were not allowed to take sculpting classes, but Elisabet was strong-willed and would not give up.
There’s a little bit of maverick in every Texan. The application of the word "maverick" may have expanded beyond its original Old West context, but it’s still the best definition I’ve seen of the Texas character, both historical and contemporary.
Dedicated deltiologists — postcard collectors, that is — join the merely curious in Austin at the Capital of Texas Postcard Club’s annual show to search, find, dicker, and plunk down a few dollars for a colorful 3-by-5-inch piece of history—a vintage postcard.
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The Dinosaur Highway
