People
Extraordinary Texans: Joe & Lanna Duncan
Tourism in the mountain west got a boost in 1930 with the opening of two nearly identical sister hotels designed…
Extraordinary Texans: Tom Perini
Tom Perini grew up in Abilene in the ’50s, but spent weekends on his family’s ranch 15 miles south at…
Extraordinary Texans: Lareatha H. Clay
Most families start with a love story, but not many start like Lareatha Clay’s. Two centuries ago, in Kentucky and…
Extraordinary Texans: Mary Kemp
At age 86, Mary Kemp takes the long view about bluebonnets and history. For more than 30 years she has…
Extraordinary Texans: Donna Shaver
Donna shaver first glimpsed the Gulf of Mexico in 1980, arriving at Padre Island National Seashore as a college student…
Extraordinary Texans: Joel Guzman
In Spanish, “conjunto” means “together.” Conjunto is also a lively musical style born on the Texas-Mexico border in the early…
Extraordinary Texans: Loncito Cartwright
When 53-year-old Loncito Cartwright says his family came to Texas before the war, he means the Texas Revolution of 1835-36.…
Llano's Polo Prodigy
One of Texas’ greatest sportsmen never played a down at Cowboys Stadium. He never took the field with the Rangers…
Speaking of Texas: Mansbendel's Masterpieces
Legions of visitors to Mission San José and the Spanish Governor’s Palace in San Antonio have admired the doors and…
Web Extra: Peter Mansbendel's Masterpieces
The woodcarving legacy of Swiss woodcarver Peter Mansbendel (1883-1940) has enjoyed a renaissance in recent years, thanks in part to…
Barbara Jordan: The Great Texas Orator
As the first African-American woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from the deep South, Barbara Jordan faced adversity…
Speaking of Texas: East Texas Original, Howard Peacock
In April, Texas lost two stalwarts of environmentalism, Geraldine Watson and Howard Peacock. Count them among conservationists of the 1960s…