Barbara Jordan Remembered
With her passing in 1996, Barbara Jordan became the first African American to be buried in the Texas State Cemetery in Austin, an honor for which she advocated for African Americans while in the Texas State Senate. Her grave rests behind that of Stephen F. Austin. Read More »
San Antonio Artist Captures Latino Community in Public Artworks
Driving northbound on I-35 through downtown San Antonio affords a clear view of the city’s Christus Santa Rosa ... Read More »
Texas Two-Step
It’s a pure Texas moment: I’m scooting my Justin ropers across the hardwood floor of Twin Sisters Dance Hall ... Read More »
Roads to Freedom
Before I met Cedric Fletcher, the man who would become my husband, I had never heard of the East Texas town of ... Read More »
By the Book
Kathy Patrick often talks reading with customersat Beauty and the Book, a Jefferson hair salon that features ... Read More »
New Twist On Maya Meaning
Fort Worth's Kimbell Museum stands ready to present significant advances in the collective understanding of and ... Read More »
Wurstfest Turns 50
Join New Braunfels in celebrations its German heritage at the 50th Wurstfest. As always, you can expect a ... Read More »
An Astronaut’s Mission
On July 20, 1969, people across the globe watched their televisions in amazement as Apollo 11 landed the Lunar ... Read More »
Ghosts of Galveston
In the 19th Century, tragedies washed over Galveston as regularly as the tides: deadly fires, yellow-fever ... Read More »
Donald Judd
"Dear Mom, Van Horn Texas. 12600 population. Nice town beautiful country mountains Love, ... Read More »
America’s Singing Breakman
Imagine the commotion that would erupt if B.B. King, Eric Clapton, or Willie Nelson sat on a bench in downtown ... Read More »
True, Texas: What Is It? Where Is It?
What is True, Texas? The bold-faced greeting from a gleaming water tower. The creaky, timeworn floors of a rural ... Read More »