With a Gift and a Grin, Amos Milburn Helped Invent Rock ‘n’ Roll
Born in Houston in 1927, Amos Milburn was a piano prodigy, sounding out tunes from the age of 5. Piano ... Read More »
My Favorite Texas Trip: A Retreat at St. Benedict Monastery
I arrived at the St. Benedict Monastery in Canyon in the summer of 2015 to spend the week working on a few short ... Read More »
Reflecting on Mission San José’s 300 Years in San Antonio
The bells of Mission San José set the pace for everything I did growing up in 1950s-’60s South Side San ... Read More »
Ray Benson Reflects on 50 Years of Seminal Western Swing Band Asleep at the Wheel
One afternoon this March, the visage of Ray Benson, founder and leader of the band Asleep at the Wheel, flickered ... Read More »
Let the Transformation of Bartlett Begin
It’s a thought that has probably occurred to almost every Texan at one point or another. You’ll be out there driving along, going from nowhere to someplace, when you pass through a foundering small town with a tragic downtown area, and you see the abandoned gas stations and empty stores and think ... Read More »
Mickey Mantle Made a Name for Himself in New York, but He’s Forever a Texan
One of the greatest baseball players who’s ever lived lies in rest inside Dallas’ Sparkman/Hillcrest Memorial ... Read More »
Shakespeare at Winedale Celebrates its 50th Anniversary Via YouTube
The June morning is still cool when members of the 2019 Shakespeare at Winedale summer class tackle the ... Read More »
Dr. James Ayres Reflects on 50 Years of the University of Texas at Austin’s Shakespeare at Winedale Program
In the fall of 1970, at a luncheon at the Winedale Historical Center in Round Top, philanthropist Ms. Ima Hogg ... Read More »
Texas-Based 7-Eleven Mastered the Art of Curbside Service a Century Ago
From the 1920s to the ’60s, the Dallas convenience store chain made its name delivering good to customers’ cars. During COVID-19, the antiquated service as made a major comeback. Read More »
Grammy-Winner Sarah Jarosz Reflects on the Influence of Texas Music and her Hill Country Upbringing
When she was a student at Wimberley High School, bluegrass prodigy Sarah Jarosz was already ... Read More »
Wenzel’s LoneStar Meat Co. in Hamilton Beckons You to Bite its (Pork) Butt
For the unhurried, US 281 is a popular north-south alternative to Interstate 35. Like pearls on a string, small ... Read More »
How Post Office Murals Lifted Spirits During the Great Depression
First-Class Murals Post office artworks lifted spirits during the Great Depression By Robyn Ross In the ... Read More »