A Photographer Captures Divine Inspiration in Texas’ Transcendent Landmarks
From the ancient Chisos Mountains to the majestic Piney Woods to the roar of waves crashing on the South Padre ... Read More »
Hemphill Remembers the Columbia Disaster 20 Years Later
In the days following the Columbia space shuttle’s disintegration over East Texas 20 years ago, the Piney Woods of ... Read More »
Dry January? These Texas Counties Are Dry Year-Round.
When January rolls around, many people participate in the monthlong sabbatical from alcohol known as Dry or ... Read More »
Go on a Treasure Hunt at the State Archives Building in Austin
A Texas trivia question: Where would you go to find reports from state hospital inspections in the 1950s and ... Read More »
The Curious Historical Trend of Photographing Children in Goat-Drawn Carts
Given the ubiquity of cell phones today, it’s hard to believe photographers once carved out a living taking ... Read More »
Owens Salvage in the Panhandle Pays Homage to the Heyday of the Hot Rod
putters through his salvage yard in a beat-up truck on a bright October day. He is surveying the hundreds of ... Read More »
The Gault Site in Central Texas Reveals New Details About the Oldest North Americans
Heading west from Georgetown, away from the crowded Interstate 35 corridor, the countryside turns green with ... Read More »
The Tex-Mex Christmas Tradition of Tamales
Photo courtesy San Antonio Light, University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections Stocking up ... Read More »
The History of Pioneer Female Pilots Soars at the National WASP WWII Museum in Sweetwater
The trailblazing Women Air Force Service Pilots (WASPs), had to prove themselves twice—as the military’s first ... Read More »
Remembering the Migration of Freed Slaves on the Emancipation Trail
The Benson cabin is showing its age. Thought to be one of Galveston County’s oldest existing structures at over ... Read More »
You Don’t Need To Go to New York to See the Statue of Liberty
Best French contribution to American culture? That’s a toughie: french fries or the Statue of Liberty? The ... Read More »
Finding Isolation on Pinto Canyon Road in West Texas
Even today, Pinto Canyon Road in the Chinati Mountains of far West Texas is a lonely place. So we can only ... Read More »
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