The Cold War, Texas, and the Birth of Space City
Sixty years ago this April, NASA broke ground near Clear Lake to construct a new command post for manned space ... Read More »
A 1920s Modernist Interpretation of Texas Bluebonnets
Everett Gee Jackson didn’t plan to become an artist. Born in Mexia in 1900, Jackson enrolled at Texas A&M ... Read More »
Fort Worth’s I.M. Terrell High School Has a Legacy of Inspiring Jazz Standouts
While saxophonist Ornette Coleman’s pioneering style won him a Lifetime Achievement Grammy in 2007, the early ... Read More »
Raising ’em Right for Stock Show Season
Spring is livestock show season in Texas. Across the state, folks gather to compete for bragging rights when it ... Read More »
Remembering the Beaton Hotel of Corsicana’s Oil Boom Days
The Beaton Hotel in Corsicana was once the largest hotel between Houston and Dallas. Corsicana native Ralph Beaton ... Read More »
The Comanche Medicine Mounds Remain a Spiritual Refuge for the Storied Tribe
It’s not a long hike to the top of the highest of the four Comanche Medicine Mounds, which are located a few miles ... Read More »
San Felipe de Austin State Historic Site Recreates Early Texas Life with New Villa de Austin Townsite
Each day, thousands of motorists pass through the Southeast Texas town of Sealy on Interstate 10, many of them ... Read More »
Visit These 100-Year Old Texas Landmarks That Have Stood the Test of Time
Over the last 100 years, the Majestic Theatre has hosted performances by Harry Houdini, Duke Ellington, Cab ... Read More »
A Traveling Show Rolls into Small-Town Texas in 1921
In the 1920s, regular folks didn’t travel much because it was too expensive. But Texans have always loved a good ... Read More »
Follow Texas’ Indigenous Roots Along El Camino Real de los Tejas
It’s best to begin both journeys and stories in places without roads, preferably with at least one knee and one ... Read More »
The French Legation in Austin Echoes With Wild Tales of Texas’ First Days as a Republic
As capitals go, Austin was built fast and on the cheap. Republic of Texas President Mirabeau Lamar, upon taking ... Read More »
Everything You Need to Know About Texas State Historical Markers
History in the Marking Official historical markers explore the tales of Texas past By Julia JonesThough Texas is ... Read More »
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