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A historic photograph of a hotel on a dirt road with people out front

Vintage

In the Early 1900s, Port Arthur Was Home to an Opulent Hotel Fit for the East Coast

Arthur Stillwell built the hotel along his railroad line, which facilitated trade for Midwestern states

By Jac Darsnek
May 30, 2023
Three men carefully taverse rocky terrain near the top of Guadalupe Peak

History

How Three Men in Wheelchairs Summited Guadalupe Peak in the Early 1980s

By Andrew Stuart
May 30, 2023

Meet Comfort Tysen, the Texas State Capitol’s Longest-Serving Tour Guide

By Clayton Maxwell
May 25, 2023

A Hotel Haunted by a Ghost Cat and Other Spooky Tales in New Braunfels

By Bobby Alemán
May 24, 2023

More

Seventy Years Ago, Cedar Choppers Ruled the Hill Country with Axes and Muscle

By W.K. Stratton
May 10, 2023

Vintage

Meet Isabella Neff, the Mother of Texas State Parks

By Traces of Texas
May 2, 2023
The lit interior of one of the rooms within Longhorn Cavern State Park.

History

How Longhorn Cavern Was Carved by Hand

By Bobby Alemán
May 2, 2023

Freddy Fender Gets His Due with A Texas Historical Marker

By Steven Hughes
April 26, 2023
A black and white picture of a group of people in costumes

Embracing Tradition and Texas Politics, Cornyation Reigns Over San Antonio’s Fiesta

By Kirk Walsh
April 21, 2023

Waco’s Historic Suspension Bridge Reopens After Getting a Fix-Up

By Gene Fowler
April 20, 2023
A slab of wood has Scrabble-like tiles that are arranged with a quote from Lady Bird Johnson: "Where Wildflowers Bloom, So Does Hope." Other tiles contain painted wildflowers.

The Cabinet Oak Project Celebrates Art, a Historic Tree, and LBJ’s Legacy

By Clayton Maxwell
April 19, 2023
On the narrow patio of honky-tonk Broken Spoke, musicians Alvin Crow and Ian Stewart, dress in western attire, perform with acoustic guitars.

Austin’s Broken Spoke Dance Hall Finally Gets Its Texas Historical Marker

By Jen Hamilton Hernandez
April 14, 2023
A bison rolls in the dust in front of a group of other bison

History

What the Heck Is Cattalo?

By Mary Beth Gahan
March 28, 2023
View looking upward at Allie Victoria Tennant's "Tejas Warrior" statue and the curved exedra (semicircular architectural recess) at the front entrance of the Hall of State building at Fair Park in Dallas.

Sightseer

The Restored Hall of State Tells the Story of Texas at Fair Park

By TH Staff
March 28, 2023
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