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A black-and-white photograph of a woman holding tamales

Vintage

The Tex-Mex Christmas Tradition of Tamales

Stocking up to make tamales for the holidays, Maria Moreno stopped by a San Antonio shop to buy corn husks on Nov. 18, 1943

By Traces of Texas
November 23, 2022

The History of Pioneer Female Pilots Soars at the National WASP WWII Museum in Sweetwater

By Becca Nelson Sankey
November 11, 2022
A woman stands with her hands clasped in prayer in a green grassy field

History

Remembering the Migration of Freed Slaves on the Emancipation Trail

By Brooke A. Lewis
October 27, 2022
A green statue of libery on a white brick pillar stands in front of a building with lush green trees and shrubs

Art

You Don’t Need To Go to New York to See the Statue of Liberty

By Michael Hoinski
October 27, 2022

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A black-and-white photograph of a woman leaning against a spiny cactus plant, with numerous mountains in the background

Vintage

Finding Isolation on Pinto Canyon Road in West Texas

By Jac Darsnek and Traces of Texas
October 27, 2022
A single gravesite is marked in the middle of an island between two roads. A tree trunk toward the back of the island is where the historical marker sign is located.

Roadside Oddities

Roadside Oddity: The Lone Grave in Hearne

By Marisa Charpentier
October 26, 2022
A shot of the "Ezekiel" flying machine hangs from the ceiling in an exhibition room at the Northeast Texas Rural Heritage Center and Museum in Pittsburg. Three people stand underneath the contraption, a structure that looks like a nun's cornette with wheels.

Did an East Texas Preacher Beat the Wright Brothers Into the Sky?

By Paul McDonnold
October 18, 2022
An artist rendering of the Austin skyline with the Waterline on the right of the photo. Soaring to 1,022 feet, Waterline will become the tallest tower in Texas when it opens in 2026. Source: Atchain

A Brief History of the Rise and Rise of Texas Skyscrapers

By Joe Nick Patoski
October 7, 2022
A closeup of the statue of Emily West Morgan, whose head is turned to be looking left, by Eddie Dixon, located at the Alamo. Photo courtesy the Alamo Trust, Inc.

New Alamo Statues Featuring African Americans Tell A More Complete Story of the Texas Revolution

By Regina L. Burns
October 5, 2022
The gray-blue waters of the Rio Grande cut through a swath of desert landscape with a tall mountain in the background

History

The Comanche Trail in Big Bend Recalls a Bygone Era of Tribal Raids into Mexico

By W.K. Stratton
September 29, 2022
A chapel on a hill bathed in golden evening light

Drive

What the Heck is a Ghost Town?

By Scott Bedgood
September 29, 2022
A group of men stand around a blindfolded man holding a plate of chili and a spoon

Vintage

A Look At Terlingua’s Chili Origins

By Traces of Texas
September 29, 2022
A view of a collection of headstones on a tan grassy field under blue sky

Drive

Inside the Effort for Black Cemeteries to Gain Historical Status

By Dina Gachman
September 29, 2022
adobe building framed by clouds

The National Park Service Gains Oversight of Marfa’s Historic Blackwell School

By J.D. Garcia
September 28, 2022
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