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Fort Lancaster

Fort Lancaster State Historic Site Offers a Glimpse of Turbulent Times on the West Texas Frontier

A new study is taking a fresh look at the 1867 Battle of Fort Lancaster, part of the conflict between Native tribes and U.S. frontier forces

By Arman Badrei
September 27, 2022

What Is Diez y Seis and Why Do We Celebrate It In Texas?

By Natalia Gonzalez Blanco Serrano
September 16, 2022

Learn Some Spooky Texas History on These Small Town Haunted Ghost Tours

By Layne Van Vranken
September 9, 2022

New Discovery of Dinosaur Tracks Adds to Glen Rose’s Dino-mite Collection

By Asher Elbein
August 31, 2022

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History

How a Houston-Born Singer Became a Tex-Mex Star in the 1930s

By Hector Saldaña
August 25, 2022
A vintage black and white photograph of a man painting a mural on a wall, surrounded by scaffolding and a curtain

Vintage

El Paso Artist Tom Lea’s ‘Pass of the North’ Is an Enduring Tribute to His Homeland

By Traces of Texas
August 25, 2022
A man in a white shirt uses tools to unearth a fossil in tan ground

Ancient Mosasaur Discovery Has Us Wondering Where Texas Ranks for Fossils

By Asher Elbein
August 16, 2022
An illustrated book cover showing people in water underneath the title 'The Last Karankawas'

In ‘The Last Karankawas,’ Kimberley Garza Highlights South Texas Communities Often Overlooked

By S. Kirk Walsh
August 15, 2022

50 Years Ago, Willie Nelson United Cowboys and Hippies at the Armadillo World Headquarters

By Michael Corcoran
August 10, 2022

140 Years Ago, Judge Roy Bean Became the “Law West of the Pecos”

By Gene Fowler
August 2, 2022

Roadside Oddities

Roadside Oddity: How a Champion Baton Twirler Inspired Benavides’ Welcome Sign

By Marisa Charpentier
August 1, 2022

Vintage

A Family Photo Depicts a Blacksmith Shop in Keller

By Traces of Texas
July 28, 2022

History

Shumla Treks Offer a Revealing Look at the Ancient Rock Art of Southwest Texas

By Pam LeBlanc
July 28, 2022
The exterior of a building with metal siding reading "World Famous Zephyr Store"

Drive

The Stories Behind Texas’ Quirkiest Town Names

By Amanda Ogle
July 28, 2022
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