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Vintage

Raising ’em Right for Stock Show Season

From cows to chickens, Texas kids have been entering their animals in spring competitions for generations

By Traces of Texas
January 27, 2022
A sepia photograph of a three-story stone hotel with several vintage cars parked out front

Remembering the Beaton Hotel of Corsicana’s Oil Boom Days

By Traces of Texas
December 23, 2021

History

The Comanche Medicine Mounds Remain a Spiritual Refuge for the Storied Tribe

By W.K. Stratton
December 23, 2021
Villa de Austin

San Felipe de Austin State Historic Site Recreates Early Texas Life with New Villa de Austin Townsite

By Dave Montgomery
December 1, 2021

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History

Visit These 100-Year Old Texas Landmarks That Have Stood the Test of Time

November 25, 2021
A group of people sit and stand around an ornate carriage with a ferris wheel in the background

History

A Traveling Show Rolls into Small-Town Texas in 1921

By Traces of Texas
November 24, 2021

Follow Texas’ Indigenous Roots Along El Camino Real de los Tejas

By ire'ne lara silva
November 24, 2021
A white building with green shutters peeks through lush green bushes

History

The French Legation in Austin Echoes With Wild Tales of Texas’ First Days as a Republic

By James L. Haley
November 24, 2021
The outside of a white adobe building with a red and white checkered walkway

Everything You Need to Know About Texas State Historical Markers

By Julia Jones
November 24, 2021

A Visual History of Cowboys in Texas

By Traces of Texas
November 17, 2021

When Belle Starr Married Outlaw Jim Reed, Her Legend as ‘the Female Jesse James’ Began

By John Nova Lomax
November 1, 2021
A wood carving print of two bison about to engage in a display of force by ramming their heads together

The History of Indigenous Food Traditions in Texas

By Robyn Ross
October 28, 2021

Sports

How a Scrappy Volleyball Team from West Texas Won the First 2 Women’s National Titles

By Jaime Aron
October 28, 2021

History

The Old Nighthawk No. 2 in Austin

By Traces of Texas
October 28, 2021
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