History

In Search of Bozo Texino

For decades, a mysterious depiction of a cowboy showed up in Texas railyards. A documentary by Dallas native and filmmaker Bill Daniel tells its origin story.

By Joe Nick Patoski

September 11, 2024

A person stands underneath several very tall trees with stringy bark and long limbs

The Fight to Preserve the Mighty Montezuma Cypress

By Cameron Maynard

September 9, 2024

A group of people ride in an open-air tourist train car pulled by a black locomotive

Follow the Fruit to South Texas

By Christopher Collins

August 30, 2024

People in ornate, Mexican-style costumes with large hats, ride horses on a city street

Sowing Roots at Brownsville’s Charro Days

By Spencer Campbell

August 29, 2024

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A row of palm tress silhoutted by the sunset

The Magic of the Rio Grande Valley

By Danielle Lopez

August 20, 2024

A tall tree grows next to shorter wooden stumps in a misty, water scene

The Lost Underwater Towns of Texas

By Robyn Ross

August 13, 2024

The exterior of a seafoam green hotel with white shutters and palm trees

Small Town Stays with Big Histories

By Cynthia J. Drake

August 8, 2024

A white house with a wooden door and pink window frames

Texas Has a New National Park Site

By Kaiya Little

July 17, 2024

The Fearless Cowgirls of Mexican Rodeo

By Marisa Charpentier

July 12, 2024

After the Smoke Clears

By Mary Beth Gahan

July 12, 2024

A group of people sit along the shore of a lake under tall green trees

Hit Refresh at Boykin Springs Lake

By Christopher Collins

July 12, 2024

An older man with a beard and bandana smiling close to a microphone.

A New Book Revisits Willie Nelson’s Fourth of July Picnic

By Daniel Orr

July 2, 2024

The exterior of a dive bar

The Dixie Chicken Celebrates 50 Years in Aggieland

By Dave Dalton Thomas

June 12, 2024

A man riding a horse spins a rope lasso above his head

Black Rodeos Are a Storied Texas Tradition

By Brooke A. Lewis

June 10, 2024

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