History

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

Sowing Roots at Brownsville’s Charro Days

Generations rejoice in border culture at this weeklong historic celebration

By Spencer Campbell

August 29, 2024

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

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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

A row of Cadillac cars buried in an open field

Fifty Years of Cadillac Ranch

By Joe Nick Patoski

June 1, 2024

A black and white photograph of a gondola going over a park setting as people look by

The Heyday of Aquarena Springs

By Christopher Collins

May 31, 2024

Catch a Show at Frank Lloyd Wright’s Only Theater

By Courtney Thomas

May 17, 2024

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