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Clarence Glover

African American Cotton Pickers Day Shines a Light on the Complex History of the Ubiquitous Fiber

Dallas historian Clarence Glover founded the day to encourage discussion of cotton's influence and impacts

By Clayton Maxwell
October 22, 2021
church, outdoors, adobe, ruins, west texas

One West Texas Community Aims to Restore a Historic Local Church

By Sarah M. Vasquez
October 21, 2021
Old Settler's

After a Lost Year and a Postponement, Old Settler’s Music Festival Returns near Lockhart

By Joe Nick Patoski
October 12, 2021
color photo of old family photographs

Preserving the Mexican Barrio in Dallas’ Oak Cliff Neighborhood

By Roberto José Andrade Franco
October 1, 2021

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History

The Complicated History of Texas Revolutionary Hero Juan Seguín

By Roberto José Andrade Franco
September 23, 2021

The Musical Legacy of Crockett Didn’t End With Lightnin’ Hopkins

By Heather Brand
September 23, 2021

In Defense of the Grackle, the Bird Texans Love to Hate

By Edward Carey
September 23, 2021
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Film & TV

Fort Worth Filmmaker Chyna Robinson Shines a Light on Domestic Abuse

By Clayton Maxwell
September 23, 2021
A man in a large cowboy hat kicks back with his feet up on a desk and a small white dog in his lap

History

Sheriff Rufe Jordan Kicks Back with Honey

By Traces of Texas
September 23, 2021
A man in a tan shirt and turquoise headband holds a hammer above his head in front of a bright firebox and glowing steel

Bowie High School’s Principal Moonlights as a Knifemaker for Texas Pitmasters

By Laurel Miller
September 23, 2021

Music

The Return of Texas’ Live Music Scene

September 23, 2021

Open Road

The Evolution of the South Dallas Neighborhood

By Robert Wilonsky
September 23, 2021
Red lights illuminate the side of a large hole in the limestone surrounded by short plants, under a dark blue dusk sky

Sympathy for the Devil in Southwest Texas

By Matthew Adams
September 22, 2021
Trans-Pecos Fest

The Cosmic Vibes Are Back: El Cosmico’s Trans-Pecos Festival of Music + Love Turns 15

By Justine Harrington
September 18, 2021
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