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

History

The Lost Underwater Towns of Texas

Remembering the towns that lie beneath Toledo Bend and other human-made lakes

By Robyn Ross
August 13, 2024
A man riding a horse spins a rope lasso above his head

History

Black Rodeos Are a Storied Texas Tradition

By Brooke A. Lewis
June 10, 2024
Three horses stand in a natural setting with pink clouds overhead

History

Rescuing Texas’ Once Wild Horses

By Dina Gachman
May 21, 2024

History

How Texas Has Led Energy Booms for Over a Century

By John Schwartz
April 22, 2024

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A tall white building down the middle of a road at dusk

History

Preserving Texas German in Its Final Days

By Matt Joyce
March 14, 2024
A young person holds a bucket next to a burro wearing a large saddle

Museums

See Early 20th-Century Big Bend Through the Lens of Photographer W.D. Smithers

By Matt Joyce
February 19, 2024
A black and white photograph of a group of Native Americans wearing traditional attire

History

The Original Texans

By Kathryn Jones
November 21, 2023
A view of a white chapel flanked by tall wire fences and scrubgrass

History

The Bittersweet Legacy of Hereford’s POW Camp

By Robyn Ross
October 24, 2023
A large group of musicians play under a smoky blue projected image of a Roman sculpture

Music

Houston’s Classical Music Scene Hits All the Right Notes

By Jennifer Stewart
September 19, 2023
An older man with a beard and bandana smiling close to a microphone.

History

The Lasting Legacy of Willie’s Picnic

By Michael Corcoran
August 22, 2023
Two people look off into the distance in front of a soft outdoor background

History

Three Texas Freedom Colonies Illuminate Life After Emancipation

By Michael Hurd
July 25, 2023
A boy jumps into a deep swimming hole with spectators watching from a nearby dock.

History

The Fate of Jacob’s Well Remains Uncertain

By Ian Dille
June 27, 2023
Three men carefully taverse rocky terrain near the top of Guadalupe Peak

History

How Three Men in Wheelchairs Summited Guadalupe Peak in the Early 1980s

By Andrew Stuart
May 30, 2023
The lit interior of one of the rooms within Longhorn Cavern State Park.

History

How Longhorn Cavern Was Carved by Hand

By Bobby Alemán
May 2, 2023
A bison rolls in the dust in front of a group of other bison

History

What the Heck Is Cattalo?

By Mary Beth Gahan
March 28, 2023

History

Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern Offers Inspiration and Reflection Beneath Houston

By Clayton Maxwell
January 24, 2023

History

Freddy Fender’s Remarkable Run From Bebop Kid to Texas Tornado

By Hector Saldaña
December 29, 2022
The gray-blue waters of the Rio Grande cut through a swath of desert landscape with a tall mountain in the background

History

The Comanche Trail in Big Bend Recalls a Bygone Era of Tribal Raids into Mexico

By W.K. Stratton
September 29, 2022

History

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

By Pam LeBlanc
July 28, 2022
Three men in button-down shirts ride on a hand cart on train tracks going into a stone tunnel

History

The Hill Country Legacy of Old Tunnel State Park

By John Davidson
April 28, 2022
A cow stands on a stark, fire=burned landscape under a large sky

History

The New Reality of Destructive Wildfires in the Texas Panhandle

By John R. Erickson
February 24, 2022
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

History

The Complicated History of Texas Revolutionary Hero Juan Seguín

By Roberto José Andrade Franco
September 23, 2021
A man in a green shirt and black cowboy hat pets a horse in a dirt landscape

History

Cowboy Poets Immortalize Texas Ranching Life

By Andy Hedges
August 26, 2021

History

The Magical Days of Aquarena Springs in San Marcos

By Pam LeBlanc
July 29, 2021

History

The Tragic Tale of a 17th-Century French Colony’s Collapse

By David Theis
May 27, 2021
A desert lanscape with prickly pear cactus

History

The Little Known History of Texas’ Underground Railroad

By Maya Payne Smart
January 28, 2021

History

Ballad Hunters Alan and John Lomax Preserved the Work of Little-Known Musicians

By Michael Corcoran
September 24, 2020
Three pitchers pose for a photo in Fort Worth Cats uniforms

History

The Texas League Takes the Field for the State’s Oldest Circuit of Pro Baseball

By Andy Rhodes
May 28, 2020

Four musicians sound off on the creative inspiration of the Lone Star State

By Joe Nick Patoski
March 17, 2020

History

A Texas Panhandle Museum Explores the Wire that Tamed the American West

By Joe Nick Patoski
February 27, 2020

History

Preserving the Legacy of Rosenwald Schools in Texas

January 30, 2020
The golden domed ceiling inside the McLean Foyer of Meditation is one of the visual highlights at the Armstrong Browning Library in Waco, Tex. Photos by Tom McCarthy Jr. 10/11/19

History

How do I Love Thee? Victorian Romance Lives on in Waco

December 27, 2019

Around the Horn: The Craftsmanship and Community of Texas Saddle Shops

November 27, 2019
Dozens of men in hats in a sepia-toned photo

Teddy Roosevelt, San Antonio, and the Birth of the Rough Riders

October 31, 2019

Find Rock Art, Relaxation, and Rare Wildflowers at Twistflower Ranch

September 30, 2019

The New London Museum Recalls the Most Deadly School Tragedy in U.S. History

July 31, 2019

How “Poet of the Story” Katherine Anne Porter was Shaped (And Conflicted) by Growing up in Texas

July 1, 2019

Retrace the Life and Legacy of World-Champion Boxer Jack Johnson in Galveston

May 30, 2019

Tracking Elusive Mountain Lions in the Mountains of West Texas

April 25, 2019

Jefferson’s ‘Diamond Bessie Murder Trial’ Plumbs 19th-Century Mystery

March 27, 2019
Vintage postcard

Taking the Waters: The Fascinating History of Texas’ Mineral-Water Resorts

February 28, 2019
Children riding bikes in front of the homestead

The Presnall-Watson Homestead in San Antonio Welcomes Hikers, Bikers, and Equestrians

December 19, 2018
A longhorn in a field

Home on the Texas Range, Where the Longhorns and Bison Play

October 31, 2018
Rich Baur, Amberly Russell and Luke Walker celebrate

Texas Highways Selects True Texas Travel Film Winner at Thin Line Fest

April 13, 2018
A popular wedding site today, the 150-year-old former Texana Presby­terian Church stands near its original location. (Photo by J. Griffis Smith)

Still Waters Run Deep

June 29, 2009
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