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Texas Has a New National Park Site

Once a segregated school for Mexican students, the historic Blackwell School in West Texas receives a major designation

By Kaiya Little
July 17, 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

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Rescuing Texas’ Once Wild Horses

By Dina Gachman
May 21, 2024

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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

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Preserving Texas German in Its Final Days

By Matt Joyce
March 14, 2024

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Revisiting the El Paso Haunts of Pancho Villa

November 21, 2023
A black and white photograph of a group of Native Americans wearing traditional attire

History

The Original Texans

By Kathryn Jones
November 21, 2023
The exterior of a brick building with a sign reading "Harris Drugs" and paintings of guitars above the door

History

In the Land of Woody Guthrie

By Michael Corcoran
October 24, 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 man holds a vintage photograph in front of a stained-glass window

History

Reshaping the Town of Panhandle

By Michael Corcoran
October 24, 2023
A group of people in striped jumpsuits and cowboy hats stand along a fence

History

The Rise and Fall of the Texas Prison Rodeo

By Cat Cardenas
August 22, 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

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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
A display of a whiskey still, barrel, jars and more at a museum that is meant to recall the Prohibition era.

History

‘Moonshine Capital’ Glen Rose Recalls the Tumultuous Era of Prohibition

By Kathryn Jones
February 28, 2023

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Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern Offers Inspiration and Reflection Beneath Houston

By Clayton Maxwell
January 24, 2023

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

By Hector Saldaña
December 29, 2022

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Owens Salvage in the Panhandle Pays Homage to the Heyday of the Hot Rod

By Ian Dille
December 29, 2022
A man in a blue collared shirt stands in front of a rock formation with the word "Gault" etched into the side

History

The Gault Site in Central Texas Reveals New Details About the Oldest North Americans

By Kathryn Jones
November 23, 2022
A woman stands with her hands clasped in prayer in a green grassy field

History

Remembering the Migration of Freed Slaves on the Emancipation Trail

By Brooke A. Lewis
October 27, 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

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How a Houston-Born Singer Became a Tex-Mex Star in the 1930s

By Hector Saldaña
August 25, 2022

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

By Pam LeBlanc
July 28, 2022
A large bird sits on a piece of wood surrounded by murky water and reeds

History

The History and Science Behind Bois d’Arc Lake

By Rob Curran
June 30, 2022

History

Karankawa Descendants are Reclaiming Their Heritage After Being Written Off as Extinct

By John Nova Lomax
May 26, 2022
The exterior of an adobe building under a desert sky and mountains

History

Big Bend’s Oldest Surviving Adobe Structure Gets a Makeover

By Matt Joyce
May 26, 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

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Fort Worth’s I.M. Terrell High School Has a Legacy of Inspiring Jazz Standouts

By Michael Corcoran
January 27, 2022

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

By W.K. Stratton
December 23, 2021

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
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

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The Old Nighthawk No. 2 in Austin

By Traces of Texas
October 28, 2021

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The Complicated History of Texas Revolutionary Hero Juan Seguín

By Roberto José Andrade Franco
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 cowboy hat sits atop a horse in a black and white photo

History

The Legend of Pioneering Black Rodeo Cowboy Bill Pickett

By Traces of Texas
August 26, 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
Vintage photo of a Sinclair Station with a man pumping gas

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A Nocturnal Motorist Stops for Gas at a San Augustine Sinclair Station in 1939

By Traces of Texas
July 29, 2021

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The Magical Days of Aquarena Springs in San Marcos

By Pam LeBlanc
July 29, 2021
Vintage photo of people canoeing on the Colorado river

History

Boaters Pose in Front of the Marble Falls Around 1900

By Traces of Texas
June 24, 2021
An illustration of three men with facial hair and in suits with bowties

History

Unveiling the Stories of Black State Senators in Post-Civil War Texas

By Michael Hurd
June 24, 2021
A sepia image of a mule-drawn cart standing in front of a large mound of dirt with some buildings elevated

History

The Raising of Galveston After the 1900 Hurricane

By Traces of Texas
May 27, 2021

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

By David Theis
May 27, 2021

History

Galveston-Born Director King Vidor Was a Filmmaking Pioneer

By Michael Corcoran
March 25, 2021
A black-and-white photo of people seated at picnic tables outside

History

A Chili Queen Holds Court in 1904 San Antonio

By Jac Darsnek and Traces of Texas
March 25, 2021
Women enjoy a spring day and pick wildflowers in Breckenridge, Texas in 1935.

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Reveling in the Beauty of a Field of Wildflowers near Breckenridge in 1935

By Traces of Texas
February 25, 2021
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