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Brownsville holds Guinness Zumba record, at least for now |
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May 1st
in Texas History: Cyclone hits Mobeetie,
Mission, precursor of the Alamo, founded at San Antonio,
New
Dallas NBA team franchised |
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Canyon building enters the history books |
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Joe Cotten's holds fire sale Saturday |
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April
29th in Texas History: Camels arrive for trial service in Texas,
Celebration inaugurates Rusk Tramway,
Spanish
treasure ships wrecked on Padre Island |
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10 Questions for George H.W. Bush |
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Celebrations are planned for Williamson Co. courthouse's 100th |
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Cotton Belt Train Show Exhibition Opens Saturday |
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April
28th in Texas History: Prairie chicken namesake born in England,
Gospel
singing convention established,
Pioneer
memoirist born in Missouri |
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Bum Phillips honored for being a top Texan |
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Lamesa to have chicken-fried steak festival this weekend |
 |
Former Slave, Historical Butler College Get Recognition |
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April
27th in Texas History: Disastrous tornado presages community's demise,
Rolling
Stone rolls no more,
Texas
history library opens in Austin at UT |
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April
26th in Texas History: Texan earns Medal of Honor for heroism,
War
Department orders surveys for Indian reservations,
First
letter from "Pidge" appears in Austin paper |
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I miss the farmer's wave
- many, including me, still make the wave |
 |
Hagman, Gray show up in Dallas for TV show fans |
 |
Old sign sparks memories for Texas family |
 |
Browsing through the history of Texas City |
 |
Antique bridge in Milam Co. still carries traffic |
 |
Close friend buries pilot in Brownfield, answers questions behind her death |
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April
25th in Texas History: U.S. recognizes Republic of Texas claims to disputed
territory,
Black
Seminole scouts rescue commander from Comanches,
One-time port of Saluria was prominent in the Civil War |
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FBI’s online ‘Vault’ holds colorful gems from Dallas’ past |
 |
Luther
Jones' fall from grace: He was a state rep., trusted lawyer, and now a
convicted felon |
 |
April 24th in Texas History: Tigua leader dies,
Black Texas leader O.P. DeWalt of the Houston NAACP assassinated,
Magnolia Petroleum Co. founded in 1911 |
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April
23rd in Texas History: Rock & Roll Legend Roy Orbison born in Vernon,
Legendary jazz pianist dies,
Seed of
modern art museum planted in Fort Worth |
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Daughters of the Republic of Texas plant tree to commemorate 175th
anniversary of The Battle of San Jacinto |
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Radio Marks West Texan’s Music With Songs On His 75th Birthday (Roy!) |
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April
22nd in Texas History: Law authorizing State Police repealed, Santa Anna
captured,
Spanish
explorer finds defunct French fort |
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Spike Dykes named 'Distinguished Texan' at NFF banquet |
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San Jacinto Day celebration is distinctly Texan |
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It’s San Jacinto Day – celebrate Liberty! |
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April 21st in Texas History: Victory for Texas at San Jacinto!,
The Battle of San Jacinto,
The San Jacinto Battleground State Historical Park |
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Time to Stand Still in Fort Worth |
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Coke is still it for Albany collector |
 |
Texas Beer Festival gets crafty |
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April 20th in Texas History: German nobles unite for Texas colonization,
Last Confederate general dies,
Texas baritone makes professional debut in New York |
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Famous Big Bend Open
Road Race is here! |
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Saving Sam Houston: A Bust, a Birthday and Braggin' Rights |
 |
Charles Blucher House, originally built in 1880, gets makeover
|
 |
Bob
Bullock Texas State History Museum throws 10th Anniversary Party on April 21 |
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Grant a boost for crumbling Zapata County fort |
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Putting the country in the club in Trent |
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April
19th in Texas History: West Texas Historical Assoc. organized in Abilene,
White
Horse surrenders,
Texas
Industrial Congress founded |
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Photos of the Davis Mountains fire
- fantastic photos of the fire & McDonald Observatory |
 |
Bid to honor Western swing music hits sour note in Texas Legislature
|
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April
18th in Texas History: Juan Seguín resigns as mayor of San Antonio |
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Early Earth Day embrace due to a twist of fate, Plainview's 1970 tornado |
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Texas marks 175th anniversary of becoming nation |
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Pancho Villa's purported finger on sale in Texas |
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John Wiley Price still engaging, enraging after 27 years as Dallas Co.
Commissioner |
 |
April
17th in Texas History: Legislature approves appropriation for Agricultural
and Mechanical College,
Orphanage for black children founded in Gilmer,
Historic academy building dedicated in New Braunfels |
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Wyman Meinzer, Texas'
official photographer: images of West Texas to the music of Doug Smith |
 |
New Bill Introduced To Make Waco Mammoth Site A National Monument
|
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Fire Museum of Texas to unveil new memorial in downtown Beaumont |
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King, Knight help save Queen Anne home in Stephenville |
 |
Texas Mesquite
Arts Festival in San Angelo this weekend |
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April
15th in Texas History: In Texas v. White the U.S. Supreme Court repudiated
state sovereignty,
Empresarios receive colonization contracts |
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Mission Control
named for 1st NASA flight director |
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Bartee Haile: Deal with Pat Garrett gets Ranger his man |
 |
Woman, Texas City turn 100 together |
 |
He's living Large in '57 Heaven in Knox City |
 |
105-year-old cowboy, wife lose four homes in Stonewall County wildfires |
 |
April
14th in Texas History: First state museum in Texas opens in Canyon,
Fearful
dust storm inspires songwriter,
Coahuila governor discovers and names Guadalupe River |
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Schick Opera House. Plainview, Tx. |
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Historic Galveston cemetery gets marker,
First
Knights of Columbus council in Texas established in El Paso,
Millionaire Robert Mills, erstwhile "duke of Brazoria," dies |
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‘History told by the old-timers' in Albany |
 |
Restored Cortez: $1M investment to renew El Paso
building's grandeur - very important
Texas treasure |
 |
Former Mingus mayor, Fort Worth DJ now Hall of Famer
|
 |
Senate panel to discuss DRT's stewardship of Alamo shrine |
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Oilman displays his extensive collection of Civil War memorabilia |
 |
Group to find permanent site to fly Confederate Flag |
 |
America’s deadliest war began 150 years ago; reminders still linger in
Dallas |
 |
April
12th in Texas History: Mexican forces under Santa Anna capture key Brazos
crossing,
Compromise leads to oldest land grant in Texas,
First
county in Panhandle organized |
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F-101 Voodoo now at Tyler's Historic Aviation Museum |
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April
11th in Texas History: Keelboat David Crockett reaches "raft on the
Colorado",
Leading
Texas woman made first secretary of HEW,
Majestic Theatre opens in Dallas |
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Texas author pens tales of Panhandle heritage |
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Roadside Memorials Help Families Mark Loved Ones' Lives |
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Lubbock residents, historians share Civil War lessons |
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April
10th in Texas History: Rubí report recommends reorganization,
Pioneer
Mexican Presbyterian ordained minister |
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San Antonio: Festivities mark 120th anniversary of the first Fiesta |
 |
Bob Wills Day in
Turkey, Texas coming |
 |
Naranjo Natural History Museum receives two donations |
 |
April
8th in Texas History: Call issued for statewide woman suffrage convention,
Lady
Bird dedicates Padre Island National Seashore,
General
Taylor foils Union campaign in Louisiana |
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DRT succeeding in effort to keep Alamo role |
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April
7th in Texas History: Mina Expedition sails from Galveston Island,
"Sandals" attack "Boots," setting off Laredo election riot,
"Mr.
Sam" becomes a congressman |
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In Texas, history is still a battleground in culture wars |
 |
Bartee Haile: Texas golf greats dominate the Masters |
 |
Sam Rayburn House Museum restorations to begin in May |
 |
Nature Report: Historic ranches of deep south Texas |
 |
Fine dining in rugged Big Bend National Park |
 |
San Juan mission graffiti gets lawmakers' attention |
 |
Actress portraying Gov. Richards visits House |
 |
April
6th in Texas History: Mexican immigration law offends Anglo-Texans,
Fair
for this half of the world opens in San Antonio (more)
Very nice video on the
history of Hemisfare ,
Fine
arts association, Ney Museum founded |
 |
Denise Brown, Dallas' City Ballet founder and Holocaust survivor, dies
|
 |
San Antonio musicians to play in television series |
 |
April
5th in Texas History: Marshal guns down notorious outlaw cum lawman,
Kelly
Field gets its wings,
Fort
Worth's first hospital burns |
 |
Alamo's Future Put In Hands Of Texas Lawmakers |
 |
Longtime Texas Rangers usher has almost seen it all |
 |
Entire family in Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame |
 |
Tylerites Recount Memories Of Carlton Hotel |
 |
Wellington's Tex Winter gets hoops Hall nod |
 |
Barbershop is last remnant of a small business empire |
 |
April 4th in Texas History: Spanish explorer names the Nueces,
Sarah Ann Horn and other settlers captured by Indians,
Houston surgeon implants first artificial heart |
 |
At 25, Crescent still anchors Uptown neighborhood
|
 |
RIP: Calvin Russell, Songwriter was Texas icon in Europe |
 |
In 1890, a saddle theft and murder led to a hanging |
 |
Remembering the 'Goliad Massacre' |
 |
Looking Back: Posse rider dies after horse bolts |
 |
Museum book of treasures: Catalog of European collection shows art world
what El Paso can do |
 |
Just what the heck is that? Oddities in Houston |
 |
April
3rd in Texas History: U.S. Supreme Court dooms white primary,
Legendary Texan born in Virginia, |
 |
Billy Bob's wishes itself 30 more boot-scootin' years |
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El Paso's Jennifer Han chases $100K in boxing reality program |
 |
Merkel celebrates Texas' 175th anniversary |
 |
April
1st in Texas History: Mexican revolutionary captures San Antonio,
William
Brann, publisher of Iconoclast, is killed in Waco |
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Man's journey on wagon through eight states simply for pleasure |
 |
Fort Worth JFK Tribute near goal |
 |
Selena fans gather for annual tribute on anniversary of singer's death |
 |
March 31st in Texas History: Texas Mormon leader dies leading followers
north,
Newsweek chronicles decline of Texas steel town,
Cowpunchers' planned strike starts slow, then flops,
Selena killed 16 years ago today |
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House remembers racially fueled massacre in
an East Texas town- what gun
control brings. |
 |
Center for Texas Music History goes unplugged |
 |
Big D hosts big films with Dallas International Film Festival |
 |
Last day for Willson & Son Lumber is Thursday |
 |
‘Fingerless Fiddler’ has right touch in Ranger |
 |
March 30th in Texas History: Congressional Reconstruction ends as Texas
readmitted to Union,
German author of Wild West fiction dies |
 |
Prosthetic leg helps horse get along in Texas |
 |
Color Your
World at the Lubbock Arts Festival |
 |
Perryton's Museum of the Plains to get a caboose
|
 |
March 29th in Texas History: Ann Raguet marries Robert Irion instead of
Sam Houston,
East Texas lake completed |
 |
Ranch rodeo a reality check in Snyder |
 |
Lubbock native Bell making 'American Idol' exposure pay off |
 |
Plano Bakery Whips Up Official State Cupcake |
 |
March 28th in Texas History: Texas Confederates whipped in New Mexico,
Commander of "Kirby Smith's Confederacy" dies |
 |
Experts appraise famous flag that flew at Alamo battle
|
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Architecture tour highlights mid-20th century modernism |
 |
Texas' oldest Boy Scout Troop celebrates their Centennial at Camp Mabry |
 |
March 27th in Texas History: Last Spanish governor of Texas appointed |
 |
Sunday 175th anniversary of Goliad Massacre |
 |
Midland girl who fell in abandoned water well turns 25, gains access to
trust fund |
 |
1936 home by Charles Dilbeck is among the
stops on this year’s Park Cities tour-
I love Dilbeck's work, among my favorite home architecture in Texas |
 |
Dedication &
Unveiling of the Lone Star Monument & Historical Flag Park set for 4/21
in Conroe |
 |
FBI director to honor Bernard Harris — Houston astronaut, businessman,
philanthropist |
 |
Mark Davis: Returning to rediscover the inspiration of the Alamo |
 |
1867 former slave settlement, Settlement, gets national historic
recognition |
 |
Ted Turner's bison help save historic Texas herd |
 |
Vandals target quirky artsy West Texas Prada Marfa |
 |
Texas Monthly features historic downtown Abilene
|
 |
March 25th in Texas History: Mexican raiders strike Texas ranch in 1918 |
 |
AG's office draws line in sand for Alamo caretakers |
 |
From Jeweler To Shipbuilder; An 8 Year Dream Is Complete |
 |
Baylor, Texas A&M Researchers Find Earliest People To Inhabit Americas
|
 |
Nolan County history in a home |
 |
South Texas State Fair opens for the 68th time today |
 |
Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Festival begins March 31
|
 |
March 24th in Texas History: Mexican law invites Anglo colonists,
Fort Worth jeweler weds poet |
 |
Ramón Rentería: Prejudice recalled in West Texas |
 |
League City man recalls sharing screen with Liz Taylor
|
 |
West Texas woman remembers young Elizabeth Taylor |
 |
17-year-old Elizabeth Taylor visited El Paso before wedding to Conrad
Hilton Jr. |
 |
March 23rd in Texas History: Texas conductor leads farewell concert in
Antwerp,
Lamar Univ. in Beaumont begins |
 |
Ranching still way of life on Katy Prairie despite urban sprawl
|
 |
‘American Pickers’ spend day sifting through the relics at Lufkin junk
barn |
 |
Book Traces Chupacabra Myth To 1 Woman |
 |
Buffalo Gap's Tom Perini appears on Texas Monthly cover
|
 |
2011 Texas Film Hall of Fame Awards |
 |
Harry James deserves naming honor in Beaumont |
 |
Suspicious Fire Destroys Century-Old Rural Texas Church |
 |
March 22nd in Texas History: Texas Navy schooner seizes mercantile brig;
friction with U.S. ensues,
First black state convention meets in Austin,
March on Washington falters in desert |
 |
Blues Legend Pinetop Perkins Dies |
 |
Honoring George H.W. Bush: The Midland museum |
 |
Looking Back: Founding member remembers posse |
 |
106-year-old Texas hairstylist recalls business
|
 |
2 North Texas boys discover "fossil gold mine" |
 |
Charlton-Pollard through the years - photos |
 |
Mystery of Willie Nelson's 'Pretty Paper' is wrapped up |
 |
March 21st in Texas History: Famed mustanger and filibuster killed,
First woman elected to state legislature dies,
Preservationist and former Indian captive Rebecca Fisher dies |
 |
Plainview's iconic Spudnut Shop set to reopen after remodel,
more |
 |
Celebrate the
History of Texas - Hispanic Heritage month
2nd spot |
 |
San Antonio's famous Gunter Hotel goes to auction |
 |
Tulia cowboy has long history with rattlers |
 |
New London School Disaster Survivors Reunite |
 |
March 18th in Texas History: Nearly three hundred die in New London
school explosion,
Groce's plantation becomes temporary capital of Texas |
 |
Shamrock Princess reigns in Dublin |
 |
Lubbock Crosby Garza County Medical Society to commemorate 100th
anniversary |
 |
Firsthand stories of piracy, heroism in Texas Navy |
 |
William Kelly Fearing, one of the last Fort Worth Circle artists, dies
at 92 |
 |
West Texas Historical association plans meeting, Motley County tour |
 |
Tommy Tune Back In Dallas For Musical Biography |
 |
March 17th in Texas History: Convention of 1836 breaks up in a hurry,
World-famous animal trapper born in Texas |
 |
Selena stamp goes on sale |
 |
After 104 years in business, R.L. Lackner Jewelers in Brownsville to
close |
 |
1800s Cavalry to perform at Goliad fair |
 |
March
16th in Texas History: Despite ranchhands' desperate rides, Panhandle
cattleman dies of smallpox,
Script
writer and future Texan born in Chicago |
 |
Curtain opens again on the Texas Theatre in Sweetwater |
 |
Author Jim Marrs visits Del Rio to speak about
UFOs - he's an interesting Texan and
fun to listen to. |
 |
Scientists unearth woolly mammoth fossil in North Texas
|
 |
Happy b-day to Abilene's risen Phoenix |
 |
Queen of the bluebonnets |
 |
March
15th in Texas History: Sensational court-martial convenes for Alamo hero's
son,
Mexican
army captures Texas Masonic soldier |
 |
Yet another proud Texan hopes to wrest Alamo flag from Mexico
|
 |
Patrons, neighbors feud over Steak Night in Waring |
 |
Trew: Grasslands rooted in dust |
 |
Texas police officers break racial barriers |
 |
March 14th in Texas History: American Quarter Horse Assoc. formed,
Texas wildcatter
born in Lithuania,
Ruby found guilty |
 |
For many, Valley birding is tops in the U.S. |
 |
Naval Air Station Corpus Christi marks 70 years |
 |
Her speech admittedly was a bit flowery |
 |
Buffalo Gap wine event snags famous chef |
 |
Brownsville saw Mexico's Golden Age of Cinema |
 |
At annual West Texas rattlesnake roundup, diamondbacks are weighed, skinned
and fried |
 |
Book
about Odessa soaring pilot Wally Scott published |
 |
Rail museum on right track in Wichita Falls |
 |
March
13th in Texas History: Fort Inge established on Texas frontier |
 |
Fort Worth lawmaker preparing resolution to acknowledge 1910 racial massacre |
 |
Laney Wallace crowned 2011 Miss Snake Charmer |
 |
In search of rattlers? Come to Sweetwater prepared |
 |
The West Texas Digital
Archives |
 |
March
11th in Texas History: New carbon black plant opens in Panhandle |
 |
March
10th in Texas History: Explorer promises each Texan a silver mine,
First
nursing school in Texas opens |
 |
20th Annual writers' retreat in Alpine planned |
 |
Hearing generates concerns, support for DRT's role |
 |
State Not Ready To Take Alamo From DRT |
 |
Texas AG: Alamo caretakers’ actions concern state |
 |
Embattled Alamo stewards set to testify at Capitol |
 |
March
9th in Texas History: Spanish expedition enters Texas,
State
steps into sheep wars |
 |
The other Texas Independence Day
- it's not, they lost |
 |
Subpoena issued to Lee Harvey Oswald's mother is auctioned
|
 |
A connection for Texans in Valera, Ranchers help keep longhorn cattle
thriving |
 |
March
8th in Texas History: Birthday of the "Paul Revere of the Texas Revolution",
Creuzbaur's brave plans for Sea King,
Black
traildriver born into slavery |
 |
March
7th in Texas History: Bluebonnet proclaimed state flower,
Earthquake in El Paso |
 |
A new painting of Juan Seguin? |
 |
Historic Austin oak doomed by disease, stood when Stephen F. Austin owned
the land |
 |
Hondo boy donates share of father's death settlement to Lexington museum |
 |
Timeline: A splash from White Rock Lake's past |
 |
Six Flags Over Texas Celebrates 50 Years |
 |
Singer Johnny Preston dies in Beaumont hospital |
 |
Couple record Texas courthouse histories |
 |
When NBC Today Show's Jack Lescoulie came to his "adopted hometown" of
Plainview |
 |
Mardi
Gras parad in Port Arthur |
 |
Photos of the Port Arthur Mardi Gras parade |
 |
Outlaws and Legends: Singers turn a field into one big Texas cookout
|
 |
March
6th in Texas History: Medal of Honor recipient's plane shot down,
A jolly
good barbecue |
 |
Texas Independence Day Parade in Austin
- it's March 2nd, not March 5th. |
 |
Texas' Largest 1-Day Music Festival Underway Near Potosi |
 |
Dallas'
Statler Hilton, inside and out - I
stayed there before it closed as a Hilton |
 |
Sam
Houston’s walking stick on display at library |
 |
March
3rd in Texas History: U.S. appoints its first diplomat to the Republic of
Texas,
Prominent black political leader dies,
Texas
Regiment formed for duty in the Philippines |
 |
Long-lost letters shed new light on Texas Navy,
Texas Navy document transcriptions,
Texas Navy: Texas History Month |
 |
Texas Senate
Marks 175th Texas Independence Day |
 |
Historic Musket to be at Bullock Museum in Austin |
 |
How well do you know the Lone Star state? |
 |
At 175 years old, the Lone Star State's romantic image is tied to history |
 |
A
proud day for Texas |
 |
175 years since Texas declared independence |
 |
175th anniversary of Texas Declaration of Independence marked |
 |
Long Live Texas, Long Live Liberty! |
 |
Local chapters of DRT working to help preserve Texas’ history |
 |
Hutchison: Every generation of Texans must remember the patriots of Texas
Revolution |
 |
Abilene professor has ties to Texas independence |
 |
March 2nd in Texas History: Texas Independence Day,
5th
Military district created by the First Reconstruction Act |
 |
Texas' top 5 NFL draft picks of all time: Earl Campbell is tough to beat
|
 |
Cisco's Bistro maestro |
 |
New historic documents uncovered about Texas' independence
 |
 |
Austin's State Theatre on Congress Re-Opens After Being Closed for 5 Years |
 |
The Lone Star State Turns South
- Civil War - a good read |
 |
March 1st in Texas History: Committee appointed to draft Texas Declaration
of Independence,
First president of Rice Institute retires,
Nature
Conservancy buys Enchanted Rock |
 |
Historic train robbery celebrated in Allen |
 |
The State Fair of Texas — 'A Timeless Tradition' |
 |
Alamo comes to San Benito in re-enactment |
 |
Feb.
28th in Texas History: Anson Mills names El Paso,
Dr
Pepper goes private |
 |
Looking Back: Durward Lynch's Halfway zoo |
 |
Traditional Country Music Rides Again on Uncut Airwaves |
 |
Texas church remains piece of neighborhood's past |
 |
The legend of Emily D. West |
 |
Role in True Grit "empowered" Houston amputee |
 |
Customers,
employees talk about Metro Diner's end as a Dallas institution |
 |
Q&A with UT historian H.W. Brands on Texas at 175 years old |
 |
Alamo Immortal:
175th Anniversary |
 |
Closing Alamo Plaza? |
 |
Old Pearl brewery is frothing with activity with expansion projects |
 |
Aspermont man makes working men's knives |
 |
Feb.
25th in Texas History: Alamo City lures Trinity University from Waxahachie,
Colt
patents the "gun that won the West" |
 |
Robinsons near Buffalo Gap named Farm Family of Year |
 |
A taste of Texas’ homegrown beers and liquors |
 |
Treasure Hunter: Looking for gold |
 |
500 friends celebrate with Ebby Halliday for her 100th birthday |
 |
RIP: James Clyde Warren, once owner Bob's Oil Well & Matador Ranch cowboy |
 |
Galveston aims for Hokey Pokey world record |
 |
Feb.
24th in Texas History: Rangers sent to Wiley College in response to student
demonstrations,
Future
Texas leader born in Sweden,
Travis
pens his famous letter from the Alamo |
 |
Video coverage of Laredo's famous Washington's Birthday parade |
 |
The show must go on in Brownwood's Lyric Theater |
 |
Angelina Co. OK's memorial for Columbia space shuttle |
 |
Midland's Ernest Angelo helped launch Reagan's Presidential bid |
 |
Hill Country gets new distillery as state's booze industry spills
|
 |
A Town of Millionaires, Roby, 15-Years Later |
 |
Feb.
23rd in Texas History: Secession referendum passes by landslide,
Marines
raise flag on Iwo Jima |
 |
Solving mysteries at the museum in Snyder |
 |
Southern Bible Institute in Dallas marches on |
 |
Commemorative Air Force ad wins anti-litter contest |
 |
A story of race and triumph at TCU |
 |
Feb.
22nd in Texas History: United States renounces claims to Texas |
 |
Ex-theater in San Marcos gets facelift, new name |
 |
Austin Marathon celebrates 20 years |
 |
Historic Granada a Great Concert Hall |
 |
Remembering Barbara Jordan on Her 75th Birthday |
 |
Trew: Farming machinery most reliable friend |
 |
Backers making another run at pardon for Galveston's boxer Jack Johnson |
 |
Larry Hagman honored with Bob Krueger Public Service Award |
 |
Feb.
21st in Texas History: WASPs arrive at Sweetwater Army Air Field,
New
county seat given new portmanteau name,
Roy
Bean stages a prize fight |
 |
Annual roundup of rattlers just around corner |
 |
Judge who presided over Howard Hughes estate dead at 76 |
 |
Ringing in her 100th birthday, Ebby Halliday remains motivated, dedicated |
 |
Feb.
16th in Texas History: Frenchman flies first plane in Texas,
Heroic
Texas woman graduates from flight-nurse school |
 |
Nederland leads drive to name road for 'Bum' Phillips |
 |
Alamo mural in San Antonio building may be
donated - it's beautiful, nice photos |
 |
Orange revitalization starts with sunken boat; Jack Tar is next |
 |
New Museum in Zapata County |
 |
East Texan Hopes To Add Boy Scouts Museum |
 |
Quanah Parker remembered on 100th anniversary of his death |
 |
Feb.
17th in Texas History: LULAC founded,
El Paso
art museum chartered - it's a very
good museum with a top-flight collection. |
 |
Bushland FFA boys restore '57 Ford tractor |
 |
Massey's, a Fort Worth icon, serves its last chicken-fried steak |
 |
Progress Continues Inside Settles Hotel in Big Spring |
 |
Feb.
16th in Texas History: Lone survivor of Bonilla expedition found,
Felix
Longoria given hero's burial after bigoted snub in Three Rivers, Texas |
 |
Eisenhower statue readied for celebration in Denison |
 |
Retired DPS trooper portrayed in "Sugarland Express" dies |
 |
Feb.
15th in Texas History: Texas rancher murdered by Mexican troops,
Texas
adopts its 1876 constitution which remains in effect |
 |
LBJ's oldest surviving aide remembers |
 |
Looking Back: Swastikas are hidden in plain sight |
 |
Miss Snake Charmer contestants meet for tea |
 |
Trinity Lutheran Time Capsule Opened |
 |
Feb.
14th in Texas History: Spanish nobleman calls for settlement of Texas,
Philanthropists wed on Valentine's Day |
 |
Rust rocks the Cadillac Ranch |
 |
Unique Texas independence declaration on exhibit |
 |
Living a Hindu lifestyle in America: A young Texan's perspective |
 |
Alpine: Texas
Cowboy Poetry Gathering celebrates its 25th anniversary |
 |
Legendary Fort Worth Artist, Scott Gentling, Dies at 68 |
 |
Emory Bellard's Wishbone, the 'soundest offense' ever, led Texas' title run |
 |
Feb.
11th in Texas History: First railroad in Texas chartered,
Texas
marines mutiny in old New Orleans,
Legislature passes bill to pay for governor's "chicken salad and punch" |
 |
Preservation Texas: 2011 Texas' Most Endangered Places
|
 |
DNA Could Solve 170-Year-Old Mystery Of Fate Of Central Texas Pioneer
|
 |
Plano artist, Bart Forbes, designs Ronald Reagan centennial stamp |
 |
Ice crystals create halo around sun this morning |
 |
New barbecue restaurant’s mural unites past and present Oak Cliff notables |
 |
Feb.
10th in Texas History: French castaway reaches Natchitoches,
Legislature confirms South Texas land grants,
"Madam
Candelaria" dies at age 113 |
 |
Feb.
9th in Texas History: Texas pays beef bill, twelve years late,
NAACP
leader born in Round Rock |
 |
Vote for the best
Don't Mess with Texas spot: Finals between the Confederate Air Force spot
from 1991 & the Longhorn spot from 1996 |
 |
Feb. 8th in Texas
History: Crockett & the Tennessee Volunteers arrived at the Alamo,
Brewster County exposes "dummy town",
Violence presages end of notorious Fort Worth red-light district |
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Mystery of Marine Sulphur Queen's disappearance survives |
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Schedule announced for Mardi Gras! Galveston celebration
|
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Feb.
7th in Texas History: Transfer of command misfires in Republic of Texas army,
Cowboy,
author, and detective born on Texas coast,
Seguin
incorporates |
 |
Reagan revolution changed the course of Texas politics |
 |
Tom Landry exhibit wraps up Sunday at Fair Park |
 |
Social veteran group traces back to WWI |
 |
3 T's shape image of Big D: tragedy, triumph, TV |
 |
A&M council reveals Midnight Yell origins |
 |
Pete Schenkel to win 82nd annual Linz Award for civic service in
Dallas |
 |
Feb. 6th in Texas History: First Czech newspaper in Texas,
Virginia Point enlivened by railroad bridge to Galveston Island |
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Historic Settles Hotel in Big Spring is on the mend |
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Feb.
4th in Texas History: Medal of Honor winner, Edinburg native Alfredo
Gonzalez died in Vietnam,
La
Bahía becomes Goliad,
Republic of Texas authorizes ill-fated Peters colony |
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George And Martha Washington Attire Unveiled for Laredo's Famous
Celebrations |
 |
Texas College Honored With Historic Marker |
 |
Miss Rev. is eighth dog in A&M mascot
tradition - cult of the dog! |
 |
Feb. 3rd in Texas History: Republic authorizes mercantile firm to
issue money,
Coastal brewery serves up a cold one |
 |
Farrah Fawcett's red swimsuit goes to Smithsonian |
 |
2 Super Bowl player moms work together in Texas |
 |
Art exhibit shows Mennonite life with photos |
 |
On Feb. 1, 1860 delegates voted 166-8 to secede, a move strongly
opposed by Sam Houston |
 |
Texan cited as world’s oldest person dead at 114 |
 |
Bookstore owners turn the page in Albany, closing after 20+ years |
 |
Art: Midland
Must-See |
 |
Hemphill opening first museum on Columbia shuttle disaster on tragedy’s
eighth anniversary |
 |
Churches, schools source of many early black leaders |
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Feb.
1st in Texas History: Composer of "Texas, Our Texas" dies,
United
States and Mexico sign Rio Grande Rectification Treaty |
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Trew: Stories outlive Texas ghost towns' ambition |
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Jan.
31st in Texas History: Menger hotel opens in San Antonio,
Pecan
shellers strike in San Antonio,
Bullish
town, Bovina, settles down,
Grand
jury indicts governor over disputed election results |
 |
150 years ago, Texas seceded despite Houston's advice |
 |
How a mural became a symbol of Fort Worth |
 |
El Paso's Mills Building shares history of Downtown |
 |
Valley doctor has practiced medicine for nearly six decades |
 |
‘Vaquero' who lived life to the fullest eulogized in Rotan |
 |
Looking Back: Death of Tulia officer casts pall over Christmas 1960 |
 |
Gary Moore shows love of Buddy Holly |
 |
Sweet Georgia Brown’s Walter Williams wins Quest for Success award, plans to
expand |
 |
Royalties from ancestral South Texas land sought
|
 |
Jan.
20th in Texas history: United States consul arrives in Matamoros,
Englishman and future critic arrives in Texas,
Lightnin' Hopkins dies |
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PBS Filming Crew comes to the Panhandle of Texas |
 |
Abilene teacher in 1986: 'Something really had really gone wrong' |
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Jan.
28th in Texas History: "Murder steer": Fine Gilliland kills Fort Davis
cattleman,
Catastrophic explosion kills Texas astronaut and her colleagues,
First
air-conditioned building west of the Mississippi?,
Italian
hero of San Jacinto arrives in Texas |
 |
Angleton not sold on Stephen F. Austin statue |
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Jan.
27th in Texas History: Record-setting sharpshooter dies in San Antonio,
Baseball legend Bibb Falk born in Austin,
Episcopalians organize in Texas,
San
Jacinto fife player advertises his services as a music teacher |
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Buddy Holly statue permanently set in new location Wednesday |
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Seguin: progress in building of new ‘World’s Largest Pecan’ |
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Jan.
26th in Texas History: Republic passes homestead law, sets aside land for
education,
Republic of Texas charters Houston and Brazos Rail Road,
Murphy
earns Medal of Honor |
 |
Vann: What a Fort Worth Stock Show icon sounds like |
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Jan.
25th in Texas History: First church meeting in Texas,
Death
of "Cattle King" touches off family financial scandal,
Isleño
leader dies |
 |
Bill in Texas Legislature would exempt veterans' surviving spouses, children
from property taxes |
 |
Trew: Old West boots, vests have well-ridden history |
 |
Research reveals Texas City’s uniqueness |
 |
Jan.
24th in Texas History: "Tri-Cities" finally unite as Baytown,
Reformist Freedmen's Bureau superintendent replaced,
Famous
former slave dies at the hands of Indians |
 |
Texas church grows where drugs once thrived |
 |
Few items remain of former Texas town |
 |
Over the Waldrip bridge in West Texas |
 |
Lamar Hunt’s legacy will continue to live on during Super Bowl XLV week |
 |
1930s Coke bottle curb made from the Real Thing |
 |
Step right up to the Fraud Museum in Austin for memorabilia from Bernie
Madoff, Enron and Ivan Boesky |
 |
Look back at MLK's 1962 stay at UT-Austin |
 |
Texas buildings' murals show community identity |
 |
Jan.
14th in Texas History: War effort proceeds as huge Texas base is activated,
Governor urges Texans to make sacrifices |
 |
Cuero bird rescuer, breeder finds her calling |
 |
HemisFair vision begins to take shape |
 |
Laredo Man Recounts Antarctic Plane Crash |
 |
Charlie Wilson Statue in Lufkin
- good grief! |
 |
San Marcos’ new city manager shows off songwriting talents
- fantastic |
 |
Jan.
13th in Texas History: Dallas & Fort Worth cooperate to open gigantic
airport,
"Red
Fox of the Big Thicket" arrested for the first time,
Future
scalp hunter enlists in army,
English
noble dies in drunken debauch |
 |
A Gov. Mark White memory |
 |
Life in the past lane: Coleman looks to save nostalgic traffic lights |
 |
Who's the guy in Dallas mayor photo at city hall? |
 |
Sabal palm forest reopens, Valley sanctuary is last large stand of the
trees in U.S. |
 |
El Paso restaurant owner plans show on Cooking Channel |
 |
Jan. 12th in Texas History: Ambitious French colonization scheme fizzles,
Unionist paper closes down,
Vigilantes hang horse thief in Denison,
Crusading El Paso newspaper folds |
 |
Texas vs. The Nation
annual football game set for Feb. 5th in the Alamodome |
 |
Fort Worth groups prep for flight anniversary |
 |
Ridglea Theater Gets Fort Worth's Highest Historic Designation |
 |
Piece of Valley History Goes Up in Flames |
 |
Prince Solms statue OK’d by New Braunfels |
 |
Lubbock's Eddie Dixon chosen for Waco memorial salute to WWII hero Doris
Miller- Eddie is a close friend
of Pratt on Texas, congratulations and Waco, you chose well! |
 |
Jan.
11th in Texas History: Texas troops captured at Arkansas Post,
Black
veteran honored for war bond sales,
Confederate Navy sinks Yankee ship |
 |
Trew: Texas' first industry, the Longhorn |
 |
Lufkin man builds and flies some of world's
largest kites for charity - cool |
 |
Thurber’s St. Barbara Church Stirs to Life |
 |
Historical
Commission to screen Buck Winn documentary in Kyle |
 |
Looking Back in Plainview: Blasingames offered elegant dining |
 |
Photos of West Texas |
 |
Lucas Gusher roars again in celebration of the 1901 birth of the oil era |
 |
Jan.
10th in Texas History: Spindletop oilfield discovered,
Texas
aviation leaders die in plane crash,
Black
physician and civil rights leader born in Waskom |
 |
San Antonio's Alamo anniversary bash put on hold after donations dry out
|
 |
Restoration of Capitol Dome Completed - Yeah! |
 |
Big Bend boat crossing to open next spring
- nice photos |
 |
Firearm of historic significance donated to Witte Museum |
 |
Port Aransas chapel is time-honored spot for events |
 |
Jan. 7th in Texas History: Big Brazos bridge opens in Waco,
James Moreau Brown buys future site of Ashton Villa,
Nazareth Academy opens |
 |
Ex-DA Frank Briscoe, onetime Harris County legal heavyweight, dies |
 |
Texas high school students could make film history at Cannes |
 |
UFO
Spotted Over Ellis County Line |
 |
Jan 6th
in Texas History: Spanish Viceroy appoints Coronado to find Seven Cities of
Cíbola |
 |
Don't Mess With Texas ads: What's your favorite? |
 |
Pass/ticket to 1907 hanging returns to Bell County |
 |
Austin writer taking on Superman's story |
 |
New roof for fire-damaged Texas Governor's Mansion |
 |
Jan.
5th in Texas History: Pioneer Texas scientist born in Germany,
First
telegraph company in Texas chartered,
Cooke
County hamlet springs back after Indian raid,
Naval
fleet commander relieved on eve of World War II |
 |
American-Indian wooden bust from Texas sought |
 |
Fort Sam streets taking history as their guide |
 |
RIP: Lubbock Symphony founder, Harrod, dead at 97 |
 |
Austin 'Bachelor' does a do-over |
 |
Jan.
4th in Texas History: Texas radio station sets country music standard,
Black
cowboy Bose Ikard dies,
Versatile writer dies |
 |
Tyler historian, 86, devoted to East Texas city |
 |
Jan.
3rd in Texas History: General Kiddoo nixes Contract Law |
 |
Hall
of History explores 100 years of Galvez |
 |
Texas Reads: Texas books and Rangers |
 |
Paramount Theatre tries to connect with young moviegoers |
 |
Dec.
30th in Texas History: Pres. Anson Jones throws Duff Green out of Texas,
Mayor
of San Antonio indicted for misapplication of funds,
Jury
acquits traveling salesman of murder |
 |
Big Texan adds rib-eating contest |
 |
Texas blues guitarist killed in crash with Crosby school bus |
 |
As 'Don't Mess with Texas' campaign turns 25, a tribute to one who helped
create it |
 |
Moody High School teacher, electrician part of film appearing at Sundance
festival |
 |
Road Trip Barbecue Makes Traveling I-35 Less Sucky |
 |
Kilgore Rangerettes open up for Radio City Rockettes in Austin show |
 |
Dec.
29th in Texas History: U.S. Congress approves annexation of Texas,
Texas
Folklore Society founded in Dallas,
Painter
Frank Reaugh born in Illinois |
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Selena To Be Honored With U.S. Postage Stamp |
 |
At 95, she's Hill Country civic leader |
 |
Nacogdoches author's creation going to big screen |
 |
Dec.
28th in Texas History: First oil well in Ector County signals development of
Odessa,
Death
of blues king Freddie King,
Poet-horticulturist "Fruit Tree" Ramsey dies,
Oldest
Jewish house of worship in Texas chartered |
 |
Trew: Always take your come-along along |
 |
Nature Report: Historic King Ranch |
 |
Downtown Tyler Post Office Had Long, Varied History |
 |
Texas-haters are actually our best ambassadors |
 |
Dec.
27th in Texas History: Stephen F. Austin dies,
Texas
Masons hold first meeting,
Austin
incorporates--the first such act with public health provisions,
Eli
Whiteley wins the Medal of Honor in France |
 |
Old Plainview… |
 |
Bighorn sheep start new year in new Texas home |
 |
Residents of Hunstville say there's more to life than death row |
 |
Top two un-produced film scripts have Texas connections |
 |
Book chronicles struggles of early Texas environmentalists |
 |
At Taylor Cafe, a step back in time |
 |
Houston family trims 100-year-old artificial fir tree |
 |
Date Announced for Extreme Makeover Featuring Wellman Family: Jan. 30th |
 |
Dec.
26th in Texas History: Future Eagle Pass civic leader born in Hungary,
Pro-Union Tejanos lynch secessionist judge,
First
commercial buffalo hunt in Texas |
 |
Robert Earl Keen on Texas Music |
 |
El
Paso Native's Giant Sculpture Hailed At Denver Airport |
 |
Dec.
23rd in Texas History: "Santa Claus" robs bank but muffs getaway,
Black
militia company organizes in Nueces County,
Bob
Lemmons, "the most original mustanger," dies |
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Nominations sought for Texas Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame |
 |
Carrollton train depot gets historical marker |
 |
Dec.
22nd in Texas History: General Land Office established,
Escaped
POW William Dyess resumes flying and dies in plane crash,
First
Texas-German church services held in Houston |
 |
Travis Co. sheriff commissions new version of badge used in the 1880's |
 |
Segovia's Mexican Candies to close with sweet sorrows |
 |
Texan praised for helping build robotic bugs |
 |
Iconic Katz's Deli in Austin to close in January |
 |
Dec.
21st in Texas History: Legislature establishes Frontier Regiment,
Legislature passes act to encourage transcontinental railroad through Texas,
Political boss Jim Wells dies,
Governor Wood takes office |
 |
New York Times: Before UConn, There Was Wayland |
 |
Sirloin for Steaks Restaurant brightened lives with fine dining |
 |
The late Gill Clements: Rich Man, Poor Man |
 |
West Texas teacher celebrates 95th birthday |
 |
San Antonio's River Walk offers winter wonderland |
 |
El Paso historian: Billy the Kid undeserving of a pardon |
 |
Trew: Discussing 'original primary Age of the Cowboy' |
 |
Dec.
20th in Texas History: Garrison at Goliad declares independence,
Congress approves the Post Office Department of the Republic of Texas |
 |
Toll vault coming to a halt as Dallas North Tollway goes to cashless payment |
 |
Cowboy event great excuse to raise funds for Anson Opera house |
 |
History lost in 1909 Plainview Herald fire |
 |
Denton author’s book maps out Texas history |
 |
Thousands find South Texas-style winter wonderland at Candy Cane Lane
celebration |
 |
Dec.
19th in Texas History: Rival Lubbock County towns consolidate,
Albany
jail reopens as a museum |
 |
All about
this year's Sun Bowl in El Paso |
 |
Holland Taylor's 'Ann' [Richards] is well worth seeing |
 |
Update:
Brother disputes sale of Oswald's coffin,
Lee Harvey Oswald’s Coffin Sells For $87,469 |
 |
Dec.
17th in Texas History: Mexican governor born in San Antonio,
J. J.
Schott opens Galveston pharmacy,
"John
Henry Faulk Show" debuts on WCBS |
 |
UFO Hunter Frustrated after Spotting More Lights Above Abilene |
 |
Historic Highland Park Theatre Reopens Saturday |
 |
Dec.
16th in Texas History: Republic of Fredonia stillborn in Nacogdoches,
Sul
Ross takes command of Confederate cavalry brigade,
Future
Texas governor born in Georgia |
 |
Fossil finds to be displayed at Houston museum |
 |
Texas historical marker dedication for "Blind" Willie Johnson |
 |
Dec.
15th in Texas History: John Woodward appointed Texas consul general to New
York,
Railroad runs excursion train to lure settlers |
 |
Sweetwater's Texas Theatre gets back air and heat |
 |
Dec.
14th in Texas History: Republic licenses doctors,
Founder
of Negro Fine Arts School dies,
League
formed to help Mexican-American children |
 |
Trew: This is why we dance counter clockwise |
 |
Dec.
13th in Texas History: Moore leads sortie of Texas Navy,
Spanish
mapping expedition heads for Texas |
 |
RIP: 110-year-old Texas immigrant business woman, Maria Antonia Villegas |
 |
One-woman play about ex-Texas Gov. Ann Richards portrays a real 'piece of
work' |
 |
Texas Tejano music pioneer still playing at 83 |
 |
Looking Back: Smallpox epidemic exaggerated |
 |
Dec.
12th in Texas History: Red Rovers leave for the fight in Texas |
 |
Sweetwater's Texas Theatre celebrates 75th anniversary |
 |
Dec. 10th in Texas History: Lamar inaugurated as president of the Texas
Republic,
Today in Texas History: Dan Blocker born,
Cactus Pryor Interviews Dan Blocker
Blocker says he's a dedicated Liberal Progressive Democrat |
 |
After 20 years on Collin Co. court, world's youngest judge as
committed as ever |
 |
Lickin' the Bowl: Great San Antonio recipes |
 |
West Texas DRT in a Battle of the Alamo |
 |
Dancin' in Anson: Christmas Ball keeps boots scootin' after 125 years |
 |
Dec. 9th in Texas History: Founder of Negro National League dies,
Martín de Alarcón appointed governor of Texas in 1716 |
 |
The Lost Legend, the Ranger oil boom |
 |
Dec. 8th in Texas History: Mission church begins remarkable run,
Southwestern colleges form athletic conference |
 |
Jimmy Dean was more than just a sausage king |
 |
Dec. 7th in Texas History: West Texas Historical and Scientific Society
organized,
Texas native Dorie Miller shoots back at Japanese attackers (more
on Dorie Millier) |
 |
Texas historians
preserving WWII internment camp |
 |
Willie Nelson Joins Toy Drive Of Sheriff That Busted Him For Pot |
 |
Historical Commission preserves Tom Green County's past |
 |
Texas man ends vice presidential journey in Grand Rapids |
 |
RIP: Legendary Cowboys, SMU quarterback "Dandy" Don Meredith dead at 72 |
 |
SMU Pony Express rides again in ESPN film |
 |
Looking Back: Answering service filled local need |
 |
James P. Simpson Dies at 87; Cleaned Up Galveston |
 |
Alpine in running to be Coolest City for budget travel |
 |
Hidden Mysteries of Texas Pages |
 |
Dec.
6th in Texas History: U.S. government okays the building of the Port Isabel
lighthouse;
Slavery in Texas officially ended |
 |
A look at the Harvey house: Building a dream home |
 |
Abilene doctor builds airplane piece by piece in backyard |
 |
Texas Reads: A moving story about faith and football |
 |
Texas pair write book about lives of early lawmen |
 |
Dec.
5th in Texas History: Philosophical Society of Texas founded in Houston |
 |
Former prize-winning Houston Chronicle writer Franks dies |
 |
Underwater lights bring holiday cheer to San Antonio's River Walk |
 |
Anonymous decorator dresses up Texas town's trees for Christmas |
 |
Dec.
3rd in Texas History: Outlaw meets his Joseph Graves Olney match,
West
Texas townsite company sells more than 200 lots despite sandstorm |
 |
Endangered Texas prairie chickens ready to take the stage at Fossil Rim |
 |
Lee Harvey Oswald's coffin up for auction |
 |
Warren Commission Report on Kennedy’s Assassination Available at TTU |
 |
Monahans: Remembering The 1948 State Championship |
 |
Texas barbecue in North Carolina capital?
- ours is a helluva lot better than theirs! |
 |
Dec.
2nd in Texas History: From Peck to Tomball to "Oil Town U.S.A.",
"Angel
of San Antonio" weds longtime love,
Founder
of Missionary Catechists of Divine Providence dies |
 |
Lone Star Ballet celebrates 35 years |
 |
Hotel
Galvez spittoon on display at library |
 |
Hyatt Regency Austin unveils giant gingerbread village
|
 |
El
Paso Holiday Parade Expected To Be Biggest In History |
 |
Dec.
1st in Texas History: D. and A. Oppenheimer bank closes,
Rancher
accidentally shot on train,
Cartoonist's career begins |
 |
CBS developing San Antonio-set drama from ‘CSI’ creator |
 |
History's guardians: 'Texas Country Reporter' visits Call Field |
 |
Austinite's ‘Lovers of Hate’ nominated for IFC’s Cassavetes Award |
 |
Nov.
30th in Texas History: Sam Houston welcomes Mobile Grays to Texas,
Texas
general dies with his men in disastrous battle |
 |
Trew: Shotgun shacks cheap, practical |
 |
Nov.
29th in Texas History: Newspaper publisher authorized to outfit privateers,
Spanish
military tribunal convicts cartographer |
 |
‘Light of creation' illuminates San Antonio |
 |
Bandera Music Hall of Fame can fit in your pocket |
 |
Coastal Bend's Gloria Scott honored at HistoryMakers gala in Chicago |
 |
State wildlife refuge celebrates 75 years |
 |
Blues, gospel music part of Texas' cultural soundtrack |
 |
Last shot at preserving Battleship Texas under way |
 |
Artisans recapture historic beginnings at 1910 Harris Co. courthouse |
 |
Texas buffalo killings spark range law questions
|
 |
Art inspired by Mexico drug war gives new life to old building |
 |
Decades after deadline, relative of book's borrower ready to turn it back in
to Lancaster library |
 |
Dallas Historical Society reopens 'Remembering Tom Landry: The Personal
Collection' at Fair Park |
 |
Jefferson County Library and Bookmobile closes after 80 years |
 |
A new book describes two decades of Lubbock’s Cowboy Symposium |
 |
Nov.
24th in Texas History: Republic of Texas authorizes Texas Rangers,
King of
Ragtime Scott Joplin born near Linden |
 |
Nov.
23rd in Texas History: Self-styled Baron de Bastrop born in Dutch Guiana,
Houston
surgeon performs first successful coronary artery bypass |
 |
Cowboy Cockrell dies |
 |
Burka: JFK assassination was 47 years ago today |
 |
Man honored for distress call after JFK killing |
 |
State Rep.
Alonzo Remembers President Kennedy’s Assassination |
 |
Young, old visit Dealey Plaza to mark anniversary of JFK assassination |
 |
Kennedy's Secret Service agents tell their story |
 |
Looking Back: Prospectors found uranium in area |
 |
What's in a name? Texas' longest-serving state treasurer shared his moniker
with the famous outlaw Jesse James |
 |
Pioneer survived sandstorms, Great Depression |
 |
McArdle painting of the Battle of San Jacinto, found in attic, sells for
$335,000 |
 |
About 3,000 celebrate local Puerto Rican Festival in Bexar Co. |
 |
Nov.
22nd in Texas History: Austin College incorporated,
"Father
of Houston Heights" dies |
 |
Pictorial history shows scenes of early Abilene
|
 |
Repairs to the Alamo are in limbo |
 |
Texas researchers chip away at dinosaur bones |
 |
Mexicans, Americans from 1846 battle remembered |
 |
47 years after JFK assassination, Sixth Floor Museum adapts to new era |
 |
Dallas A Short Train Ride Away From Mineola On Texas Eagle |
 |
El
Paso's Role In Mexican Revolution Still Visible 100 Years Later |
 |
Nov.
19th in Texas History: Sam Houston joins Independence Baptist Church,
Mormons
arrive in Texas |
 |
Borden County to host 17th annual star lighting event |
 |
Pronghorn disappearing from West Texas |
 |
Nov.
18th in Texas History: Charles Morgan introduces steamship service to Texas,
Cavalry
column launched against Panhandle Indians |
 |
Dallas Museum Boasts Unseen Alamosaurus Fossils |
 |
Amon G. Carter Stadium: 80 years of history |
 |
54-year-old hand-cranked elevator demolished with stadium |
 |
Texas
Originals in the White House! |
 |
Nov. 17th in Texas History: Ohioans come to the aid of Texas with
"Twin Sisters" |
 |
Breakfast on Legendary King Ranch |
 |
Remote W. Texas Locale Gives Fort Davis Star Power |
 |
Big Spring Mayor Duncan Declares Monday Jody Nix Day |
 |
McKenzie: Texas' enduring stamp on George W. Bush |
 |
Nov. 16th in Texas History: Republic of Texas signs its last Indian
treaty |
 |
Nov. 16th in Texas History: Colorful lawman Jess Sweeten dies in
Athens |
 |
At Cypress powwow, Indians connect with their roots |
 |
Plane Crash 40 Years Ago Stunned The Nation, Touched Waco Family |
 |
Trew: Early Texans relied on corn for cakes, livestock |
 |
On Nov. 15, 1836 Lorenzo de Zavala, Texas Patriot & Vice President,
died |
 |
Nov. 15th: Santa Anna's policies lead to abortive invasion of
Tampico |
 |
Grand Saline Spreads World-Record PB&J Sandwich |
 |
Rediscover lost arts at Homestead Heritage's Brazos de Dios |
 |
Foes accuse black culture library of selective history |
 |
Pioneer lawyers remembered by names of Lubbock schools |
 |
Texas Indian artifacts displayed at De Leon show |
 |
Aldermen Williams led El Paso on path to desegregation |
 |
Comal County employees say ghost haunts the office |
 |
East Texas Native Remembered For Her Firsts |
 |
Texas college student happy as Rangers ball girl
|
 |
With library's launch at SMU comes another look at Bush |
 |
The Area Historical Museum in Merkel, Texas |
 |
UT statue honors groundbreaking Hispanic lawyer James DeAnda |
 |
Wichita Falls native — and Exxon CEO — remembers his roots |
 |
Great American Peanut Butter Festival this Saturday in Grand Saline |
 |
A&M, Baylor canceled games for 5 years after student died in 1926
melee |
 |
Historic store, Valley Hardware Store, closure echoes struggle of
many |
 |
Nov. 12th in Texas History: Muleshoe Ranch brand registered |
 |
Curtain rising on remodeled Lila Cockrell Theatre in San Antonio,
originally built for the HemisFair in 1968 |
 |
Mt. Zion Baptist Church begins celebration of 125th year in Abilene |
 |
Nov. 11th in Texas History: Beales Colony leaves for Texas |
 |
The day George W. Bush and LBJ first met |
 |
Joshua rancher says goodbye to Handsome Hank |
 |
The Flatlanders |
 |
Nov. 10th in Texas History: Mexican War memoirist and rogue dies |
 |
Amon Carter Museum names new director |
 |
Walled-off closet turns time-capsule in San Antonio |
 |
Big Spring Settles Hotel Renovator's Planning to Renovate Ritz
Theatre |
 |
UFO Hunter Tracks Strange Lights over Abilene |
 |
Stamp project features the Texas Panhandle |
 |
Iconic Mexia Daily News Editor Calls It Quits After 50 Years
|
 |
Republic of Texas groups dedicate tree marker |
 |
Nov. 9th in Texas History: Pioneer Texas inventor, Gail Borden, born
in New York |
 |
Austin City Limits TV show changes venue
|
 |
Painting of famous Texas battle expected to bring a pretty penny |
 |
Pronghorn disappearing from West Texas |
 |
Fire destroys buildings at abandoned Wilmer theme park & movie set |
 |
Santa Anna Man Recovers Veteran's Tombstone |
 |
Muleshoe Wildlife Refuge, the first in Texas, was built the hard way |
 |
Texas City ready to celebrate historical area |
 |
Mennonites bring change to, accept change in Gaines County
- I like these folk. In the mid-80's many immigrated here from Mexico and,
as my office shared the floor with the Mexican Consulate in Lubbock, I met
many of these folk and observed them as families. Very impressive people.
Very close to the original groups that settled key parts of the USA.
|
 |
Cedar Gap man lives cheaply, in harmony with environment |
 |
Novice again a part of highest scoring football game in Texas |
 |
Historic items found
in San Antonio River path work |
 |
Feed stores still play important role |
 |
17th annual Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival is this week |
 |
East Texan now considered world's oldest at 114 |
 |
Kartoffelpuffers messy must-eats at Wurstfest |
 |
Film "Border Bandits" tells the untold tales of
Texas history- he swallows disputed
revisionist history hook, line and sinker. |
 |
World's biggest PB&J could soon call East Texas home |
 |
RIP: Rusty Locke, steel guitar player for Texas Top Hands Band |
 |
Painting of Battle of San Jacinto, a piece of Texas history, surfaces |
 |
Photos: See the Texas Rangers 2010 storybook season retrospective |
 |
Pearl Brewery to debut monster retail garage sale |
 |
50th Wurstfest attracting record crowds |
 |
Still the kings of western swing: Asleep at the Wheel |
 |
Election Day + 22 Years for KTAB |
 |
Texas Medical Center mural moving to NM |
 |
The haunting history of the Baker Hotel in Mineral Wells |
 |
Preserving Aggie history |
 |
Recalling Dwight D. Eisenhower’s visit to El Rio |
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Bush throws out ceremonial first pitch while dad looks on, signed ball going
to Cooperstown |
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Ray Hutchison: The Texas Rangers' first hero |
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Trew: Homesteaders Act greatest act ever passed
- yes, it took resources out of the hands of the government (public land)
and put it into the more productive hands of private citizens. |
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October 31st in Texas History: George Ruby |
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Texas man, 41, excels in semipro football league |
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Remember Battle of Concepción |
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Ghosts Of The Piney Woods |
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Bigfooting it through the Big Thicket |
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Bigfoot: Primate Not Yet Defined |
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Alcohol Sales Have Been Hot-Button Issue In Smith County Since Before
Prohibition |
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Canyon considers iconic courthouse's future |
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Daughters of the Republic of Texas move to hire Michael Dutton as Alamo
director |
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Katy school bond drive dialing wrong number |
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October 29th Texas History: Narciso Martínez, father of conjunto music |
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McCombs loans historic art collection to Bexar County Courthouse |
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Paranormal activity at McAllen City Hall? |
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Stephen F. Austin's 217th birthday will be celebrated Saturday |
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October 28th in Texas History: The Battle of Concepción |
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LBJ's 'daily diary' as president now online |
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Statue stands tall for ex-Sec. of State James A. Baker in Houston |
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October 27th in Texas History: A rail link from Texas to Brazil? |
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Painting of Texas Battle Found in W. Va. Attic |
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Dry hole was beginning of oil, gas in Abilene area |
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Oct. 26th in Texas History: First Texas Cavalry authorized |
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Historic Texas Dance Hall in Uhland Goes Up In Smoke,
more, more,
more |
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Texas Ranger statue moved from Dallas Love Field |
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Texas Golf Hall of Fame to welcome 10 |
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New Braunfels Yacht Club charity is serious |
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Oct. 25th in Texas History: The first Texas Prison Rodeo |
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Lubbock man crowned king of the West Texas Liars’ Contest |
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Rangers' radio announcer has given every game his all since 1979 |
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Amarillo High, Tascosa rivalry has a long history |
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'Bossy' El Paso girl Susana Martinez a born leader (GOP NM Gov. nominee) |
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East Texas Woman, Former Hitler Youth, Shares Stories Of WWII |
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New Rangerettes Officers Selected |
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Secret History of Austin Music: Henry Lebermann |
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Grapevine makes Farrington's former house a historical landmark |
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Oct. 24th in Texas History: Huston, Tillotson Colleges merge |
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'The Alamo' (movie) turns 50 |
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"The Longoria Affair" to be screened Monday in Corpus before PBS debut |
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Texas man preserves antique tractor collection |
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Daughter dusts off dazzling dollhouse her mom spent decades building |
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Chicken Fried Pecan Pie |
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Arlington turns into America's title town with Super Bowl, Rangers' playoff
run |
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Photo gallery: Celebrating the Rangers reaching the World Series |
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Buffalo Statues, New Sign Adorn Big Spring's Historic Spring |
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Teen's 1955 East Texas shooting death identified as early civil rights
killing |
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Carol Burnett House Eyesore On San Antonio's West Side |
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New Braunfels unveils 'Wurst' mural ever |
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Former Central Texas POW Camp Reopens As A Museum
|
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Oct. 22nd in Texas History: President Sam Houston inaugurated |
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Chuck Norris Officially a Texas Ranger |
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October 21st in Texas History: A gusher in West Texas |
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Mission San José makeover set |
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Carrollton's Festival at the Swichyard will celebrate city's rail past and
future |
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Asarco demolition nears, Texas' tallest smokestack to tumble down |
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Celebration Of Texas History To Be Held At Willow Brook |
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Snyder has its prime time moment on NBC's 'The Event' |
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Oct. 20th in Texas History: Burr's treason trial ends |
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A bizarre twist: Secret Service agent says he almost shot LBJ just hours
after JFK assassination |
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Texas College To Get Historical Marker |
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Mysterious
Lights Over East El Paso |
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Oct. 19th in Texas History: Texan ladies get out the vote |
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Abilene-area celebrates Colt McCoy's NFL debut |
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Texas Originals in
Elgin, Texas |
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State Fair Sets Revenue Record |
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WWII re-enactors help add to Eisenhower birthday celebration |
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Oct. 18th in Texas History: Transistor radio debuted |
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DRT envisions bigger Alamo |
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West
Texas town boasts 2 Elvises who sing |
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Thousands Flock To Rose Festival Event |
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Big Country Residents Shoot Video of Possible UFO |
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Early Austin skyscrapers mark a century of history
|
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'The Good Guys' puts Dallas in the spotlight |
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October 17th in Texas History: Sheppard Air Force Base Opens |
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Trip down to the Valley is an adventure for Winter Texans |
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Century old invoice for Wayland's Gates Hall brick now in museum collection |
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Texas Book Festival topics range from the border to the Onion |
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Oct. 15th in Texas History: William Randolph Hearst holds fundraiser for
Galveston hurricane orphans |
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How Austin Became a Parking Lot |
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4th annual West Texas Wind Harvest Festival in Roscoe |
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18th annual Texas
Clay Festival in Gruene |
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Since Dick Cheney shot him, Harry Whittington's aim has been to move on |
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Austin haunted house 9th best in U.S., Houston house #13 |
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Renovations to Bastrop State Park planned |
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Trumpeter blasts for 50th year in this weekend's Texas Jazz Festival |
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October 14th in Texas History: Dwight D. Eisenhower born |
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Throckmorton to host film
festival with guest Buck Taylor |
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Oct. 13th in Texas History: Voters approve annexation by U.S. |
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PBS to premiere film about Galveston, Ike |
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Randall Co. courthouse dedicated |
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With Big Tex as witness, couple says 'I do' at State Fair of Texas |
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Site of old mill in Kerrville soon to be open to public |
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Refurbished B-17 steals show at Hondo airport ceremony |
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October 12th in Texas History: NASA loses Magellan probe |
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Great Storm of 1900 coming to a theater near you? |
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Growing roots in Texas soil |
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Art in the Square
in Georgetown |
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Oct. 11th in Texas History: Gubernatorial candidate dies of yellow fever |
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Belton welcomes
re-opening of The Beltonian Theater |
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Big Texan founder dies at age 86 |
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Rose Festival's Roots Go Back To 1933 |
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77th annual Texas Rose Festival about to begin in Tyler |
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Hundreds of winter Texans become ‘converted Texans'
|
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October 10th in Texas History: Ivory Joe is Born |
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Seguin remembers 1965 deadly shootout, officer
- fine story of a fine family |
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Team puts together pieces for pipe organ in Texas at Houston cathedral |
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Recently rediscovered network of tunnels is link to Fort Worth city's
criminal past |
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Lyle Lovett returns to Aggieland |
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Heart O' Texas Fair to open with music, livestock shows |
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Filmmaker Dana Brown to premiere surf movie in Corpus Christi
|
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October 8th Texas History: Settlers, Indians battle at Battle Creek |
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Stolen frontier items returned to San Marcos cabin |
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Post native Alvin Davis to be inducted into 4-H Hall of Fame |
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Canoe path on Neches River cleared in hopes of drawing more people |
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Daughters of the Republic of Texas ousts a third outspoken member |
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October 7th in Texas History: Racist kills Freedmen's Bureau agent |
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FBI file on Rev. Black is chapter in San Antonio’s history |
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October 6th in Texas history: HemisFair '68 |
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Oct. 5th in Texas History: East Texas Oil Field |
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'Giant' house up for auction |
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Col. José de Escandón y Helguera: Leading the colonization of Nuevo
Santander |
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1965's Shootout in Seguin |
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East Texas State Fair Has Long History Of Fun |
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Angelina County Historical Commission working to preserve history of
cemeteries |
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Nokona brand tries for comeback with 'old school,' Texas-made ball gloves |
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Trew: Book spurs memories of ol' saddle houses |
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Oct. 4th in Texas History: Home run fever at Enron Field |
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Wills Point's legendary Majestic Theatre is closing
|
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Old Rip festival draws crowd to Eastland on a sunny Saturday |
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October 3rd in Texas History: Japanese settlement in SE Texas |
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Dallas newspaper celebrates 125th anniversary |
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Oct. 1st in Texas History: The Founding of the Dallas Morning News |
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Texas Country Reporter features Tex Randall |
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Billy Miner's gave Sundance Square its outlaw spirit |
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Little-known segregation suit against UT still opening doors |
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State commission recognizes Randall Co. courthouse |
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Sept. 30th in Texas History: Guadalupe Mountains National Park |
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Shooting brings back memories of 1966 UT Tower killings for officer who
stopped gunman |
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Massive pipe organ is musical heart of Houston co-cathedral |
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September 29th in Texas History: Texas' first Polish Catholic church |
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Live from Fort Concho: National Cavalry Competition |
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South Plains Fair; then and now |
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KVUE Vault: UT Tower shooting remembered
|
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Sept. 28th in Texas History: Indians defeated at Palo Duro Canyon |
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East Texans Remember Tyler's 1910 Courthouse |
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Time Frames: The first operating railroad in Texas |
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King William home has been transformed into art museum |
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Trew: Turkeys' use of old windmill towers a twist |
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Sept. 27th in Texas History: Warren Commission issues report |
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Joske’s famous model trains get a new home in New Braunfels |
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El
Paso, Mexico & War: Exhibition details how Mexico's Revolution impacted the
Sun City |
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Sept. 26th in Texas History: Nolan Ryan's 5th no-hitter |
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Los Lonely Boys eager to release new songs |
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Texas Blue Law made some Sunday shopping a crime |
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Rancher Manges dead at 87 |
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Texas’ state fair,
nation’s largest, opens Friday |
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The Panhandle-South Plains Fair is underway with thousands expected |
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Cannon made in Mexico believed used at Alamo |
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Sept. 24th in Texas History: The Daily Texan is
born |
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Voice of a Legend: Brownwood radio's Dallas Huston |
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One-spot: 5 years of Hurricane Rita coverage |
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State Fair of Texas' smorgasbord illustrates fair food's evolution |
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Howard County Fair To Return in 2011 |
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East Texas State
Fair Starts |
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Sept. 23rd in Texas History: Brave UT athlete Freddie Steinmark |
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Sonny & Cher: Together in Houston in 1972 |
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How do you like them apples — in Texas? |
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History behind tradition of SMU-TCU rivalry |
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As Hemphill County grows, so will historic courthouse |
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Photos: San
Antonio's North Star Mall turns 50 -
nice photos of Joske's, others lost to time and the World's Largest Cowboy
Boots |
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Texas Department of Agriculture Honors Top Quilters |
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Sept. 22nd in Texas History: President Lincoln issues Emancipation
Proclamation |
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What you can (and can't) bring to the State Fair of Texas |
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Highland Park racer sets land speed record |
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Owner takes pride in Texas Pride |
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City of Yorktown stops ghost hunting tours at former hospital building |
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Lone Star State history didn't begin in 1836 |
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September 21st in Texas History: Houston civil rights leader born |
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Out in the West Texas Town of Marfa
- from commie Mother Jones, offensive language |
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Land battle over where
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