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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

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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

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Hagman, Gray show up in Dallas for TV show fans

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Old sign sparks memories for Texas family

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Browsing through the history of Texas City

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Antique bridge in Milam Co. still carries traffic

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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

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Luther Jones' fall from grace: He was a state rep., trusted lawyer, and now a convicted felon

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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

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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

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Charles Blucher House, originally built in 1880, gets makeover

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Woman, Texas City turn 100 together

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He's living Large in '57 Heaven in Knox City

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105-year-old cowboy, wife lose four homes in Stonewall County wildfires

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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

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Restored Cortez: $1M investment to renew El Paso building's grandeur - very important Texas treasure

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Former Mingus mayor, Fort Worth DJ now Hall of Famer

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Senate panel to discuss DRT's stewardship of Alamo shrine

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Oilman displays his extensive collection of Civil War memorabilia

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Group to find permanent site to fly Confederate Flag

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America’s deadliest war began 150 years ago; reminders still linger in Dallas

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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

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Bob Wills Day in Turkey, Texas coming

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Naranjo Natural History Museum receives two donations

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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

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Bartee Haile: Texas golf greats dominate the Masters

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Sam Rayburn House Museum restorations to begin in May

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Nature Report: Historic ranches of deep south Texas

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Fine dining in rugged Big Bend National Park

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San Juan mission graffiti gets lawmakers' attention

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Actress portraying Gov. Richards visits House

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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

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Denise Brown, Dallas' City Ballet founder and Holocaust survivor, dies

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San Antonio musicians to play in television series

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April 5th in Texas History: Marshal guns down notorious outlaw cum lawman, Kelly Field gets its wings, Fort Worth's first hospital burns

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Alamo's Future Put In Hands Of Texas Lawmakers

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Longtime Texas Rangers usher has almost seen it all

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Entire family in Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame

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Tylerites Recount Memories Of Carlton Hotel

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Wellington's Tex Winter gets hoops Hall nod

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Barbershop is last remnant of a small business empire

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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

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At 25, Crescent still anchors Uptown neighborhood

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RIP: Calvin Russell, Songwriter was Texas icon in Europe

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In 1890, a saddle theft and murder led to a hanging

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Remembering the 'Goliad Massacre'

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Looking Back: Posse rider dies after horse bolts

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Museum book of treasures: Catalog of European collection shows art world what El Paso can do

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Just what the heck is that? Oddities in Houston

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April 3rd in Texas History: U.S. Supreme Court dooms white primary, Legendary Texan born in Virginia,

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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

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Merkel celebrates Texas' 175th anniversary

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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

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Fort Worth JFK Tribute near goal

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Selena fans gather for annual tribute on anniversary of singer's death

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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.

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Center for Texas Music History goes unplugged

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Big D hosts big films with Dallas International Film Festival

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Last day for Willson & Son Lumber is Thursday

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‘Fingerless Fiddler’ has right touch in Ranger

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March 30th in Texas History: Congressional Reconstruction ends as Texas readmitted to Union, German author of Wild West fiction dies

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Prosthetic leg helps horse get along in Texas

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Color Your World at the Lubbock Arts Festival

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Perryton's Museum of the Plains to get a caboose

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March 29th in Texas History: Ann Raguet marries Robert Irion instead of Sam Houston, East Texas lake completed

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Ranch rodeo a reality check in Snyder

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Lubbock native Bell making 'American Idol' exposure pay off

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Plano Bakery Whips Up Official State Cupcake

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March 28th in Texas History: Texas Confederates whipped in New Mexico, Commander of "Kirby Smith's Confederacy" dies

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Experts appraise famous flag that flew at Alamo battle

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Architecture tour highlights mid-20th century modernism

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Texas' oldest Boy Scout Troop celebrates their Centennial at Camp Mabry

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March 27th in Texas History: Last Spanish governor of Texas appointed

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Sunday 175th anniversary of Goliad Massacre

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Midland girl who fell in abandoned water well turns 25, gains access to trust fund

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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

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Dedication & Unveiling of the Lone Star Monument & Historical Flag Park set for 4/21 in Conroe

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FBI director to honor Bernard Harris — Houston astronaut, businessman, philanthropist

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Mark Davis: Returning to rediscover the inspiration of the Alamo

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1867 former slave settlement, Settlement, gets national historic recognition

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Ted Turner's bison help save historic Texas herd

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Vandals target quirky artsy West Texas Prada Marfa

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Texas Monthly features historic downtown Abilene

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March 25th in Texas History: Mexican raiders strike Texas ranch in 1918

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AG's office draws line in sand for Alamo caretakers

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From Jeweler To Shipbuilder; An 8 Year Dream Is Complete

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Baylor, Texas A&M Researchers Find Earliest People To Inhabit Americas

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Nolan County history in a home

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South Texas State Fair opens for the 68th time today

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Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Festival begins March 31

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March 24th in Texas History: Mexican law invites Anglo colonists, Fort Worth jeweler weds poet

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Ramón Rentería: Prejudice recalled in West Texas

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League City man recalls sharing screen with Liz Taylor

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West Texas woman remembers young Elizabeth Taylor

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17-year-old Elizabeth Taylor visited El Paso before wedding to Conrad Hilton Jr.

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March 23rd in Texas History: Texas conductor leads farewell concert in Antwerp, Lamar Univ. in Beaumont begins

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Ranching still way of life on Katy Prairie despite urban sprawl

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‘American Pickers’ spend day sifting through the relics at Lufkin junk barn

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Book Traces Chupacabra Myth To 1 Woman

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Buffalo Gap's Tom Perini appears on Texas Monthly cover

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2011 Texas Film Hall of Fame Awards

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Harry James deserves naming honor in Beaumont

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Suspicious Fire Destroys Century-Old Rural Texas Church

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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

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Blues Legend Pinetop Perkins Dies

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Honoring George H.W. Bush: The Midland museum

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Looking Back: Founding member remembers posse

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106-year-old Texas hairstylist recalls business

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2 North Texas boys discover "fossil gold mine"

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Charlton-Pollard through the years - photos

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Mystery of Willie Nelson's 'Pretty Paper' is wrapped up

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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

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Plainview's iconic Spudnut Shop set to reopen after remodel, more

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Celebrate the History of Texas - Hispanic Heritage month 2nd spot

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San Antonio's famous Gunter Hotel goes to auction

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Tulia cowboy has long history with rattlers

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New London School Disaster Survivors Reunite

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March 18th in Texas History: Nearly three hundred die in New London school explosion, Groce's plantation becomes temporary capital of Texas

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Shamrock Princess reigns in Dublin

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Lubbock Crosby Garza County Medical Society to commemorate 100th anniversary

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Firsthand stories of piracy, heroism in Texas Navy

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William Kelly Fearing, one of the last Fort Worth Circle artists, dies at 92

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West Texas Historical association plans meeting, Motley County tour

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Tommy Tune Back In Dallas For Musical Biography

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March 17th in Texas History: Convention of 1836 breaks up in a hurry, World-famous animal trapper born in Texas

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Selena stamp goes on sale

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After 104 years in business, R.L. Lackner Jewelers in Brownsville to close

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1800s Cavalry to perform at Goliad fair

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March 16th in Texas History: Despite ranchhands' desperate rides, Panhandle cattleman dies of smallpox, Script writer and future Texan born in Chicago

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Curtain opens again on the Texas Theatre in Sweetwater

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Author Jim Marrs visits Del Rio to speak about UFOs - he's an interesting Texan and fun to listen to.

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Scientists unearth woolly mammoth fossil in North Texas

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Happy b-day to Abilene's risen Phoenix

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Queen of the bluebonnets

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March 15th in Texas History: Sensational court-martial convenes for Alamo hero's son, Mexican army captures Texas Masonic soldier

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Yet another proud Texan hopes to wrest Alamo flag from Mexico

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Patrons, neighbors feud over Steak Night in Waring

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Trew: Grasslands rooted in dust

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Texas police officers break racial barriers

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March 14th in Texas History: American Quarter Horse Assoc. formed, Texas wildcatter born in Lithuania, Ruby found guilty

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For many, Valley birding is tops in the U.S.

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Naval Air Station Corpus Christi marks 70 years

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Her speech admittedly was a bit flowery

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Buffalo Gap wine event snags famous chef

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Brownsville saw Mexico's Golden Age of Cinema

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At annual West Texas rattlesnake roundup, diamondbacks are weighed, skinned and fried

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Book about Odessa soaring pilot Wally Scott published

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Rail museum on right track in Wichita Falls

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March 13th in Texas History: Fort Inge established on Texas frontier

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Fort Worth lawmaker preparing resolution to acknowledge 1910 racial massacre

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Laney Wallace crowned 2011 Miss Snake Charmer

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In search of rattlers? Come to Sweetwater prepared

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The West Texas Digital Archives

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March 11th in Texas History: New carbon black plant opens in Panhandle

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March 10th in Texas History: Explorer promises each Texan a silver mine, First nursing school in Texas opens

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20th Annual writers' retreat in Alpine planned

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Hearing generates concerns, support for DRT's role

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State Not Ready To Take Alamo From DRT

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Texas AG: Alamo caretakers’ actions concern state

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Embattled Alamo stewards set to testify at Capitol

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March 9th in Texas History: Spanish expedition enters Texas, State steps into sheep wars

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The other Texas Independence Day - it's not, they lost

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Subpoena issued to Lee Harvey Oswald's mother is auctioned

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A connection for Texans in Valera, Ranchers help keep longhorn cattle thriving

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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

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March 7th in Texas History: Bluebonnet proclaimed state flower, Earthquake in El Paso

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A new painting of Juan Seguin?

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Historic Austin oak doomed by disease, stood when Stephen F. Austin owned the land

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Hondo boy donates share of father's death settlement to Lexington museum

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Timeline: A splash from White Rock Lake's past

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Six Flags Over Texas Celebrates 50 Years

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Singer Johnny Preston dies in Beaumont hospital

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Couple record Texas courthouse histories

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When NBC Today Show's Jack Lescoulie came to his "adopted hometown" of Plainview

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Mardi Gras parad in Port Arthur

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Photos of the Port Arthur Mardi Gras parade

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Outlaws and Legends: Singers turn a field into one big Texas cookout

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March 6th in Texas History: Medal of Honor recipient's plane shot down, A jolly good barbecue

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Texas Independence Day Parade in Austin - it's March 2nd, not March 5th.

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Texas' Largest 1-Day Music Festival Underway Near Potosi

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Dallas' Statler Hilton, inside and out - I stayed there before it closed as a Hilton

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Sam Houston’s walking stick on display at library

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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

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Long-lost letters shed new light on Texas Navy, Texas Navy document transcriptions, Texas Navy: Texas History Month

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Texas Senate Marks 175th Texas Independence Day

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Historic Musket to be at Bullock Museum in Austin

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How well do you know the Lone Star state?

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At 175 years old, the Lone Star State's romantic image is tied to history

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A proud day for Texas

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175 years since Texas declared independence

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175th anniversary of Texas Declaration of Independence marked

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Long Live Texas, Long Live Liberty!

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Local chapters of DRT working to help preserve Texas’ history

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Hutchison: Every generation of Texans must remember the patriots of Texas Revolution

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Abilene professor has ties to Texas independence

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March 2nd in Texas History: Texas Independence Day, 5th Military district created by the First Reconstruction Act

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Texas' top 5 NFL draft picks of all time: Earl Campbell is tough to beat

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Cisco's Bistro maestro

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New historic documents uncovered about Texas' independence

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Austin's State Theatre on Congress Re-Opens After Being Closed for 5 Years

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The Lone Star State Turns South - Civil War - a good read

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March 1st in Texas History: Committee appointed to draft Texas Declaration of Independence, First president of Rice Institute retires, Nature Conservancy buys Enchanted Rock

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Historic train robbery celebrated in Allen

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The State Fair of Texas — 'A Timeless Tradition'

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Alamo comes to San Benito in re-enactment

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Feb. 28th in Texas History: Anson Mills names El Paso, Dr Pepper goes private

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Looking Back: Durward Lynch's Halfway zoo

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Traditional Country Music Rides Again on Uncut Airwaves

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Texas church remains piece of neighborhood's past

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The legend of Emily D. West

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Role in True Grit "empowered" Houston amputee

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Customers, employees talk about Metro Diner's end as a Dallas institution

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Q&A with UT historian H.W. Brands on Texas at 175 years old

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Alamo Immortal: 175th Anniversary

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Closing Alamo Plaza?

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Old Pearl brewery is frothing with activity with expansion projects

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Aspermont man makes working men's knives

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Feb. 25th in Texas History: Alamo City lures Trinity University from Waxahachie, Colt patents the "gun that won the West"

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Robinsons near Buffalo Gap named Farm Family of Year

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A taste of Texas’ homegrown beers and liquors

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Treasure Hunter: Looking for gold

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500 friends celebrate with Ebby Halliday for her 100th birthday

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RIP: James Clyde Warren, once owner Bob's Oil Well & Matador Ranch cowboy

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Galveston aims for Hokey Pokey world record

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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

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Video coverage of Laredo's famous Washington's Birthday parade

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The show must go on in Brownwood's Lyric Theater

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Angelina Co. OK's memorial for Columbia space shuttle

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Midland's Ernest Angelo helped launch Reagan's Presidential bid

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Hill Country gets new distillery as state's booze industry spills

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A Town of Millionaires, Roby, 15-Years Later

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Feb. 23rd in Texas History: Secession referendum passes by landslide, Marines raise flag on Iwo Jima

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Solving mysteries at the museum in Snyder

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Southern Bible Institute in Dallas marches on

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Commemorative Air Force ad wins anti-litter contest

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A story of race and triumph at TCU

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Feb. 22nd in Texas History: United States renounces claims to Texas

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Ex-theater in San Marcos gets facelift, new name

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Austin Marathon celebrates 20 years

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Historic Granada a Great Concert Hall

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Remembering Barbara Jordan on Her 75th Birthday

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Trew: Farming machinery most reliable friend

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Backers making another run at pardon for Galveston's boxer Jack Johnson

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Larry Hagman honored with Bob Krueger Public Service Award

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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

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Annual roundup of rattlers just around corner

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Judge who presided over Howard Hughes estate dead at 76

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Ringing in her 100th birthday, Ebby Halliday remains motivated, dedicated

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Feb. 16th in Texas History: Frenchman flies first plane in Texas, Heroic Texas woman graduates from flight-nurse school

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Nederland leads drive to name road for 'Bum' Phillips

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Alamo mural in San Antonio building may be donated - it's beautiful, nice photos

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Orange revitalization starts with sunken boat; Jack Tar is next

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New Museum in Zapata County

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East Texan Hopes To Add Boy Scouts Museum

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Quanah Parker remembered on 100th anniversary of his death

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Feb. 17th in Texas History: LULAC founded, El Paso art museum chartered - it's a very good museum with a top-flight collection.

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Bushland FFA boys restore '57 Ford tractor

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Massey's, a Fort Worth icon, serves its last chicken-fried steak

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Progress Continues Inside Settles Hotel in Big Spring

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Feb. 16th in Texas History: Lone survivor of Bonilla expedition found, Felix Longoria given hero's burial after bigoted snub in Three Rivers, Texas

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Eisenhower statue readied for celebration in Denison

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Retired DPS trooper portrayed in "Sugarland Express" dies

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Feb. 15th in Texas History: Texas rancher murdered by Mexican troops, Texas adopts its 1876 constitution which remains in effect

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LBJ's oldest surviving aide remembers

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Looking Back: Swastikas are hidden in plain sight

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Miss Snake Charmer contestants meet for tea

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Trinity Lutheran Time Capsule Opened

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Feb. 14th in Texas History: Spanish nobleman calls for settlement of Texas, Philanthropists wed on Valentine's Day

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Rust rocks the Cadillac Ranch

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Unique Texas independence declaration on exhibit

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Living a Hindu lifestyle in America: A young Texan's perspective

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Alpine: Texas Cowboy Poetry Gathering celebrates its 25th anniversary

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Legendary Fort Worth Artist, Scott Gentling, Dies at 68

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Emory Bellard's Wishbone, the 'soundest offense' ever, led Texas' title run

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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"

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Preservation Texas: 2011 Texas' Most Endangered Places

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DNA Could Solve 170-Year-Old Mystery Of Fate Of Central Texas Pioneer

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Plano artist, Bart Forbes, designs Ronald Reagan centennial stamp

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Ice crystals create halo around sun this morning

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New barbecue restaurant’s mural unites past and present Oak Cliff notables

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Feb. 10th in Texas History: French castaway reaches Natchitoches, Legislature confirms South Texas land grants, "Madam Candelaria" dies at age 113

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Feb. 9th in Texas History: Texas pays beef bill, twelve years late, NAACP leader born in Round Rock

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Vote for the best Don't Mess with Texas spot: Finals between the Confederate Air Force spot from 1991 & the Longhorn spot from 1996

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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

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Reagan revolution changed the course of Texas politics

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Tom Landry exhibit wraps up Sunday at Fair Park

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Social veteran group traces back to WWI

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3 T's shape image of Big D: tragedy, triumph, TV

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A&M council reveals Midnight Yell origins

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Pete Schenkel to win 82nd annual Linz Award for civic service in Dallas

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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

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Texas College Honored With Historic Marker

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Miss Rev. is eighth dog in A&M mascot tradition - cult of the dog!

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Feb. 3rd in Texas History: Republic authorizes mercantile firm to issue money, Coastal brewery serves up a cold one

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Farrah Fawcett's red swimsuit goes to Smithsonian

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2 Super Bowl player moms work together in Texas

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Art exhibit shows Mennonite life with photos

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On Feb. 1, 1860 delegates voted 166-8 to secede, a move strongly opposed by Sam Houston

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Texan cited as world’s oldest person dead at 114

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Bookstore owners turn the page in Albany, closing after 20+ years

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Art: Midland Must-See

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Hemphill opening first museum on Columbia shuttle disaster on tragedy’s eighth anniversary

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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

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150 years ago, Texas seceded despite Houston's advice

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How a mural became a symbol of Fort Worth

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El Paso's Mills Building shares history of Downtown

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Valley doctor has practiced medicine for nearly six decades

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‘Vaquero' who lived life to the fullest eulogized in Rotan

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Looking Back: Death of Tulia officer casts pall over Christmas 1960

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Gary Moore shows love of Buddy Holly

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Sweet Georgia Brown’s Walter Williams wins Quest for Success award, plans to expand

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Royalties from ancestral South Texas land sought

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Bill in Texas Legislature would exempt veterans' surviving spouses, children from property taxes

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Trew: Old West boots, vests have well-ridden history

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Research reveals Texas City’s uniqueness

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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

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Texas church grows where drugs once thrived

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Few items remain of former Texas town

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Over the Waldrip bridge in West Texas

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Lamar Hunt’s legacy will continue to live on during Super Bowl XLV week

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1930s Coke bottle curb made from the Real Thing

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Step right up to the Fraud Museum in Austin for memorabilia from Bernie Madoff, Enron and Ivan Boesky

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Look back at MLK's 1962 stay at UT-Austin

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Texas buildings' murals show community identity

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Jan. 14th in Texas History: War effort proceeds as huge Texas base is activated, Governor urges Texans to make sacrifices

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Cuero bird rescuer, breeder finds her calling

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HemisFair vision begins to take shape

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Laredo Man Recounts Antarctic Plane Crash

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Charlie Wilson Statue in Lufkin - good grief!

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San Marcos’ new city manager shows off songwriting talents - fantastic

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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

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A Gov. Mark White memory

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Life in the past lane: Coleman looks to save nostalgic traffic lights

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Who's the guy in Dallas mayor photo at city hall?

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Sabal palm forest reopens, Valley sanctuary is last large stand of the trees in U.S.

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El Paso restaurant owner plans show on Cooking Channel

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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

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Texas vs. The Nation annual football game set for Feb. 5th in the Alamodome

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Fort Worth groups prep for flight anniversary

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Ridglea Theater Gets Fort Worth's Highest Historic Designation

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Piece of Valley History Goes Up in Flames

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Prince Solms statue OK’d by New Braunfels

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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!

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Jan. 11th in Texas History: Texas troops captured at Arkansas Post, Black veteran honored for war bond sales, Confederate Navy sinks Yankee ship

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Trew: Texas' first industry, the Longhorn

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Lufkin man builds and flies some of world's largest kites for charity - cool

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Thurber’s St. Barbara Church Stirs to Life

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Historical Commission to screen Buck Winn documentary in Kyle

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Looking Back in Plainview: Blasingames offered elegant dining

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Photos of West Texas

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Lucas Gusher roars again in celebration of the 1901 birth of the oil era

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Jan. 10th in Texas History: Spindletop oilfield discovered, Texas aviation leaders die in plane crash, Black physician and civil rights leader born in Waskom

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San Antonio's Alamo anniversary bash put on hold after donations dry out

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Restoration of Capitol Dome Completed - Yeah!

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Big Bend boat crossing to open next spring - nice photos

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Firearm of historic significance donated to Witte Museum

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Port Aransas chapel is time-honored spot for events

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Jan. 7th in Texas History: Big Brazos bridge opens in Waco, James Moreau Brown buys future site of Ashton Villa, Nazareth Academy opens

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Ex-DA Frank Briscoe, onetime Harris County legal heavyweight, dies

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Texas high school students could make film history at Cannes

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UFO Spotted Over Ellis County Line

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Jan 6th in Texas History: Spanish Viceroy appoints Coronado to find Seven Cities of Cíbola

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Don't Mess With Texas ads: What's your favorite?

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Pass/ticket to 1907 hanging returns to Bell County

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Austin writer taking on Superman's story

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New roof for fire-damaged Texas Governor's Mansion

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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

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American-Indian wooden bust from Texas sought

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Fort Sam streets taking history as their guide

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RIP: Lubbock Symphony founder, Harrod, dead at 97

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Austin 'Bachelor' does a do-over

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Jan. 4th in Texas History: Texas radio station sets country music standard, Black cowboy Bose Ikard dies, Versatile writer dies

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Tyler historian, 86, devoted to East Texas city

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Jan. 3rd in Texas History: General Kiddoo nixes Contract Law

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Hall of History explores 100 years of Galvez

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Texas Reads: Texas books and Rangers

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Paramount Theatre tries to connect with young moviegoers

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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

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Big Texan adds rib-eating contest

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Texas blues guitarist killed in crash with Crosby school bus

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As 'Don't Mess with Texas' campaign turns 25, a tribute to one who helped create it

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Moody High School teacher, electrician part of film appearing at Sundance festival

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Road Trip Barbecue Makes Traveling I-35 Less Sucky

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Kilgore Rangerettes open up for Radio City Rockettes in Austin show

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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

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At 95, she's Hill Country civic leader

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Nacogdoches author's creation going to big screen

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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

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Trew: Always take your come-along along

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Nature Report: Historic King Ranch

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Downtown Tyler Post Office Had Long, Varied History

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Texas-haters are actually our best ambassadors

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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

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Old Plainview…

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Bighorn sheep start new year in new Texas home

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Residents of Hunstville say there's more to life than death row

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Top two un-produced film scripts have Texas connections

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Book chronicles struggles of early Texas environmentalists

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At Taylor Cafe, a step back in time

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Houston family trims 100-year-old artificial fir tree

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Date Announced for Extreme Makeover Featuring Wellman Family: Jan. 30th

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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

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Robert Earl Keen on Texas Music

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El Paso Native's Giant Sculpture Hailed At Denver Airport

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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

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Carrollton train depot gets historical marker

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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

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Travis Co. sheriff commissions new version of badge used in the 1880's

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Segovia's Mexican Candies to close with sweet sorrows

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Texan praised for helping build robotic bugs

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Iconic Katz's Deli in Austin to close in January

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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

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New York Times: Before UConn, There Was Wayland

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Sirloin for Steaks Restaurant brightened lives with fine dining

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The late Gill Clements: Rich Man, Poor Man

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West Texas teacher celebrates 95th birthday

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San Antonio's River Walk offers winter wonderland

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El Paso historian: Billy the Kid undeserving of a pardon

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Trew: Discussing 'original primary Age of the Cowboy'

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Dec. 20th in Texas History: Garrison at Goliad declares independence, Congress approves the Post Office Department of the Republic of Texas

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Toll vault coming to a halt as Dallas North Tollway goes to cashless payment

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Cowboy event great excuse to raise funds for Anson Opera house

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History lost in 1909 Plainview Herald fire

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Denton author’s book maps out Texas history

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Thousands find South Texas-style winter wonderland at Candy Cane Lane celebration

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Dec. 19th in Texas History: Rival Lubbock County towns consolidate, Albany jail reopens as a museum

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All about this year's Sun Bowl in El Paso

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Holland Taylor's 'Ann' [Richards] is well worth seeing

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Update: Brother disputes sale of Oswald's coffin, Lee Harvey Oswald’s Coffin Sells For $87,469

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Dec. 17th in Texas History: Mexican governor born in San Antonio, J. J. Schott opens Galveston pharmacy, "John Henry Faulk Show" debuts on WCBS

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UFO Hunter Frustrated after Spotting More Lights Above Abilene

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Historic Highland Park Theatre Reopens Saturday

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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

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Fossil finds to be displayed at Houston museum

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Texas historical marker dedication for "Blind" Willie Johnson

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Dec. 15th in Texas History: John Woodward appointed Texas consul general to New York, Railroad runs excursion train to lure settlers

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Sweetwater's Texas Theatre gets back air and heat

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Dec. 14th in Texas History: Republic licenses doctors, Founder of Negro Fine Arts School dies, League formed to help Mexican-American children

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Trew: This is why we dance counter clockwise

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Dec. 13th in Texas History: Moore leads sortie of Texas Navy, Spanish mapping expedition heads for Texas

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RIP: 110-year-old Texas immigrant business woman, Maria Antonia Villegas

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One-woman play about ex-Texas Gov. Ann Richards portrays a real 'piece of work'

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Texas Tejano music pioneer still playing at 83

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Looking Back: Smallpox epidemic exaggerated

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Dec. 12th in Texas History: Red Rovers leave for the fight in Texas

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Sweetwater's Texas Theatre celebrates 75th anniversary

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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

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After 20 years on Collin Co. court, world's youngest judge as committed as ever

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Lickin' the Bowl: Great San Antonio recipes

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West Texas DRT in a Battle of the Alamo

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Dancin' in Anson: Christmas Ball keeps boots scootin' after 125 years

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Dec. 9th in Texas History: Founder of Negro National League dies, Martín de Alarcón appointed governor of Texas in 1716

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The Lost Legend, the Ranger oil boom

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Dec. 8th in Texas History: Mission church begins remarkable run, Southwestern colleges form athletic conference

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Jimmy Dean was more than just a sausage king

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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)

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Texas historians preserving WWII internment camp

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Willie Nelson Joins Toy Drive Of Sheriff That Busted Him For Pot

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Historical Commission preserves Tom Green County's past

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Texas man ends vice presidential journey in Grand Rapids

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RIP: Legendary Cowboys, SMU quarterback "Dandy" Don Meredith dead at 72

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SMU Pony Express rides again in ESPN film

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Looking Back: Answering service filled local need

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James P. Simpson Dies at 87; Cleaned Up Galveston

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Alpine in running to be Coolest City for budget travel

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Hidden Mysteries of Texas Pages

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Dec. 6th in Texas History: U.S. government okays the building of the Port Isabel lighthouse; Slavery in Texas officially ended

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A look at the Harvey house: Building a dream home

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Abilene doctor builds airplane piece by piece in backyard

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Texas Reads: A moving story about faith and football

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Texas pair write book about lives of early lawmen

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Dec. 5th in Texas History: Philosophical Society of Texas founded in Houston

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Former prize-winning Houston Chronicle writer Franks dies

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Underwater lights bring holiday cheer to San Antonio's River Walk

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Anonymous decorator dresses up Texas town's trees for Christmas

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Dec. 3rd in Texas History: Outlaw meets his Joseph Graves Olney match, West Texas townsite company sells more than 200 lots despite sandstorm

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Endangered Texas prairie chickens ready to take the stage at Fossil Rim

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Lee Harvey Oswald's coffin up for auction

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Warren Commission Report on Kennedy’s Assassination Available at TTU

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Monahans: Remembering The 1948 State Championship

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Texas barbecue in North Carolina capital? - ours is a helluva lot better than theirs!

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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

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Lone Star Ballet celebrates 35 years

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Hotel Galvez spittoon on display at library

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Hyatt Regency Austin unveils giant gingerbread village

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El Paso Holiday Parade Expected To Be Biggest In History

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Dec. 1st in Texas History: D. and A. Oppenheimer bank closes, Rancher accidentally shot on train, Cartoonist's career begins

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CBS developing San Antonio-set drama from ‘CSI’ creator

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History's guardians: 'Texas Country Reporter' visits Call Field

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Austinite's ‘Lovers of Hate’ nominated for IFC’s Cassavetes Award

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Nov. 30th in Texas History: Sam Houston welcomes Mobile Grays to Texas, Texas general dies with his men in disastrous battle

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Trew: Shotgun shacks cheap, practical

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Nov. 29th in Texas History: Newspaper publisher authorized to outfit privateers, Spanish military tribunal convicts cartographer

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‘Light of creation' illuminates San Antonio

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Bandera Music Hall of Fame can fit in your pocket

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Coastal Bend's Gloria Scott honored at HistoryMakers gala in Chicago

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State wildlife refuge celebrates 75 years

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Blues, gospel music part of Texas' cultural soundtrack

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Last shot at preserving Battleship Texas under way

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Artisans recapture historic beginnings at 1910 Harris Co. courthouse

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Texas buffalo killings spark range law questions

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Art inspired by Mexico drug war gives new life to old building

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Decades after deadline, relative of book's borrower ready to turn it back in to Lancaster library

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Dallas Historical Society reopens 'Remembering Tom Landry: The Personal Collection' at Fair Park

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Jefferson County Library and Bookmobile closes after 80 years

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A new book describes two decades of Lubbock’s Cowboy Symposium

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Nov. 24th in Texas History: Republic of Texas authorizes Texas Rangers, King of Ragtime Scott Joplin born near Linden

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Nov. 23rd in Texas History: Self-styled Baron de Bastrop born in Dutch Guiana, Houston surgeon performs first successful coronary artery bypass

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Cowboy Cockrell dies

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Burka: JFK assassination was 47 years ago today

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Man honored for distress call after JFK killing

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State Rep. Alonzo Remembers President Kennedy’s Assassination

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Young, old visit Dealey Plaza to mark anniversary of JFK assassination

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Kennedy's Secret Service agents tell their story

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Looking Back: Prospectors found uranium in area

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What's in a name? Texas' longest-serving state treasurer shared his moniker with the famous outlaw Jesse James

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Pioneer survived sandstorms, Great Depression

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McArdle painting of the Battle of San Jacinto, found in attic, sells for $335,000

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About 3,000 celebrate local Puerto Rican Festival in Bexar Co.

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Nov. 22nd in Texas History: Austin College incorporated, "Father of Houston Heights" dies

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Pictorial history shows scenes of early Abilene

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Repairs to the Alamo are in limbo

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Texas researchers chip away at dinosaur bones

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Mexicans, Americans from 1846 battle remembered

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47 years after JFK assassination, Sixth Floor Museum adapts to new era

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Dallas A Short Train Ride Away From Mineola On Texas Eagle

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El Paso's Role In Mexican Revolution Still Visible 100 Years Later

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Nov. 19th in Texas History: Sam Houston joins Independence Baptist Church, Mormons arrive in Texas

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Borden County to host 17th annual star lighting event

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Pronghorn disappearing from West Texas

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Nov. 18th in Texas History: Charles Morgan introduces steamship service to Texas, Cavalry column launched against Panhandle Indians

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Dallas Museum Boasts Unseen Alamosaurus Fossils

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Amon G. Carter Stadium: 80 years of history

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54-year-old hand-cranked elevator demolished with stadium

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Texas Originals in the White House!

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Nov. 17th in Texas History: Ohioans come to the aid of Texas with "Twin Sisters"

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Breakfast on Legendary King Ranch

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Remote W. Texas Locale Gives Fort Davis Star Power

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Big Spring Mayor Duncan Declares Monday Jody Nix Day

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McKenzie: Texas' enduring stamp on George W. Bush

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Nov. 16th in Texas History: Republic of Texas signs its last Indian treaty

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Nov. 16th in Texas History: Colorful lawman Jess Sweeten dies in Athens

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At Cypress powwow, Indians connect with their roots

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Plane Crash 40 Years Ago Stunned The Nation, Touched Waco Family

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Trew: Early Texans relied on corn for cakes, livestock

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On Nov. 15, 1836 Lorenzo de Zavala, Texas Patriot & Vice President, died

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Nov. 15th: Santa Anna's policies lead to abortive invasion of Tampico

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Grand Saline Spreads World-Record PB&J Sandwich

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Rediscover lost arts at Homestead Heritage's Brazos de Dios

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Foes accuse black culture library of selective history

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Pioneer lawyers remembered by names of Lubbock schools

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Texas Indian artifacts displayed at De Leon show

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Aldermen Williams led El Paso on path to desegregation

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Comal County employees say ghost haunts the office

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East Texas Native Remembered For Her Firsts

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Texas college student happy as Rangers ball girl

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With library's launch at SMU comes another look at Bush

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The Area Historical Museum in Merkel, Texas

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UT statue honors groundbreaking Hispanic lawyer James DeAnda

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Wichita Falls native — and Exxon CEO — remembers his roots

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Great American Peanut Butter Festival this Saturday in Grand Saline

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A&M, Baylor canceled games for 5 years after student died in 1926 melee

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Historic store, Valley Hardware Store, closure echoes struggle of many

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Nov. 12th in Texas History: Muleshoe Ranch brand registered

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Curtain rising on remodeled Lila Cockrell Theatre in San Antonio, originally built for the HemisFair in 1968

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Mt. Zion Baptist Church begins celebration of 125th year in Abilene

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Nov. 11th in Texas History: Beales Colony  leaves for Texas

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The day George W. Bush and LBJ first met

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Joshua rancher says goodbye to Handsome Hank

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The Flatlanders

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Nov. 10th in Texas History: Mexican War memoirist and rogue dies

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Amon Carter Museum names new director

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Walled-off closet turns time-capsule in San Antonio

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Big Spring Settles Hotel Renovator's Planning to Renovate Ritz Theatre

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UFO Hunter Tracks Strange Lights over Abilene

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Stamp project features the Texas Panhandle

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Iconic Mexia Daily News Editor Calls It Quits After 50 Years

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Republic of Texas groups dedicate tree marker

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Nov. 9th in Texas History: Pioneer Texas inventor, Gail Borden, born in New York

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Austin City Limits TV show changes venue

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Painting of famous Texas battle expected to bring a pretty penny

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Pronghorn disappearing from West Texas

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Fire destroys buildings at abandoned Wilmer theme park & movie set

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Santa Anna Man Recovers Veteran's Tombstone

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Muleshoe Wildlife Refuge, the first in Texas, was built the hard way

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Texas City ready to celebrate historical area

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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.

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Cedar Gap man lives cheaply, in harmony with environment

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Novice again a part of highest scoring football game in Texas

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Historic items found in San Antonio River path work

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Feed stores still play important role

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17th annual Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival is this week

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East Texan now considered world's oldest at 114

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Kartoffelpuffers messy must-eats at Wurstfest

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Film "Border Bandits" tells the untold tales of Texas history- he swallows disputed revisionist history hook, line and sinker.

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World's biggest PB&J could soon call East Texas home

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RIP: Rusty Locke, steel guitar player for Texas Top Hands Band

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Painting of Battle of San Jacinto, a piece of Texas history, surfaces

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Photos: See the Texas Rangers 2010 storybook season retrospective

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Pearl Brewery to debut monster retail garage sale

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50th Wurstfest attracting record crowds

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Still the kings of western swing: Asleep at the Wheel

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Election Day + 22 Years for KTAB

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Texas Medical Center mural moving to NM

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The haunting history of the Baker Hotel in Mineral Wells

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Preserving Aggie history

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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