When a Texas newbie like myself wants to learn as much about the great state as possible, there are few sufficient choices. John Wayne was no historian. I’ve started watching Friday Night Lights but I ...
The history of Texas, in the way it is taught, researched, and presented to the public, has reached a crisis point. Since 1897, the principal organization in the presentation, teaching, and ...
On the mild, cloudy day of April 14, 2015, exactly 150 years and five days after Confederate general Robert E. Lee surrendered to the Union Army at a courthouse in Virginia, an unusual spectacle took ...
New historical organization aims to tell Texas history through an inclusive, ‘21st century approach’
The U.S. and Texas flags fly over the Texas Capitol during the first day of the 88th Texas Legislative Session in Austin, Texas, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023. When Texas historian Gregg Cantrell took part ...
The big date is sneaking up on us. On March 2, 2036, Texas will celebrate the bicentennial of its independence from Mexico. For its 100th birthday, back in 1936, parties rippled across the state, ...
Texas is a state that is so big and full of spirit that it sometimes feels like its own country. This huge country is not just one stereotype; it's a vibrant tapestry made up of revolutionary history, ...
Texas joined the Union as the 28th state, after its war of independence against Mexico and 10 years as a Lone Star republic, on this day in history, Dec. 29, 1845. The vast state, larger in area than ...
Soon after his election to the Texas Senate in 1990, Sen. Rodney Ellis (D-Houston) walked across the Texas Capitol grounds with his 5-year-old daughter and Congressman Mickey Leland’s young son. Of ...
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