Post dateJanuary 31, 2024 Remembering John Coffee “Jack” Hays Texas Ranger John Coffee “Jack” Hays was born in the community of Cedar Lick...
Post dateJanuary 29, 2024 The First “Texit” The United States Declaration of Independence begins with these words: When in the course...
Post dateJanuary 26, 2024 Remembering Texas’ Role in NASA History is not just about long-ago events. History is being made every day. I...
Post dateJanuary 24, 2024 Texas Adopts the Lone Star Flag On January 25, 1839, the congress of the Republic of Texas adopted the Lone Star...
Post dateJanuary 22, 2024 Domingo Terán de los Rios becomes First Governor of Spanish Texas On 23 January 1691, the Count of Galvez (as in Galveston) appointed Domingo Terán de...
Post dateJanuary 19, 2024 Waterloo Chosen as Capital of Texas Did you know that Austin was not always the capital of Texas? Several cities can...
Post dateJanuary 17, 2024 Moses Austin Gets His Grant On January 17, 1821 the government of New Spain finally granted Moses Austin’s request...
Post dateJanuary 15, 2024 Did You Know…Popeye the Sailor was a Texan? Cartoonist Elzie Crisler Segar may have been born in Illinois, but Popeye the Sailor,...
Post dateJanuary 12, 2024 The Luckiest Man in Texas If you asked me to name the luckiest man in Texas, I’d put my...
Post dateJanuary 10, 2024 Texas Ushers the World into the Petroleum Age On January 10, 1901 drillers struck oil just south of Beaumont, TX. The discovery at...