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...
Post dateJanuary 8, 2024 Celebrating our 25th Year of Discovering Texas! It’s hard to believe I wrote the original version of Discover Texas 25 years...
Post dateDecember 27, 2023 The Battle of Galveston On New Year’s Eve 1862, the city of Galveston, Texas, had been seized and...
Post dateDecember 25, 2023 Merry Christmas! In honor of Christmas, there will be no blog until the New Year. We...
Post dateDecember 22, 2023 Texas Christmas Traditions – Foods for Christmas Eve Many Texas families enjoy special foods on Christmas Eve–foods that reflect their heritage or...