Happy Birthday, Buddy Holly…You Are Missed!
Charles Hardin Holley was born in Lubbock, Texas on September 7, 1936–the fourth child...
Start the Year Right!
The more students participate actively in learning, the longer the learning sticks! To help...
Why Discover Texas?
There’s a reason I named our state history program “Discover Texas”! The key word...
Bob Bullock Museum
Austin is Texas’ capitol city, and it’s pretty much close to everywhere! A great...
Bats in Flight Every Night
Not every field trip in Austin is related to state history and government. The...
Audie Murphy American Cotton Museum
Hunt County in Texas is rightfully proud of two things: That’s why the Audie...
Road to Revolution: Santa Anna Surrenders
If I may be blunt, Santa Anna was not only a murderous and immoral...
Road to Revolution: The Which Way Tree
Sometimes we forget that the people we remember as history’s heroes were as human as...
Bluebonnets!
Every Spring, God carpets the state of Texas in blue. But it wasn’t until...
Juan de Padilla – Texas Martyr
It’s interesting to notice the things history remembers about someone who lived 500 years...