Road to Revolution: Battle of Coleto Creek
The Battle of Coleto Creek was extremely significant to the cause of the Texas...
Road to Revolution: The “Twin Sisters”
There are several interesting footnotes to the Texas Revolution. One concerns the “Twin Sisters.”...
Road to Revolution: Battle of Refugio
About the same time as the Alamo was under siege, Mexico’s General Jose de...
Road to Revolution: Houston Orders Fannin to Retreat
Colonel James Fannin was a man with great potential . . . and an...
Young Texas Heroes – Katy Jennings (10)
No one is too old or too young to act heroically. At the age...
Alamo Survivor Susanna Dickenson
Susanna Dickenson is one of Gonzales’ best known citizens, and one whose story has...
Young Texas Heroes – William Philip King (15)
The youngest man to die at the Alamo on March 6, 1836 was 15-year-old...
Did You Know…Popeye the Sailor was a Texan?
Cartoonist Elzie Crisler Segar may have been born in Illinois, but Popeye the Sailor,...
Waterloo Chosen as Capital of Texas
Did you know that Austin was not always the capital of Texas? Several cities can...
How Cold Was It?
Many Texans experienced snowfall and freezing temperatures during December and have weathered another round...