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...
Doris Miller
President Franklin D. Roosevelt called Pearl Harbor Day, the day Japan launched an unprovoked...
Texas Hill Country Regional Lighting Trail
If you live in the Texas hill country (or if you can manage to...
Six Great Texas Holiday Experiences
The Holiday Season starts even before Thanksgiving Weekend in some places around Texas. Here...
The Curious Case of the Baron de Bastrop
Bastrop County as well as the cities of Bastrop, Texas and Bastrop, Louisiana were named...
Circuit Riding Preachers
There were a number of considerations vital to Texas pioneers. Food. Shelter. Protection. After...
Early Texas Rights for Women
Life was hard on the Texas frontier, and 1200 miles lay between colonial Texas...
Happy Birthday, Samuel Lucchese!
Samuel James Lucchese–bootmaker, son of a bootmaker, grandson of a bootmaker–was born November 9,...
Cowboy Life Alive and Well in Fort Worth!
Yup, cowboys are still very much a part of Texas! The trail drives only...