History

July 16, 2025

Commentary: The hat that made the cowboy

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June 30, 2025

‘The Purifying Knife’ traces the history of the eugenics movement in Texas

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June 26, 2025

City of Sugar Land buys historic district

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June 16, 2025

‘Make Your Mark’: New book reveals how seven presidents shaped the nation through character

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June 11, 2025

The mystery of Boerne’s ancient Bible: Who brought it there?

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May 28, 2025

Belle Starr — queen of Western outlaws

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May 27, 2025

‘It’s all part of who we are’: New institute aims to immortalize the sounds of Texas music

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May 26, 2025

During Vietnam War, one Laredoan saw military service as a ticket to a better life for his family

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May 23, 2025

What’s the history of segregation at Barton Springs Pool in Austin?

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A ful moon in the night sky.
May 21, 2025

Commentary: The Comanche Moon

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May 14, 2025

Gene Autry — the New Deal cowboy crooner

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A black and white photo of a crowd of men in suits carrying signs such as "we demand voting rights now!"
May 13, 2025

New book ‘Freedom Season’ offers a different perspective on the 1960s and now

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A view of the front of the San Juan Hotel
May 7, 2025

Amid fight for preservation, San Juan Hotel listed as a top endangered historic site

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May 6, 2025

‘Melting Point’ delves into the little-known history of the search for a Jewish homeland in Texas

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Stone artifacts sit on a stone ledge above a creek bed.
May 5, 2025

Documentary unearths the story of an unknown Texas archaeological treasure trove

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November 27, 2015

My grandpa’s war: opening up to family about tough topics

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April 24, 2025

San Antonio’s historic Alameda Theater is now open for walking tours

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A black-and-white lithograph of a theater building with six columns at its entrance.
April 23, 2025

Commentary: How New York aided the Texas Revolution

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March 28, 2025

The Medal of Honor Museum’s opening was a chance for a cross-country reunion for 4 Vietnam veterans

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March 27, 2025

‘The healing process can actually begin’: At last, marker for 1930 Sherman race riot to go up

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March 26, 2025

Hidden history: Search through a DeWitt County attic reveals old German chronicle

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March 24, 2025

This week in Texas music history: Prince Albert Hunt records for the first time in San Antonio

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March 21, 2025

Rediscovered Texas Farm Workers Union photos give glimpse of actions after 1977 march

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March 17, 2025

This week in Texas music history: Buddy Tate first records with Count Basie, ‘Rock-A-Bye Basie’

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March 12, 2025

Commentary: The 100th meridian

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March 11, 2025

Henry Box Brown mailed himself to freedom in 1849. A Dallas theater explores what happened next

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March 10, 2025

This week in Texas music history: The 1990 Austin Music Awards features star performances

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February 28, 2025

New book draws from wider perspectives to highlight Texas’ unique history

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February 20, 2025

A drunken brawl at an Austin hotel changed the course of the oil industry forever

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February 7, 2025

Historical marker highlights the little-known story of the Rockport-Fulton Art Colony

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February 3, 2025

This week in Texas music history: Trini Lopez splits a bill with the Beatles

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February 3, 2025

Black Gospel Archive receives $2.48 million grant to add oral history, increase space

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the texas flag
January 29, 2025

Commentary: John Steinbeck (and Charley) on Texas

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January 6, 2025

Legendary Austin blues venue Antone’s has big plans to mark 50th birthday

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January 3, 2025

When Jimmy Carter came to Dallas: Watch his 1995 interview on KERA’s ‘Between The Lines’

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January 2, 2025

The San Antonio Missions and Jimmy Carter’s legacy

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December 11, 2024

When did lowriding come to Austin? Let’s explore the history.

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December 11, 2024

Today in Texas music history: Opera singer and civic leader Zelma Watson George is born

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December 4, 2024

Commentary: A tale of a stolen town

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August 13, 2024

A tiny East Texas museum makes sure the history of the London School explosion is not forgotten

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December 3, 2024

This week in Texas music history: Houston Rapper Fat Pat is Born

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An exterior photo of the Bastrop Museum and Visitors Center.
November 26, 2024

How Bastrop played a key role in WWII and boasts a connection to the 1900 Galveston hurricane

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November 18, 2024

Reflecting on the 25th anniversary of the Aggie Bonfire collapse

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November 11, 2024

Veteran’s recordings for his family share glimpse of his life in Vietnam

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November 8, 2024

Exhibit delves into the history of the Rosenwald Schools of Texas

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November 8, 2024

This week in Texas music history: Jimmie Rodgers is the first inductee in the Country Music Hall of Fame

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November 7, 2024

Commentary: Could Napoleon have ruled over Texas?

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November 1, 2024

New historical status for Institute of Texan Cultures may slow down bid for new Spurs arena

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October 28, 2024

Battleship Texas still searching for a home after Galveston wharves board decision

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October 23, 2024

Commentary: A second siege of the Alamo

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An old red brick building topped with a neon sign reading "The Grace."
October 21, 2024

This museum wants to make Abilene a ‘cultural cornerstone’

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An indoor museum exhibit shows bundles of cotton and black and white cutouts and photos of the farming process.
October 21, 2024

Hunt County’s Cotton Museum showcases more than agriculture

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A modern photo shows the replica wooden and stone mill with its big wheel in front of a bright blue sky.
October 21, 2024

Visit a working water-powered grist mill and museum in Central Texas

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October 18, 2024

First-ever Spanish guided tour of the Alamo part of an effort to better tell its history

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October 16, 2024

Has the history of the Texas Farm Workers Union been effectively preserved?

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October 15, 2024

In 1977, a farmworkers’ march to DC sought to turn the eyes of the nation onto Texas

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October 14, 2024

Digging into the history of the ‘César Chávez of Texas’

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October 8, 2024

Belle Ortiz was instrumental in bringing mariachi programs to Texas schools

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October 3, 2024

This week in Texas music history: Johnny Cash arrested in El Paso

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Museum wall with Selena pictures and gold albums
October 1, 2024

Nearly 30 years since her death, Selena’s reign as Queen of Tejano endures

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September 19, 2024

The Tejano Monument on the state Capitol grounds faced many hurdles

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September 18, 2024

This week in Texas music history: Big Boys and The Dicks record ‘Live at Raul’s’

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September 11, 2024

This week in Texas music history: Professor Longhair at Soap Creek Saloon

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September 3, 2024

Newly discovered interviews paint picture of legendary El Paso DJ Steve Crosno

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August 30, 2024

What’s the story behind ZZ Top’s First Annual Texas-Size Rompin’ Stompin’ Barndance and Bar B.Q.?

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August 30, 2024

This week in Texas music history: The birth of Chelo Silva

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August 27, 2024

Celebrating 85 years of high kicks and history in East Texas

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August 22, 2024

‘The Long Ride Home’: New photo book spotlights Black cowboys in contemporary America

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August 20, 2024

This week in Texas music history: The birth of Big Moe

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August 15, 2024

Two cousins uncover family ties while reviving Dallas’ Tenth Street District

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August 12, 2024

How conservators got just the right polish on an Alamo cannon

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August 13, 2024

This week in Texas music history: The Dallas Bronco Bowl’s final performance

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August 2, 2024

From Mosasaurs to ‘Magic Valley’: A peek inside the Museum of South Texas History

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August 2, 2024

This week in Texas music history: The birth of Charlie Christian and Southern electric guitar

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August 1, 2024

‘Overwhelmed and humbled’: 58 years after he helped student wounded by UT sniper, reflections on a thank-you letter

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July 23, 2024

Texas’ plantation prisons: Inside a 200-year history of forced labor shrouded in secrecy

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July 22, 2024

Drawing parallels: How similar is the 2024 election to 1968?

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July 17, 2024

Marfa’s Blackwell School formally established as new national historic site

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July 12, 2024

‘Inside the Well’ traces ripples after the rescue of Midland’s Baby Jessica

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July 9, 2024

This week in Texas music history: The birth of Link Davis

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July 5, 2024

New book sheds light on how one lawman shaped policy, and perception, of the southern border

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July 3, 2024

Commentary: He who has the gold, makes the rules

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July 1, 2024

Through dance, a centuries-old love story comes home to Shankleville

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June 28, 2024

This week in Texas music history: DJ Screw lays down the June 27th Freestyle

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June 26, 2024

‘40 Acres and a Lie’ tells the story of a broken promise’s legacy

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Three people sit in chairs facing the crowd in front of them. In the middle a woman holds up a microphone and is speaking while the other two look on. The woman is Windy Goodloe.
June 19, 2024

‘We still come together’: Juneteenth gathering highlights traditions of Black Seminoles

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June 18, 2024

‘We Were Illegal’ author looks into Texas history by diving into her family’s own

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A view of the front of the San Juan Hotel
June 17, 2024

San Juan Hotel, one of the Valley’s oldest, faces uncertain future

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June 12, 2024

This week in Texas music history: Hole In The Wall opens in Austin

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June 10, 2024

Found sound: San Antonio Mayor Maury Maverick on 1939 radio

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June 7, 2024

Alpine residents describe emotional weight of devastating fire: ‘Part of me burned there’

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June 6, 2024

How one Austin neighborhood paved the way for a culture of central air conditioning

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an illustration featuring a blue smiling cartoon toad from the side, facing left and smiling over a close-up of a map with various red and green lines and notations. the illustration also features two greenish-blue cartoon images of lollipops or suckers.
May 4, 2022

What happened to Toadsuck, Texas?

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May 29, 2024

This week in Texas music history: The birth of Balde González

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May 24, 2024

Family of Marine killed in Vietnam working on one final way to honor his legacy

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May 21, 2024

‘Part of our healing journey is making change’: Brett and Nikki Cross find solace in activism

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May 21, 2024

How ‘feisty’ Liz Carpenter shook things up as right-hand woman to LBJ and Lady Bird Johnson

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A photo of Tammie Sinclair at a desk.
May 20, 2024

‘Every day is different and it’s heavy’: The Uvalde library director on its role as an archive

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May 20, 2024

Music boxes of old play San Antonio history

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May 15, 2024

‘They are living legends’: The effort to preserve the rich history of the South Texas Negro League

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