Cinco de Mayo, a long-celebrated holiday honoring the Mexican heritage of many Texans, has as its hero a native Texan born near Goliad.
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Texas HistoryToday in Texas History: 175th Anniversary of the Fredericksburg Easter Fires
Brad JohnsonApril 17, 2022
What began as an Old World tradition made its way to the New World and continues to this day in Fredericksburg.
Texas HistoryGorzkie Żale: The Good Friday Legacy of Polish Immigrants at Panna Maria
Daniel FriendApril 15, 2022
Polish traditions have continued in the community of Panna Maria, including the singing of a Polish Good Friday hymn.
Texas HistoryRare Earths, Buchanan Dam, and Federal Funding: A History of Baringer Hill
Daniel FriendApril 14, 2022
One of the largest deposits of rare-earth elements discovered in the Lone Star State now sits beneath a lake.
Texas HistoryToday in Texas History: The Lone Star Flag Adopted by the Republic of Texas
Kim RobertsJanuary 25, 2022
The only flag to fly over both an independent country and a state, the iconic Lone Star Flag of Texas was adopted on January 25, 1839.
Texas HistoryToday in Texas History: First Railroad Locomotive in Texas Arrives
Isaiah MitchellDecember 24, 2021
Like so much of the American West, the historic Sherman engine emerged from relative mystery and died unremarked.
The Driskill Hotel has changed hands numerous times in its nearly century and a half in operation.
Skirmishes between Mexico and the newborn nation continued until Texas was annexed into the United States.
Texas HistoryToday in Texas History: Compromise of 1850 Sets Boundary Between Texas and New Mexico
Brad JohnsonNovember 25, 2021
The compromise set Texas' modern-day border and ceded its western and northernmost territory to the U.S. in exchange for $10 million.
FederalIssuesTexas HistoryTexans Celebrate Constitution Day on 234th Anniversary of National Charter’s Adoption
Hayden SparksSeptember 17, 2021
President Biden used part of his Constitution Day proclamation to criticize “attempts to suppress and subvert the right to vote.”
Nearly 20 percent of Galveston's population at the turn of the century perished in the hurricane that ripped through the bay city.
Texas HistoryToday in Texas History: ‘Opening Gun’ of the Texas Revolution Fired at Nacogdoches
Brad JohnsonAugust 2, 2021
Some seeds of discord that blossomed into the Texas Revolution were planted at Nacogdoches in 1832.