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TSHA Honors Excellence in Texas History: 2026 Awards and Fellowships Announced

2 weeks ago

TSHA Press Announces Landmark Study on Rural Mexican American History by Award-Winning Historian Arnoldo De León

3 weeks ago

Texas’ Oldest Learned Society to Host 130th Annual Meeting in Irving

Registration Closes Feb. 25

2 months ago

Dr. Richard B. McCaslin Appointed Texas State Historian

4 months ago

TSHA Press Expands Publishing Program with 5 New Titles Showcasing Texas History

7 months ago

"Texas Almanac" Named Official State Book of Texas

8 months ago

Texas Students Shine at the 2025 National History Day Contest

11 months ago

Texas State Historical Association Announces Texas Revolution Rendezvous April 25-27, 2025, in San Antonio

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Once-forgotten San Antonio building trades oil lore for four-legged fun 6 days ago

Historic farm near San Antonio along the Guadalupe River on sale for $21.5M 1 week ago

New Honors film, "Chicano Thermidor," to premiere February 20th 3 weeks ago

Jewish heritage in Texas cowboy culture recognized at Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo 1 month ago

Austin's growing pains spell loss of iconic corridor's legacy businesses 1 month ago

The fault line that shaped Austin: A guide to the Balcones Escarpment 1 month ago

This week in Texas music history: Audie Murphy awarded the Medal of Honor 1 month ago

Doug Cugini, co-founder of Austin's Hole in the Wall, dies at 75 1 month ago

Outlaws once hide out in this historic Texas city that is worth a day trip 1 month ago

Local author reimagines famed family legacy 2 months ago

Ever wondered how Texas got its unusual shape? Curious Texas digs for the answer 2 months ago

The names of San Antonio's most famous roads have unexpected origins 2 months ago

Honors Northeast and NTCC Webb Society release 14th trailer on a Texas legend 2 months ago

The Most Infamous Christmas Day Crimes In History: A Chilling Look Back 2 months ago

These small-town Texas dance halls helped shaped big music 2 months ago

Governor Abbott Appoints McCaslin As Texas State Historian 2 months ago

Georgetown ISD names new elementary school after Georgetown suffragist Jessie Daniel Ames 2 months ago

Panhandle Legends: Melissa Dora Oliver-Eakle and the Amarillo skyline 3 months ago

This week in Texas music history: East Texas Serenaders record first record 3 months ago

The first H-E-B opened 120 years ago today. Here's a look back in photos. 3 months ago

Is Houston better off with the Astrodome turning into a parking lot? 3 months ago

One of Fort Worth’s oldest Tex-Mex restaurants is empty, for sale 3 months ago

Governor Abbott Appoints Two Experts to Enhance Texas' Historical Records Preservation 3 months ago

San Antonio plans a variety of Veterans Day events and tributes 3 months ago

Step into 1836: Washington-on-the-Brazos returns with $57 million transformation 3 months ago

Award-Winning Book Reveals Texas' Forgotten First Revolution 3 months ago

Joske’s used trains to turn its ‘ginormous’ parking lot into an adventure 3 months ago

D.U.S.T. is an unstable acronym 4 months ago

Austin's Driskill Hotel has survived more than a dozen fires since 1886 4 months ago

Barbecue and lost pines: Why this booming Texas town is worth the day trip 4 months ago

Texas leads nation in number of ghost towns, thanks to state's extreme weather and climate 4 months ago

Fort Worth City Council approves name change for stretch of White Settlement Road 4 months ago

What are moontowers? How Austin's unique streetlights named historic landmark 4 months ago

State marker recognizing 1919 Longview race riot placed outside courthouse 4 months ago

Born on This Day in 1908, the First Singing Cowboy and Presidential Candidate Covered by Burl Ives, Elvis Presley, and Jimmy Dean 4 months ago

Texas's next great Hill Country getaway is hiding in plain sight 4 months ago

Cowboy Slim: King of Border Radio 4 months ago

It's Dead Around Here: A Ghost Town Enthusiast Searches for the Essence of these Scarcely Populated Locales 4 months ago

Tiny Texas town near San Antonio offers wide-open quiet escapes 5 months ago

Who was Sam Bass? Texas bandit's legacy memorialized in Austin suburb 5 months ago

Texas Arts & Crafts Fair in Ingram canceled due to Hill Country flooding 5 months ago

ETAMU Student’s Research Published in State Historical Journal 5 months ago

This day in history: Ida Caldwell McFaddin was born in 1872 5 months ago

This week in Texas music history: Josephine Lucchese makes her stage debut 5 months ago

Historic Riley’s Tavern owner says man tried to set fire to building 5 months ago

Remembering H-E-B's trailblazing founder, Florence Butt, 161 years later 5 months ago

San Antonio lost out on Texas Centennial Exposition but still reaped rewards 6 months ago

Exploring Texas’ Semiconductor Corridor 6 months ago

Washington-on-the-Brazos historic site to reopen this fall after $54M renovation. Take a first look. 6 months ago

This week in Texas music history: Charline Arthur is born in Henrietta 6 months ago

Boogie Woogie Marshall: Special Event Features a Tribute to Lead Belly 6 months ago

100-yearold battle marker found: Teacher, former mayor launch quest to locate a forgotten piece of history 6 months ago

Part of Austin's DNA: A look back at Threadgill's and its storied history 6 months ago

This day in history: A look back at Lamar University's 1971 name change 6 months ago

Lore to 'Myth': Research challenges story of Jovita Idar blocking Texas Rangers 6 months ago

Brackenridge Park promotes public art with a new guide 6 months ago

It’s the best grocery store: What makes Texas chain H-E-B such a fan favorite 6 months ago

Is Blackshear the oldest operating elementary school in Austin? 7 months ago

Texas lawmakers have walked out even before current redistricting battle 7 months ago

Plans to transform Nix Medical Center into apartments taking next step 7 months ago

This week in Texas music history: Bob Wills invites piano player Al Stricklin to join his band 7 months ago

Whataburger unveils Austinites' most popular fast food orders 7 months ago

Laredo Masonic Lodge installs new officers 7 months ago

Local author to make presentation on the Trinity River at Wild Birds Unlimited in East Dallas 7 months ago

Fort Worth ISD to close De Zavala Elementary, named for the first VP of Texas 7 months ago

St. Mark’s church bell was repurposed from cannon donated by Maverick family 7 months ago

How did Whataburger land on its iconic, orange-and-white A-frame look? 7 months ago

Locals Don’t Agree on Their Town’s Spelling, but They Do Agree It’s Got the Best Little Historic Dive Bar 7 months ago

"That’s Why Woody Is A Little Crazy": Woody Harrelson Fans Stunned After Learning Who His Dad Was 7 months ago

Independence Day floods among Texas’ most devastating natural disasters 7 months ago

A Barrett, Texas founder's descendant pushes to "Drop the Station." Here's the history behind it 7 months ago

This day in history: Monsignor Edmund Kelly was ordained 8 months ago

The screwworm program is returning to Moore Field. What you should know about the facility’s history. 8 months ago

Mansion by renowned San Antonio architect Bartlett Cocke hits market for first time in 85 years 8 months ago

Camp Mystic: 100-year-old Texas girls' camp hit by catastrophic flood 8 months ago

A 13-floor office building houses the history of Austin's live music empire 8 months ago

Why won’t you find liquor stores in Oak Cliff? Curious Texas answers 8 months ago

How German immigrants created a famed Texas beer garden 160 years ago 8 months ago

160 years ago, Texans moved to Brazil to start a Confederate colony 8 months ago

"100 percent" haven’t shown up to work due to immigration raids, Texas farmer says 8 months ago

Juneteenth to be observed with bash in Spudder Park, holidays for Wichita Falls agencies 8 months ago

Remembering Jayne Mansfield: From Her Ambitious Movie Career to Her "Pink Palace" 8 months ago

Historic Texas school sees new life as music, shopping hot spot 8 months ago

This day in history: The man who kicked off asbestos lawsuits died in 1970 8 months ago

This day in history: William M. McFaddin was born in 1819 8 months ago

Historic mansion built for Frost Bank heir has hit the market in San Antonio 9 months ago

Nearby Oatmeal dates back to mid-1800s 9 months ago

Houston’s historic Black women’s club shaped a century of civil rights and community service 9 months ago

Civil War marker has survived to tell the story of Union troops’ surrender 9 months ago

This day in history: Pulitzer Prize-winning South Park graduate born in 1908 9 months ago

This Day in History: John Henry Phelan died in 1957 9 months ago

Who owns Houston? These maps show the individuals who own the most acreage in the region — and where 9 months ago

Shuttered health center finds new life in first 'micro' hospital in San Antonio 9 months ago

Pennzoil Place, Houston’s Most Influential Skyscraper, is for Sale 9 months ago

Spring Historical Museum photos, documents now available on searchable database 9 months ago

This Day in History: Symphony of Southeast Texas held its first performance 9 months ago

"Chuco Punk" by Tara López amplifies El Paso’s punk rebellion, border identity 10 months ago

How Texas Made the Old West Even Wilder and Bloodier 10 months ago

What is Cinco de Mayo? Is it Mexican Independence Day? Here's the origin of the holiday 10 months ago

New streetlight banners unfurled in Deep Ellum 10 months ago

Country music history is everywhere in Dallas 10 months ago

Laredo to celebrate 270 years with downtown festival honoring culture and community 10 months ago

From the Statesman archives: Walsh family keeps popping up in compelling Austin history 10 months ago

East Texas A&M Graduate Student Receives Awards for History Research 10 months ago

This week in Texas music history: Western swing’s founding father Milton Brown dies in crash outside Fort Worth 10 months ago

Texas has a long history of destructive explosions; one in 1947 killed almost 600 people 10 months ago

Did You Know? LPD celebrates 175th anniversary with special historical exhibit 10 months ago

This week in Texas music history: Arnaldo Ramírez is born 10 months ago

Project Rosenberg nonprofit says it needs almost $1 million to turn abandoned school into a park 10 months ago

Here's where Houstonians can attend Zydeco festivals for music, dancing and food 10 months ago

What to know about the Houston Museum of Natural Science 11 months ago

A Legacy of Learning: Family honors mother through Texas History Scholarship 11 months ago

Col. John Gladden King and the Making of Texas 11 months ago

ZAP recommends first-time zonings of former ‘Hickmuntown’ on city’s northwest edge 11 months ago

Know your rights: Here's how to file a records request in Texas 11 months ago

Was Fort Bliss reactivated in response to the Salt War? 1 year ago

Prejudice, overcrowding sparked 1943 1 year ago

Sam Houston exhibit explores depths of an icon 1 year ago

This Day in History: Women’s Professional Rodeo Association Founded in San Angelo 1 year ago

This week in Texas music history: Country singer Jimmy Heap is born in Taylor 1 year ago

This week in Texas music history: Fort Worth band Bloodrock releases debut album 1 year ago

Time seemed to stand still: View from sacred Red Mountain, slated for Tonkawa park 1 year ago

The Riverside Terrace segregation story I heard as a child was missing a key chapter 1 year ago

Where can you find more about Black history in Beaumont? 1 year ago

Typewriters, Mutinies, and Chicken Salad: This Week in Texas History 1 year ago

This week in Texas music history: Leo Wright records with Dizzy Gillespie at MOMA 1 year ago

Kerrville Is the New Kerrville: Planning a trip for the Folk Festival? Here’s where to stay, eat, and explore while you’re in town. 1 year ago

Illegal Texas hunts using thermal tech get 3 arrested, authorities say 1 year ago