The Federal Theatre Project launched the careers of Arthur Miller and Orson Welles, and brought free plays to millions. Martin Dies killed it off, and the political tactics he used are still alive today.
Leo Dielmann’s stunning churches brought modernity and sophistication to Texas as the state grew into the twentieth century.
Cofounded by the University of Texas, Boulder’s Colorado Chautauqua has become a beloved summer travel destination for generations of Texans.
These 75 weird and wonderful local flags are what happens when somebody has a quixotic vision and a copy of Photoshop.
In this adapted excerpt from her new book, ‘We Were Illegal,’ Jessica Goudeau looks at the life of a relative who, she learned, was not the heroic figure of family lore.
She was known for her rowdy stage shows, during which she jumped off amplifiers, rolled around the floor, and even sang while lying down.
Caddo artists and teachers are reclaiming this sacred place in East Texas.
It’s part of a $51 million project to rebuild Washington-on-the-Brazos, “the birthplace of Texas,” where the declaration that created the Republic of Texas was signed.
The towering Huntsville statue of the first president of the Republic of Texas was dressed in an NFL jersey, and some locals are upset.
Henry’s Hideout, one of the oldest honky-tonks in Texas, is back after six years of no action.
The 136-year-old ‘Good Shepherd’ window has been transported, dismantled, scrubbed, painted, and reassembled for its home congregation in Galveston.
Volunteers and historians are breaking new ground in a less widely told story of slavery in Texas.
Daniel Webster Wallace was born in bondage in South Texas. By the time of his death, nearly eight decades later, he'd amassed a fortune—and a place in West Texas history.
The company started in 1924 as a way to counter inflammation from Tejanos’ beloved chiles, and today its homeopathic products still help with all manner of aches and pains.
He hung out with Langston Hughes and wrote verses inspired by his Galveston roots, but he’s largely been forgotten. A new biography seeks to change that.
In a small East Texas town, Mary Allen College offered opportunity to thousands of Black women, and later men, for nearly nine decades. It’s been shuttered since 1977, but efforts are underway to restore it.
Texas writer and artist Roxy Gordon loved Native culture so much that—at least in his own mind—he “became” an Indian.
The Munday Library at St. Edward's University in Austin, that is, where the Texas Craft Brewing Collections keeps artifacts from the state's illustrious craft beer history for the public to view.
An investigation into Big D's lack of a big, dusty to-do.
More than three thousand people were locked up in the South Texas camp, which closed 76 years ago today. Internees and descendants have joined forces with community members to honor their shared history.
The team from Del Rio went on to win the Texas high school golf championship in 1957—and soon will see its story told in movie theaters around the country.
All hail Queen Citrianna and the Duchess of Ruby Red, who ride atop floats adorned with hundreds of slices of fresh fruit.
Once a national craze, ninepin bowling is now practiced in just eighteen Texas clubs, where a vibrant cast of characters keep the sport alive.
His family fought back—and made a lasting impact on the fight for Mexican American rights.
Joel R. Poinsett, the first American minister to Mexico, was supposed to help the U.S. buy Texas. He meddled in local politics instead.
It fetched $705,000, topping the list of about 165 items from Ted Lusher's Texana collection.
An original broadsheet announcing the fall of the Alamo, the first book published in Texas, and other stuff that Phil Collins will probably buy.
In their new book ‘Chokeholds,’ researchers argue Lee Harvey Oswald was just one piece of a sprawling conspiracy—one that other investigators claim never existed at all.
The Texas Cowgirls weren’t all from the state, but the groundbreaking women’s pro team promoted itself with loads of Texas mystique.
Tobe Hooper’s ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2’ satirizes yuppie greed by painting the entire state with a broad and bloody brush.
The independent bookstores of sixties and seventies San Antonio, Houston, and Dallas created community and opened whole new worlds for Texans.
It’s about the violence that white settlers wrought upon the West—and the path to redemption.
The famously powerful dreadnought was hailed by Hemingway and played a key role in several famous battles.
Waco’s Dr Pepper Museum offers an insightful exhibit on the 1960s lunch counter protests that helped desegregate Texas.
Beans in chili, the Houston Oilers, and mutton busting: test your knowledge of all things Texan.
The Kalita Humphreys Theater was built by arguably the most famous American architect of the twentieth century. It’s now a shell of its former self, and the city can’t decide how—or if—it’ll restore it.
Fernie the Funnel Cake Queen made the deep-fried, sugar-dusted treat a best-seller, and now her daughters continue her legacy with innovations including a funnel cake–flavored wine cocktail.
The legendary Donkey Lady is alive (sort of) and has a lot to say about San Antonio.
The Como Motel, where Candy Montgomery famously met up with Allan Gore, has recently been sold. Locals are organizing to ensure it doesn’t end up as a parking lot.
This Hill Country bar and honky-tonk—the first in the state to obtain a liquor license after Prohibition—still fosters community after nine decades.
When the go-go Houston corporation collapsed in spectacular fashion, it became a punch line across the nation. But some of the bad guys had the last laugh.
The early blues singer helped define the genre and achieved major success—until a story of murder tainted his legacy.
Since 2004, non-Hispanic white residents have been outnumbered in Texas. And to the apparent surprise of many, that hasn’t worked out all that well for the Democratic Party.
It’s named for frontier naturalist Gabriel Marnoch, who led a life of crime while discovering new species.
It’s time to find out just how much you know about the Lone Star State.
Andrew Braunberg, author of ‘Fires, Floods, Explosions, and Bloodshed: A History of Texas Whiskey,’ shares some fascinating details from his book.
Six years ago, the mother of all storms arrived and brought home a lesson too many of us have refused to learn: our penchant for bravely adapting to circumstances has its limits.
She led the movement to gain federal recognition of the holiday. This June 19, she’ll again walk 2.5 miles, marking the 2.5 years it took for news of the Emancipation Proclamation to reach Texas.
The real history is much messier—and more inspiring.
The Geto Boys and Selena set the stage in the early nineties for the transformation of Texas music.