History

To answer that question, we need to go back to World War II and the era of federal rent control.

The University of Texas at Austin has more than 170 million objects and specimens in its collections. KUT listener Matthew Seaton asked our ATXplained project to peruse them.

Former students at the Blackwell School in Marfa, Texas, who were once banned from speaking Spanish, have worked for years to preserve the school's history.

Students had been pushing for the State Board of Education to adopt a new, more inclusive social studies curriculum this year. Instead, the board delayed their scheduled update until at least 2025.

El Camino Real de los Tejas is a National Historic Trail that traces back to before the start of Texas. The 2,600 miles stretch all the way from the Texas-Mexico border to Natchitoches, La. Part of the historic trail runs right through San Marcos.

The board was initially supposed to update the social studies curriculum by the end of this year.

The Grapevine-Colleyville district, between Dallas and Fort Worth, added two conservative members to its seven-member school board in May.

The Taylor City Cemetery, which dates back more than 130 years, was designated historical this week by the Texas State Historical Commission.

Huston-Tillotson’s roots date back to 1875, predating UT Austin as the city’s oldest institute of higher learning.

There are multiple tales behind a cave known as Stark’s mine in the area. It was said to be dug over 100 years ago in an attempt to find buried treasure.