Texas History

He was a songwriter, a singer and an actor, known to many Texans for his part in the “outlaw country” movement of the ’70s and ’80s.

The Bullock Museum completed a five-year project in December to make all 16,000 years of Texas history encapsulated within its walls available to visitors in both English and Spanish.

Sixty years later, people of all ages visit the spot in downtown Dallas where President John F. Kennedy was fatally shot.

A new book tracks both the racist policies that affected recovery and how the city’s West Side showed its resilience.

HB 2497 would create a public history program using Texas’ founding in 1836 as the focal point for its story of a state of rugged individualists.

Historical and legal precedents make it clear that Texas could not leave the Union — at least not legally.

From Texas Standard:The American West isn’t a fixed idea; its scope and definition can change depending on whom you ask. So how does Texas fit into it?…

Susan Morrison was two years old when her dad left.Her mother, Eleanor, was left to care for Susan and her two siblings. The experience led Susan on a…

City Council members voted today to rename the South Austin road some believe was named for José Antonio Menchaca to reflect the correct spelling of his…

From Texas Standard.On October 2, 1989, the Texas Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the state’s school finance system was unequal. The case was…