Texas History

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…

Texas history is already full of pretty rowdy tales. But one Austin-based author decided to make it a little rowdier with a work of historical fiction…

From Texas Standard.It’s time once again for what they call the most exciting two minutes in sports. The 144th running of the Kentucky Derby will happen…

From Texas Standard.This is the third story in a three-part series about HemisFair ’68. For part one, click here. For part two, click here.Today, if you…

From Texas Standard.Many of us have a cabinet or a closet at home with a stack of homemade VHS tapes – or those little tapes that went into newer-model…

From Texas Standard.There’s a saying that every Texan has two hometowns: their own, and San Antonio. Historically, culturally and personally – somehow all…

From Texas Standard.In 1978, the CBS TV network took a chance on broadcasting a five-episode miniseries about the schemes and struggles of a Texas family.…