Posted on · While Sam Houston stands very tall in Texas history, it's easy to forget that he spent his final years in exile and was viewed by many as a traitor. Author Ron Rozelle talks about his book, which chronicle's those often-forgotten years of Houston's life.
Posted on · In his book, Texas Blood, journalist Roger D. Hodge explores the history of the Texas borderlands through the lens of seven generations of his own ranching ancestry and illuminates the brutal history of colonization, conquest, and genocide that dominated the West for centuries.
Posted on · The NFL is working to curb domestic violence by partnering with an organization called A Call to Men, which teaches “healthy, respectful manhood.” The group’s CEO, Tony Porter, and Troy Vincent, a former NFL player and the league’s executive vice president, are in town to talk about the program. On this edition of Houston Matters […]
Posted on · A historian who wrote the definitive portrait of the life along the Texas-Mexico border during the Texas Revolution.
Posted on · This coming Wednesday (March 2, 2016) is the 180th anniversary of the signing of the Texas Declaration of Independence from Mexico in 1836 at Washington-on-the-Brazos. San Jacinto College history professor Eddie Weller tells us how the Lone Star State got to that point in the first place — and some things you might not have known about […]
Posted on · He is known as one of Texas' most significant historians and scholars.
Posted on · Life in early Texas wasn’t easy, but you’d never know it from reading accounts of early German settlers. Dr. James Kearney studies and teaches Germanic literature at the University of Texas at Austin. He recently edited a book called Journey to Texas, 1833, written by a German émigré to Texas named Detlef Dunt, which became […]
Posted on · Mollie Evelyn Moore Davis was one of the most important Texas writers of the 19th century.
Posted on · Bessie Coleman was the first female African-American pilot.
Posted on · Earlier this month, the History Channel wrapped up Texas Rising, a 10-hour miniseries based on the Texas Revolution against Mexico. Stephen Harrigan is a writer at large for Texas Monthly. Heâs been chronicling his thoughts about the miniseries for the publication. He spoke with Houston Mattersâ Maggie Martin before the series finale about the historical […]
Posted on · A journalist, tireless promoter of Texas independence and eventually, U.S. statehood
Posted on · The U.S. Supreme Court is currently grappling with whether Texas was wrong to reject a specialty license plate displaying the Confederate battle flag. As modern day battles over what the flag and other Confederate symbols mean go on, students in Houston classrooms continue to learn and discuss the history and legacy of the Confederacy in […]
Posted on · John Nance Garner was a persuasive politician who held many elected offices, including Vice President of the United States.
Posted on · The DeWitts were among the earliest Anglo settlers in Texas.
Posted on · Mary Maverick was a remarkable early settler in Texas, who documented the challenges of life on the frontier.