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Writer Shares His Favorite ‘Stories From Texas’
Posted on · W.F. Strong talks about his new book, which covers the rich cultural heritage of the Lone Star State – from the Texas dialect to the state's larger-than-life personalities.
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How The Turtle Bayou Resolutions Set The Stage For The Texas Revolution
Posted on · On this date in 1832, the Turtle Bayou Resolutions were signed, establishing some of the key players in the more famous Texas events that would follow.
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Full Show: Tent Cities For Migrant Children, And Our Weekly Political Roundup (June 13, 2018)
Posted on · On Wednesday’s Houston Matters: We learn how tent cities could be used to shelter unaccompanied migrant children. Then, our experts discuss the latest political stories. We remember the roll the Turtle Bayou Resolutions played in Texas history. And we meet some boating enthusiasts in Greater Houston.
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Exiled: The Last Days Of Sam Houston
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.
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‘Texas Blood’ Explores History Of The Borderlands Through One Ranching Family
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.
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Houston Matters Weekend for October 22, 2016
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 […]
Texas Originals
Historian Carlos Castañeda
Posted on · A historian who wrote the definitive portrait of the life along the Texas-Mexico border during the Texas Revolution.
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Texas History: How Texas Found Itself in a 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 […]
Texas Originals
Walter Prescott Webb, The Scholar
Posted on · He is known as one of Texas' most significant historians and scholars.
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Book Tells the Stories of Early German Settlers in Texas
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 […]
Texas Originals
Writer Mollie Evelyn Moore Davis
Posted on · Mollie Evelyn Moore Davis was one of the most important Texas writers of the 19th century.
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Pilot ‘Brave Bessie’ Coleman
Posted on · Bessie Coleman was the first female African-American pilot.
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Texas Rising: How Badly Does the Series Mangle State’s History? Does it Matter?
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 […]
Texas Originals
Journalist Jane Cazneau
Posted on · A journalist, tireless promoter of Texas independence and eventually, U.S. statehood
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Teaching Confederate History and Rebuilding Post-Hurricane Ike: Tuesday’s Show (April 7, 2015)
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 […]