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.
Posted on · She was known as the first "cattle queen" of Texas, owning more than a million acres in South Texas, on which cattle was raised.
Posted on · She's also known as the first president of the League of Mexican Women. She fought for civil and women's rights.
Posted on · He is believed to be the most influential Texas Historian, credited with showing the influence that Texas exerted in shaping the destiny of the United States.
Posted on · We learn about a new modern dance production that pays homage to the role of the Houston Ship Channel in the history of both Texas and Houston. The piece, called “Channel/1836,” is by Karen Stokes Dance and combines film of dancers performing around the ship channel with a live stage performance. The performance is Sept. […]
Posted on · He helped Galveston recover from the 1900 hurricane and worked to bring Jewish immigrants to the Port of Galveston to settle throughout Texas.
Posted on · An adventurer who explored Texas and its earliest inhabitants.