Texas History

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Much has been written about the men of the Mexican Revolution, but what about its women? Co-authors Kathy Sosa, Ellen Riojas Clark, and Jennifer Speed detail the lives of 18 of these female role models and subversives from the last century in their new book, "Revolutionary Women of Texas and Mexico."

Jovita Idár is a historic San Antonio woman, and on Friday, she will get national spotlight on PBS. The program is American Masters and the specific…

The foundation of one of the first Black churches in San Antonio was discovered in February during construction of the San Pedro Creek Culture Park…

It took just 62 days for Wilbert Lee O'Daniel to go from being a hillbilly flour salesman on the radio to the most powerful politician in Texas. While…

Wilbert Lee O‘Daniel was a two term Governor of Texas and a U.S. Senator. But before, during and after that, he was a flour salesman on the radio with a…

There’s a lot of talk about socialism these days. If you are like me, you are getting email after email warning about the dangers of socialism ideas and…

From Texas Standard : It's easy to find historical information about the Wichita Falls Spudders baseball club. All sorts of trivia can be found online...

A largely-forgotten court case about race discrimination in Texas schools is brought to life in a documentary.It’s been a personal journey for the film’s…

The story of the LGBTQ community in the early 20th century is buried deep in Texas history. A first-generation college student and young historian…