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Stephen Harrigan's sprawling history of the Lone Star state showcases his enthusiasm for Texas; it's an endlessly fascinating look at how the state has evolved over the years.
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Hateful language directed at people of color has a long, dirty history in the U.S. and along the border.Mexicans and Mexican Texans living along the…
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There’s a rich, but often unexplored, piece of Texas history along the state’s southern and southwestern corridors. Settlers arrived in the Rio Grande…
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From Texas Standard : On Sept. 15, 1959, an ex-convict new to Houston attempted to enroll his 7-year-old son at Poe Elementary, near Rice University....
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In July 1931, Texans were wondering if their state was going to war with Oklahoma. The two neighboring states were in a showdown over a bridge over the…
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How did the family name of a founding father of Texas become synonymous with an independent-minded person?Find out on this episode of "Texas Matters."From…
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From Texas Standard: In tiny Zabcikville, some 90 minutes north of Austin, you’re bound to run into Green’s Sausage House. The popular spot has been...
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Lydia Mendoza, known as “La Alondra de la Fronteras (The Lark of the Border),” would have turned 103 on May 31. She was honored the day after her birthday…
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From Texas Standard: If you were making a list of things Texans say that set them apart from non-Texans, friendliness would rank pretty high. Signs of...
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The scene is a Washington D.C. in turmoil. There’s a "constitutional crisis" with a president who argues the law doesn’t apply to him. He ignores…