Posts by Month: July, 2009
The Texas Wildlflower Farm is located in Fredericksburg, Texas. This is known to be the largest wil...
“Treue der Union” is German translation for “faithful to the Union,” or the United States, and is a ...
Before there was the Alamo and before there were any Europeans there, there were Native Americans in...
The Texas Hill Country is a beautiful place for a vacation getaway. The hills of Texas are growing ...
The history of Texas, also known as the Lone Star State due to the design of its state flag displayi...
George Harvey Strait was born in Poteet, Texas on May 18, 1952. Strait is a country western music s...
Native American history shows that the first immigrants arrived around 30,000 years ago. But evidenc...
The Texas wine country in set among the Texas hills. The setting is beautiful and the wine has been...
Texas, is the second biggest state in the country and has a very interesting history. Many of us don...
Buddy Holly, or Charles Hardin Holley (7 September 1936 to 3 February 1959), was born in Lubbock, Te...
Professional football is a big part of the American lifestyle. Each year, fans anxiously await the ...
Waylon Jennings was born in Littlefield, Texas in 1937. At fourteen he began work as a DJ at a Lubb...
Often when thoughts of cowboys come to mind, it is in Texas that the stories occur. Thought of as a...
Bob Wills and his famous Texas Playboys really made an impact on the music industry of that era. Ma...
Astroworld is a great vacation site with roller coasters galore, a water park, and theme areas for e...
San Antonio is one of the most famous places to visit in the United States. Millions of tourists an...
Walker, Texas Ranger actor and martial artist enthusiast Chuck Norris is not a true native of the st...
Clint Black is a well known country singer and songwriter. He was born on February 4, 1962 in Long ...
The television show Dallas was one of the most successful prime time soap operas that ever appeared ...
The San Antonio Spurs are in the Southwest Division in the Western Conference of the NBA. They have...
In 1839, John Neely Bryan, who had a taste for adventure, stumbled across an unknown area in the low...
There are several musical influences in Texas. The first major Rock ‘n Roll music star was Buddy Hol...
The San Jacinto Monument was built as a lasting tribute to the Battle of San Jacinto, which took pla...
"The Drum" found at the University of Texas is the largest in the world. Big Bertha, as she is call...
The name Six Flags Over Texas stands for the six different nation's flags that have governed Texas, ...
Medieval times of old with lords and ladies, food and jousting were great fun. How great would it b...
The Houston Astrodome was nicknamed the “Eighth Wonder of the World.” Ground was broke for the cente...
Patrick Swayze; lead star of great movies such as "Ghost"(1990) and "Dirty Dancing" (1987), was born...
Texas definitely raises musicians, and lots of them, with all kinds ranging from country to hip-hop....
When referring to the history of Fredricksburg, Texas, one man must be remembered. He was Baron Otfr...
Erected on a 90 acre site, on a plaza adjoining the Presidential Conference Center and the Texas A&M...
The National Museum of the Pacific War, formerly called the Admiral Nimitz Museum, is located in Fre...
The Texas Wildflower Farm was founded near Fredericksburg, Texas in 1983. At that time, you could f...
The state of Texas is the 28th state in the USA and has the second largest population of people in t...
For fans of the San Antonio Spurs, the season came to a very quick end. The Spurs, a consistent pow...
T. Boone Pickens is a billionaire Texas oil man with a special dream. T. Boone Pickens was considere...
Seven miles east of Fredericksburg, Texas is a beautiful wildflower farm founded by John R. Thomas i...
Often unknown is the progression of Jayne Mansfield’s personal life, intertwined with career. Actin...
The Native Americans of Texas have a varied and complex history. Natives arrived in Texas about 12,...
Walter Leland Cronkite Jr. was born on November 4, 1916 in St. Joseph, Missouri. Walter is the son o...
Since 1682, Texas has been under six flags including Spain, France, Mexico, The Confederate States o...
Mary Kay Cosmetics is a household name around the world. Right now, the company employs over 475 th...
It is the largest of the lower forty-eight states and has a long and rich history. From prehistoric...
Only one in four Texas households owned slaves during the Civil War. However, most Texans supporte...
The state of Texas is one of the richest states in America. However, Texas is also rich in American...
Many people think of Texas as a rich state where many famous people originate. What we know most re...
Founded in 1967, the San Antonio Spurs have won four NBA championships. The years that they were ch...
George Walker Bush was born July 6, 1946, in New Haven, Connecticut, to George H. W. and Barbara Bus...
The Dallas Cowboys are one of the biggest and most popular football teams in the National Football L...
The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders started in 1960s. The cheerleaders, at that time, were mainly high ...
Texas is known for its gas and oil resources. It uses only about 25% of its gas for its own use and...
There are several Texas women who have gotten their name out into the world and have risen to fame. ...
Dallas is a popular television series that lasted 13 years (1978-1991). It was one of the most belov...
Texas is a big state and therefore has many politicians. Some of the politicians from Texas are mor...
Native Americans were not of a single culture. These cultures migrated from Asia and Europe to Nort...
There are many famous actors from the great state of Texas. Tommy Lee Jones, who played in the “Fugi...
When you think of Texas’ rich history, the Alamo and becoming a state probably leap to mind. But th...
If you prepared a list of famous musicians from Texas, the list would be far-reaching and first-clas...
All of America is familiar with the term “Remember the Alamo,” and of course when this is heard the ...
If you are a fan of organized sports and you live in Texas, you will have a plethora of options to r...
The San Antonio Spurs were one of the 11 original teams in the old ABA. Formed in 1966, they were ca...
Ranked as one of the top ten most prestigious college football programs in the country, the Universi...
|
|