Posts by Month: September, 2009
The Dallas Cowboys are a famous and popular professional football team in the National Football Conf...
Paul Neal Adair was born in Houston, Texas in 1915. He had bright red hair and therefore earned the...
Like many of our Presidents, George H. Bush served in the armed forces. The Museum is located in Fr...
Since oil was first discovered in Texas and the oil industry began with wildcatters drilling, there ...
It might seem strange to have farms for something that is wild, but the state of Texas has dozens of...
The tale of brigand lovers Bonnie and Clyde was one of true love, violence, and sheer terrorism in t...
Texas has 6 active Air Force bases, 7 Army Bases, 3 Navy bases and one Coast Guard Station. The Lac...
Back in 1950, Daniel Irvin Rather, Jr., became an Associated Press reporter in Huntsville, Texas. T...
If every state had the "Don't Mess With Texas" attitude, we would not be so dependent on foreign oil...
Ann Sheridan was born on February 21, 1915. Her real name was Clara Lou Sheridan. She did not become...
Texas’ Native American history is extensive due to its inhabitance by twelve Indian tribes. After m...
There are so many big things in Texas but is it true everything is big. Texas is a place you will f...
Texas has over 260,000 miles of land, over 4,700 miles of water inland, and sports a coastline that ...
William (Bill) Picket was a famous Texas cowboy. Born in 1870 at Jenks-Branch community on the Travi...
This monument can be seen for miles, as it peaks with a huge 34 foot, 220 ton lone star, symbolizing...
Nolan Ryan was born in Refugio, Texas on January 31, 1947. He made the All Stars while playing the ...
The Dallas Cowboys are one of the most popular teams in the National Football League and over the ye...
Commonly known as the winning jockey in history, Willie Shoemaker achieved just about every mileston...
Over the years, Texas has had many flags to represent the state. In December 1836, President Sam Hou...
The metropolitan centers of Texas each boast fine botanical gardens, architecture, natural points of...
Many years ago, the Indians came to Texas. There were several different tribes as the years went by....
Tommy Tune was born on February 28, 1939 in Wichita Falls, Texas to his father, Jim Pridemore and hi...
The history of Texas is full of interesting facts and figures. Texas was a Republic before it joine...
Mary Martin was born and raised in a loving family that consisted of her mother Juanita Presley, fat...
Who would have known? The second fastest growing wine destination in the nation is Texas. This lon...
In the 1970s, Scott Joplin once again became well known when his music was used in the Academy Award...
If you’re in San Antonio, there are enough food options to make even the most picky of eater holler ...
On August 27, 1908, amidst the tall grasses of Texas, the 38th President of the United States was bo...
Austin is the capital of the state of Texas. This city was once called Waterloo, but was renamed af...
The “Friday Night Lights, A Town, A Team, and a Dream” book is a book about football players. The bo...
This is a very interesting topic and has been a topic for some decades. Now governor, Rick Perry, s...
Texas high school football is so big that there is a hit TV show called Friday Night Lights which ta...
When visiting Texas Hill Country, you will not know where to start with the excitement because there...
Ross Perot was born in the small town of Texarkana, Texas on June 27, 1930. Growing up he joined th...
Texas has around 25 Native American Indian tribes; these tribes migrated from all over to Texas and ...
Tex was born Woodward Maurice Ritter in January of 1905 in Texas. He went to elementary school in C...
With the exception of the Native Americans, there have been six flags to fly over the state of Texas...
Ever since 1970, ZZ Top has been a staple in the American rock/blues scene. Consisting of a triple t...
"The Yellow Rose of Texas" is the state song of Texas, of course, but
there is a true great story b...
Lee Harvey Oswald is a major icon in history as being known as the man who killed JFK. He was born ...
When visiting San Antonio, Texas, make sure you make time to see the river walk. If you like to tak...
The life history of Sam Houston is filled with acts of patriotism, leadership, and treatment of his ...
San Antonio, Texas, has many different influences. Like any city in Texas, it has it's share of Tex...
Texas is a big state and offers much in the form of tourist attractions. A vacationer can enjoy hor...
On the Brazos River, during a Spanish exposition in 1691, the town of San Antonio was born. The town...
This particular battle was prior to the Texas Revolution and was between Mexicans and Anglo-American...
Austin City Limits is a televised music program and a fixture of the Public Broadcasting Service. W...
Stephen Austin was born on November 3, 1793 in Wythe County, Virginia, in an area that is today call...
The University of Texas marching band consists of about 350 students, all of whom attend the year-ro...
John Connally was elected governor of Texas in 1962 and then re-elected in 1964 and again in 1966. ...
The battle of San Jacinto is the battle that won Texas its independence from Mexico, and the monumen...
There are many cities to see in Texas, but you should really go to see Galveston, on the Gulf Coast....
The Alamo started out as a Spanish mission and fortress. It was built to educate Native Americans a...
The Mexican-American war was fought from 1846 through 1848, after the 1845 United States annexation ...
The long running television series "Dallas" began on September 23, 1978, after the airing of a five ...
In 1836, Texas won its independence from Mexico. A large land that was controlled by Americans seeme...
Chuck Norris is from Oklahoma but adopted Texas as his home while filming the hit television series ...
The Texas Revolution, or otherwise called the Texas War of Independence, was battled from October 18...
There is no more visiting Astroworld in Texas. It has been closed down since 2005. At one time, As...
Between the years of 1821 and 1836, Texas was governed by Mexico. Mexican Texas began when Mexico wo...
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