Domingo Terán de los Rios becomes First Governor of Spanish Texas
On 23 January 1691, the Count of Galvez (as in Galveston) appointed Domingo Terán de...
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Waterloo Chosen as Capital of Texas
Did you know that Austin was not always the capital of Texas? Several cities can...
Moses Austin Gets His Grant
On January 17, 1821 the government of New Spain finally granted Moses Austin’s request...
Did You Know…Popeye the Sailor was a Texan?
Cartoonist Elzie Crisler Segar may have been born in Illinois, but Popeye the Sailor,...
The Luckiest Man in Texas
If you asked me to name the luckiest man in Texas, I’d put my...
Texas Ushers the World into the Petroleum Age
On January 10, 1901 drillers struck oil just south of Beaumont, TX. The discovery at...
Celebrating our 25th Year of Discovering Texas!
It’s hard to believe I wrote the original version of Discover Texas 25 years...
Great Gift Ideas!
Need a great gift idea that almost everybody seems to like? These two collections...
May We Suggest…?
These two collections of typically Texas Christmas stories really are exceptional…and you don’t have...
Road to Revolution – The Siege of Bexar
In the midst of our celebration of Texas Christmas Traditions, it provides an instructional...