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On New Year’s Eve 1862, the city of Galveston, Texas, had been seized and...

The poinsettia plant is native to southern Mexico where the equatorial light provides the...

In honor of Christmas, there will be no blog until the New Year. We...

Many Texas families enjoy special foods on Christmas Eve–foods that reflect their heritage or...

Texas celebrates a unique blend of cultures which often show up in Christmas baking....

On December 19, 1832, the residents of San Antonio became the first to hint...

Las Posadas is Spanish for “the lodgings” or “the accommodations.” At Christmas time, Las Posadas...

Christmas has always been a celebration of Light that vanquishes Darkness. Now we decorate our...

The Christmas season has begun! One of my favorite Texas Christmas traditions is actually...