Discover Texas

Read Real Books!

When we begin to teach a class, our natural inclination is to look for...

If there’s anything better than “being there” on a field trip, it’s getting your...

Field trips, unit studies, and real books are, IMHO, the only way to effectively...

The Great State of Texas has several birthdays…but that’s okay, because it’s a state...

On Christmas Day in 1949, Edwin and Virginia Spacek of Quitman, Texas welcomed a...

Howard Robard Hughes Jr. was born into a wealthy and accomplished family on December...

Texas’ current Attorney General, Ken Paxton, was born December 23, 1962 in Minot, North...

Rupert Paul Ricker was born on December 19, 1889 near Corsicana, Texas. When he...

William Frederick Gibbons was born in Houston, Texas on December 16, 1949. His parents had just...

As I’ve researched a number of famous people for this year’s Happy Birthday series, I’ve...