Save Texas History
“Save Texas History” is education central from the Texas General Land Office, and boy!...
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Texas General Land Office – A Little-known Resource
When I visited the website of the Texas General Land Office, the first thing I...
The Texas General Land Office
I recently discovered the website of the Texas General Land Office, and boy-howdy! is...
Great State Parks – Fall Color in the Panhandle
My favorite color really is “October”! If you live in the northern part of...
Great State Parks – Fall Color in the Pineywoods
Monday we took a sneak peek (or sneak “peak” peek) at fall color in...
Great State Parks – Fall Color in the Hill Country and West Texas Mountains
When we think of Texas in the fall, we’re more likely to think “chili”...
Famous Texan – Gene Roddenberry
When we think of explorers and pioneers, we usually think of history, but one...
Llano Estacado
…means “staked plains” or “palisade plains.” However you translate it, it’s a huge high...
Coronado, Quivira, and the Seven Cities of Cibola
On October 20, 1541, the Spanish explorer Francisco Coronado wrote in a letter to...
Fort Martin Scott
Any time is a good time to visit one of our historic Texas forts,...