Moses Austin Dies
Moses Austin had pioneering in his blood. Born October 4, 1761, he was 15...
Texas Surrenders to the Union
On May 30, 1865 Texas formally surrendered to the Union after the Civil War....
Santa Rita and the Permian Basin
The University of Texas tried to interest oil prospectors in 2 million acres of...
Attack on Fort Parker
On May 18, 1836 a large party of Comanche and Kiowa warriors attacked a...
Road to Revolution: The Treaty(s) of Velasco
Texas won its independence from Mexico at the Battle of San Jacinto on 21...
The Lady in Blue
In May of 1628 Maria de Jesus de Agreda’s superiors wrote a letter to...
Another Hero Texas Forgot
Lt. Col. James Clinton Neill Born in North Carolina in 1790, Neill brought his...
Texas’ Forgotten Hero
Lt. Col. Henry Millard …has been nearly forgotten in Texas history, which is as...
Insights from Texas History by Tom Glass
While I was at the 2015 THSC Homeschool Conference in The Woodlands, I had...
Road to Revolution: Santa Anna Surrenders
If I may be blunt, Santa Anna was not only a murderous and immoral...