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tpr.org /2 weeks ago

Coahuiltecan vaqueros and the American Revolution — 'Things would have gone very differently'

Mission Indians in Spanish Texas helped the American Revolutionary cause by using their skills as vaqueros to drive longhorn cattle to Spanish Louisiana to help feed Spanish troops...

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mysanantonio.com /1 month ago

190 years ago this Texas raid inspired a John Wayne classic Western

It inspired 'The Searchers' and 'Dances with Wolves'

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mysanantonio.com /3 weeks ago

Texas Expects Students to Know the Bible Because It Is Part of Our History

On June 26, the Texas State Board of Education voted on the new K-8 social studies standards. These revised standards remove critical race theory, reject disputed claims about Isla...

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feeds.texastribune.org /3 weeks ago

Everything old is new again: ABC13 historic footage of Texas Legislature

In historic footage of the Texas Legislature that ABC13 recovered from the station archives, many of the concerns that Texans were facing in the 1960s remain today.

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texasmonthly.com /3 weeks ago

Word Wrangler: June 29, 2026

State leaders from the past and present.

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texasmonthly.com /1 month ago

Texas Festivals Are About Crowns, Gowns, and Kolaches

A new Bullock Museum exhibit explores what it means to celebrate where you’re from.

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kxan.com /1 month ago

Rare 28-star flag highlights Flag Day celebration at Texas State Library

A rare 28-star U.S. flag and historic Texas documents were displayed as experts led presentations during a Flag Day event at the State Library in Austin.

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texasmonthly.com /1 month ago

Word Wrangler: June 4, 2026

Ten Texas counties whose names originate from Spanish words.

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nbcdfw.com /3 weeks ago

Texas board prepares vote on curriculum changes that expand Bible instruction

A major debate over what Texas students should learn in public school classrooms is returning to the spotlight as the State Board of Education prepares to vote on sweeping curricul...

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wcpo.com /2 weeks ago

Texas board approves Bible stories as required reading in public schools

Texas public schools will require students to read Bible stories under a reading list approved by the state's education board Friday.

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goodmenproject.com /2 weeks ago

Little-known Texas 'ghost town' near San Antonio hides a forgotten Tejano past

This nearly vanished Texas town near San Antonio preserves a remarkable legacy.

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pbs.org /2 weeks ago

Texas education board approves Bible stories as required reading in public schools

The Texas education board on Friday approved a required reading list for more than 5 million public school students that includes Bible passages, widening conservative efforts to p...

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texasmonthly.com /1 month ago

Meanwhile, in Texas: A Lone Zebra Takes the High Road in West Texas

Plus, a Wichita Falls woman sends inmates drug-soaked Bibles, park rangers find white bluebonnets near Burnet, and other recent events in our unpredictable state.

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texasobserver.org /4 weeks ago

From the Plantation to the Thicket: Juneteenth, Black Freedom, and ‘Marronage’ in Texas

In Texas, Juneteenth is often described as the day that Union Major General Gordon Granger marched upon the shores of Galveston to announce the Emancipation Proclamation—on June 19...

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kxan.com /3 weeks ago

Texas State Board of Education continues debate over curriculum changes

The proposal adds instruction on civic engagement, patriotism and Christianity while deemphasizing world history, culture and diversity, and race.

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nbcdfw.com /2 weeks ago

Texas board approves Bible stories as required reading in public schools

The Texas education board on Friday approved a required reading list for more than 5 million public school students that includes Bible passages, widening conservative efforts to p...

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abc13.com /1 month ago

This Week in Texas: Post-election analysis and insight

This Week in Texas, we look back at the state primary runoff elections for Republicans and Democrats, and political insiders offer their perspectives.

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texasmonthly.com /1 month ago

Word Wrangler: June 12, 2026

The locations of the eleven oldest Texas houses on the National Register of Historic Places, according to ‘The Book of Texas Lists.’

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kxan.com /2 weeks ago

Bible stories are approved as required reading in Texas public schools

DALLAS (AP) — Texas' education board on Friday approved a required reading list for more than 5 million public school students that includes Bible stories, widening conservative ef...

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texasmonthly.com /1 month ago

Word Wrangler: June 10, 2026

Topics covered by ten real-life Texas museums.

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abc13.com /3 weeks ago

How Texas Southern University and University of Houston students played pivotal role in Civil Rights

Before she retired, former ABC13 anchor Melanie Lawson talked to some of the students who laid the groundwork for the community and academic programs we know today. For the first t...

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