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  • Historic Sites to Visit This Fourth of July

    Historic Sites to Visit This Fourth of July

    Skip the parade and firework show crowds and visit the places where Texas history happened.


  • Why the World’s Largest Airline Loves to Call Texas Home

    Why the World’s Largest Airline Loves to Call Texas Home

    Every American Airlines plane that lands at DFW International is arriving home.


  • Giant Sloth Fossil Uncovered in Lubbock

    Giant Sloth Fossil Uncovered in Lubbock

    The ice age in West Texas sure was wild.


  • Historic Texas Christmases

    A look back at holidays when our state’s outsize spirit and resilience shone bright.


  • Has Taylor Sheridan Revived the Western Genre?

    Plus: A look at iconic Texas locations in “Landman” Season Two.


  • The History of Bootmaking

    How Texas built a legacy in leather.


  • How German Traditions Shaped Christmas in Texas

    Nutcrackers, candlelit pyramids, Moravian stars, and more.


  • 18 Texas Superstitions

    18 Texas Superstitions

    You’d better believe it.


  • 9 Infamous, Spooky Texas Legends

    Plus, four stops for a haunted road trip through the Lone Star State.


  • From Ruins to Resilience: Galveston Island

    From Ruins to Resilience: Galveston Island

    We look back at the storm that changed everything, 125 years after the hurricane of 1900.


  • The Boot-Scootin’ History of Honky-Tonks in Texas

    And where to wrangle up a waltz tonight.


  • The History of the Four Sixes Ranch

    A look at the real-life Texas ranch seen in “Yellowstone” that’s larger than New York City.


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