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Texas Towns All Aglow: Holiday Lights That Spark Small-Town Magic
The holidays are a magical time of year for us all. We enjoy the many traditions, the celebrations, and the…
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Our Holiday Heritage Bucket List
Whether you're a newcomer to the state or a 5th-generation Native Texan, our Holiday Heritage Bucket List will have you…
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Det var helt Texas! Norwegian Heritage Is “Totally Texas” in Clifton and Bosque County
Texas is well known for it diverse mix of cultures. But did you know that Norwegian heritage is among them…
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Texas Traditions and Pigskin Passion
It's a known fact: high school football in Texas is an institution. Woven into the fabric of Texas culture for…
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Soda Fountain Season
Soda, POP, fizzy juice, LOLLY WATER, sodey dope, BELLY WASH, seltzer, COKE, and tonic. Is your tongue tingling yet? It's…
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Dan Moody vs. the KKK: The Texas Case That Led to the Klan’s Demise
In the summer of 1919, the emergence of the second wave of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) marked the resurgence…
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Explore the Sites and Stories of Remarkable Texas Women
In honor of Women's History Month, we're celebrating the inspiring stories of remarkable Texas women who shaped our state's rich…
Haunted Heritage and Horrible Histories
From the macabre mourning practices of the Victorian era to the ghostly tales of settlers roaming the Texas wilderness, these…
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Presidents Day in Texas: Remember Success, Tragedy, and Leadership of U.S. Presidents at These Historic Places
There is an interesting collection of Texas destinations to visit with compelling connections to several former commanders in chief. Texas…
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The Past Is All Around You. We Can Show You Where.
You know that feeling you get when you visit a place and you suddenly understand ... Something. Happened. Here. We…
City Sidewalks, Busy Sidewalks
It's the most wonderful time of the year to visit a historic Main Street District in Texas! After all, it's…
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Travel the World Without Ever Leaving Texas
Everyone knows Texas is a big state. But when you can travel the world from your own backyard, Texas becomes…
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Top Picnic Spots with Texas History
As Texans continue to seek creative ways to explore our state safely, the Texas Historical Commission is offering ideas for…
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Healthy Activities and Texas History at Our State Historic Sites
2021 presented new opportunities to explore activities and travel throughout the Lone Star State. Many of our state historic sites…
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Historic General Stores in Texas
There are few things that feel more authentically Texas than stopping at a little general store and picking up some…
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Visit Eight State Historic Sites to Experience the Republic of Texas Era
Step back in time and experience the period of the Texas Republic in person or virtually at one of these…
Zoos and Aquariums
As we’ve gained a greater understanding of the natural environment around us, we’ve begun to reevaluate our system for the…
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Rosenwald Schools
In 1917, the Rosenwald Fund, established by Sears, Roebuck and Company CEO Julius Rosenwald, provided matching finances to communities who…
Part 6: Texas Heritage Trails at 50: New Directions
On several occasions private sponsors helped make the Trails materials available. At the outset, in 1968 and 1969, Pearl Brewing…
Part 5: Texas Heritage Trails at 50: Travelers Take to the Trails
Communities blessed by inclusion wrote to thank the governor, but there were also predictable and numerous and complaints regarding omission…
Part 4: Texas Heritage at 50: Launching the Trails
The team came to see the roadway as a designated system of existing highways complemented by new construction, where recreational…
Part 3: Texas Heritage Trails at 50: Planning the Trails
It was the carefully organized papers of Professor Urbanovsky that the university archivist recalled, that cracked open the door and…
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Part 2: Texas Heritage Trails at 50: Texas Takes Action
Although tourism had emerged in the 1950s as the state’s fifth largest industry, Texas could not by law use tax…
Part 1: Texas Heritage Trails at 50: Beginnings
To those who care about preservation, travel, and local history, this phenomenal transformation has an interesting history of its own…
Water Recreation
Texas may have a reputation as dry, dusty cowboy country but that’s only because Hollywood westerns don’t usually feature waterskiing…
The Parker Family Saga
When pioneer Silas Parker arrived at the crossroads of a vast blackland prairie and the post oak woodlands along the…
Walking and Driving Tours
Texas may be a big state, but it is best experienced by stories offered up in its neighborhoods and town…
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Texas Camel Corps
Since 1995, the Texas Camel Corps has been educating people on the unique part camels played in opening up America's West.
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Navasota — A Train Town
If you're planning to go through Navasota on Texas 105, you might want to build in a little extra time…