Historic Sites and History

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (653+ words) If being drawn to a place can be passed down through DNA, the Big Bend is in my genes. My grandfather, long-time Texas journalist L.A. Wilke, became captivated by that amazing chunk of Texas when he first saw it 97 years ago....

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (707+ words) Lots of deadlines are coming in fast and sliding into home b… Over the years, I’ve been putting pen to paper writing this … Bartee Haile, This Week In Texas History As the sun rose over the southeastern corner of Texas…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (685+ words) As the sun rose over the southeastern corner of Texas on the morning of Sep. 8, 1863, four Yankee warships began the bombardment of the pitiful excuse for a fort at Sabine Pass. With the Confederates effectively outflanked, the Union armada would…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1650+ words) Editor’s note: This article is part of Katy Christian Magazine’s ongoing series exploring the forgotten people, places and events that shaped Katy, Greater Houston and Texas. Six years after the Alamo, San Antonio residents woke up under Mexican control again....

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (1014+ words) The "Gulfton Pride" mural at Burnett Bayland Park in Houston. Think of the heart of Houston, and you may envision a bustling downtown where productive office workers scurry around underground tunnels like ants. Perhaps you’ll picture a world-class medical center…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (286+ words) Texas is projected to overtake California as the nation's most populous state by 2050, according to new population projections from the University of Virginia's Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service. So why is a University of Virginia research center projecting population…...

4+ week, 50+ min ago   (1521+ words) Raven Harper was delivering dinner to her mother Sunday evening when the water came rushing down Garrison Avenue. "I was farther up the road and then the water pushed me down 30 feet." Harper said. "I was trying to open my…...