Issue 27
Local
In 2005, Gov. Rick Perry designated Elissa the official Tall Ship of Texas. She was also registered as a National…
As with many European groups who faced religious oppression in the middle nineteenth century, the Wends—a community of Lutheran Christians—opted…
Of the state’s 31 historic sites operated by the Texas Historical Commission, one has the distinction of being the smallest…
While Georgia’s official nickname is The Peach State and they have named…
Of all the places to put down roots, the “Father of Texas”…
It’s a somewhat-hard-to-find oasis in the shadow of downtown San Antonio, but…
LIfe
Back in the salad days of auto travel, when Route 66 wasn’t…
Start planning and mapping now, and in 2029 you’ll be fully…
El Paso’s love for the legendary sloppy taco
There’s no better way to peer into the distant past than…
On any given day, “The Spirit of the American Doughboy,” by…
Texas Originals
Doug Baum is standing at the entrance to Petra, Jordan, the first-century…
I t’s an irony, no doubt, that the men’s correctional institution operating since…
Monti Goodin sits in the kitchen of her home located just down…
O n an October afternoon among tree-lined heights of Canadian, Texas, a hint…
Texas Historical Commission
Glance at a Fayette County map, and you’ll see German and Czech community names dotting the landscape. Schulenburg was named for a German land…
TSLAC
T he draw of Texas—a mythic place of ample land and opportunity—is well known today. However, this was not always the case. State elected officials,…
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Features
Eyes wide open, Steve Schwartz takes a long look at “Old Sparky” and reads about “riding the thunderbolt.” “This is crazy,” Schwartz said with excitement. “That’s the electric chair the state of Texas used for more…