In a city now rife with Tex-Mex restaurant options on nearly every street, once upon a time Houston boasted only a select few options. When a skinny 18-year kid named Raul Molina decided to seek a better life for himself, that all changed. Raul struck out from Laredo, Mexico, for places unknown in Texas, but
Browsing: Independence Trail
In our youth, most of us cherished dinosaurs, or a specific character from a book, movie or television show that…
There’s no better way to peer into the distant past than to walk into a rock shelter in the Lower…
In the late 1800s, many German immigrants gravitated to east-central Texas, where they continued the customs of their homeland. The…
Three major European powers of the 18th century – Spain, France and England – competed for control of territory that…
The life-size storefront silhouettes of musicians on Galveston’s Market Street suggest an entertainment venue for partygoers. However, upon entering the…
Wanna get away? Of course you do—we’ve all been a bit stir crazy! The question is how to travel safely.…
Sometimes it is hard to relate to individuals who lived in the past when all we have are words to…
It’s an odd-looking set of buildings. A single story convento and a broken church (it was never a chapel) with…
The San Jacinto Monument is a towering tribute to a spectacular military triumph. The Battle of San Jacinto was a…
