Texas Icons

Sideoats grama: Official State Grass of Texas

Texas was among the earliest of the nineteen states that have designated an official state…

The History & Art of the Cowboy Bolo Tie

My father lived in Arizona for many years; when he died, he left me a…

Official State Sea Turtle of Texas

In 2013, science teacher Katie Blaser led the “Green Team” of fourth graders at Galveston’s…

Square Dance Across Texas

Think back to elementary school. The prospect of gym class may have had you thinking…

Bluebonnets

Texans revere wildflowers with great devotion, but we hold in our hearts none as high…

John Worth Cloud’s The Legend of Old Stone Ranch

“. . . On a high hill overlookingOld Stone Ranch, a cemeteryWith a single grave…

Blue Lacy

Quite a few Texas ranching families, like James and Tracy McBee of Meadow, still use…

Stories of the Sky

It’s one thing to read history in a book. It’s another to watch it play…

The Dutch Oven

Cooking on the Texas Frontier

The Guitar

If American vernacular music has an archetypal instrument, it’s certainly the guitar, and there’s no doubt…

The Elissa

In 2005, Gov. Rick Perry designated Elissa the official Tall Ship of Texas. She was…