San Antonio derives so much of is charm and popularity from the multi-cultural contributions of numerous ethnic groups. Among those contributors are immigrants of German…
With an influx of port vessel traffic off the Texas Gulf Coast and the establishment of numerous financial institutions, Galveston’s main business street was famously…
Walk down the streets of Galveston past aging mansions and buildings where generations of people have walked before and you might feel a chill on a warm night, see movement in the shadows or hear a voice when no one is near. Is it a Gulf breeze playing tricks, or something else? There’s a saying
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
In our youth, most of us cherished dinosaurs, or a specific character from a book, movie or television show that was a dinosaur. Dino from…
There’s no better way to peer into the distant past than to walk into a rock shelter in the Lower Pecos Canyonlands, just west of…
Independence Trail Region
An Independent Streak
Travel the Independence Trail Region and retrace the steps of Texas independence – from Gonzales and Goliad to the Alamo and San Jacinto. The region covers 28 counties along the Gulf Coast and from Houston to San Antonio.
In the late 1800s, many German immigrants gravitated to east-central Texas, where they continued the customs of their homeland. The region’s fertile prairies and natural…
Three major European powers of the 18th century – Spain, France and England – competed for control of territory that ultimately would become Texas. To…
The life-size storefront silhouettes of musicians on Galveston’s Market Street suggest an entertainment venue for partygoers. However, upon entering the Maceo Original Spice and Import…
Wanna get away? Of course you do—we’ve all been a bit stir crazy! The question is how to travel safely. Many Texas Historical Commission (THC)…
Sometimes it is hard to relate to individuals who lived in the past when all we have are words to describe their lives. One way…
It’s an odd-looking set of buildings. A single story convento and a broken church (it was never a chapel) with a Moorish Taco-Bell façade that…
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