Texas Archives

The First Texas Independence

by Mark Boardman | Apr 1, 2022

Martin Parmer and the Republic of Fredonia. On December 21, 1826, Martin Parmer and a group of East Texas men—fed up with government in the...

No Complaints

by Mark Boardman | Mar 9, 2022

A Texas cowman had a unique way of dealing with troublesome workers. You just didn’t mess with trail boss Mannen Clements (photo). He was leading a...

Texas’s Quanah Parker Trail

by Mike Cox | Feb 26, 2022

Discover the life of the legendary Comanche following the arrows in the Lone Star State. Quanah Parker, war chief of the last band of...

Trailing Them North

by Johnny D. Boggs | Feb 25, 2022

Follow the Western Cattle Trail from Bandera, Texas, to Miles City, Montana. All Images by Johnny D. Boggs Unless Otherwise Indicated Blame...

Flags Over the Alamo

by | Nov 1, 2021

There has been a lot of misinformation over which flag or flags flew during the siege over the Alamo in 1836? Article by Robert Mayberry Jr. from...

Elmer Kelton Country

by Johnny D. Boggs | Oct 28, 2021

A trip tracking the Texas author across the Lone Star State is sure to create memorable stories. The frontier town of Mobeetie was taking on some of...

This is how They did it in Texas

by Mark Boardman | Oct 22, 2021

The Reds, the Blues and some questionable votes. In 1873, Texas Democratic Party boss Stephen Powers formed the Blue Club, a social organization...

A Feud Over Love

by Mark Boardman | Oct 21, 2021

Texas men fought and killed for the sanctity of their homes. In 1911, Lena Sneed of Texas and New Mexico ran off with an old boyfriend, Al Boyce,...

The Gun is Mightier than the Pen

by Mark Boardman | Oct 20, 2021

A Texas newspaperman learned a hard truth… William Cowper Brann was a Texas newspaperman who went after his enemies, in print, with relish and tough...