Lawyer James Jarrott was an entrepreneur, using state laws to acquire rights to a large amount of land in the Llano Estacado in northwest Texas. In...
Anthony Bewley was a fire and brimstone Methodist pastor outside Fort Worth, Texas just before the Civil War. He was an abolitionist, which made him...
Enchanted Rock is a dome of pink granite that rises about 385 feet above the bed of Sandy Creek. Its name comes from folklore; Indians credited the dome with magical powers.
Discover the Lone Star State, from Nacogdoches to Austin , 175 years later .
German settlers brought unique culture to Texas Hill Country.
Competition between madams was especially keen out in the west Texas town of El Paso where Redheaded Etta “Grasshopper” Clark and “Big Alice” Abbott...
Bill Longley was a killer who tried to change at the last minute. The Texas hard-case claimed to have killed 32 men between 1868 and 1877 (the real...
Jeff Mynatt spent much of his adult life in law enforcement. He was a deputy U.S. marshal in Indian Territory, a lawman in various Texas locales,...
Bill Earhart was a shootist who helped out “Killin’” Jim Miller on occasion—either as a lookout or assassin for hire. Miller wanted him and a cohort...
Jake Snively is relatively unknown in Arizona history today but for a time he was one of its most important citizens. He came west to Texas in 1835,...
The Mesquite Championship Rodeo has been going strong all summer long. The event started in June and will continue through the end of August,...
Founded in 1867, Fort Concho's long, rich history is what earned it the title of National Historic Landmark. You may have heard of the historic...