“I am sure that if the mothers of various nations could meet, there would be no more wars.” These words from novelist E.M. Forster ring...

On Texas Independence Day, March 2, 1885, government officials and citizens gathered in Austin to lay the cornerstone for the new state...

“I work about eighteen hours each day, but do as I please the rest of the time.” These humorous words were written in 1922 by Texas...

“I’ll wager no wounds were found in his back!” Purportedly, these are the words of the mother of Alamo hero Jim Bowie when she heard of...

“As a race they have withered from the land. Their arrows are broken, and their springs are dried up; their cabins are in the dust. Their...

(Picture: Ron and Donna Rose Davis on Cross Mountain Fredericksburg, Texas) Fredericksburg, Texas, is known for its wineries, quaint...

The historic town of Waco, Texas, is located on the Brazos River, mid-way between Austin and Dallas. Considering Waco today, you may...

The Texas Legislature came to a hush as Mrs. Rebecca Fisher stepped to the podium to offer the invocation for the lawmaking body's new...

The name Kaywaykla means “His Enemies Lie Dead in Heaps.” Before he died in 1963, Kaywaykla dictated his life story as a Warm Springs...

The American Civil War brought much sorrow to our country. Sometimes called the “Brother’s War,” it pitted families against each other....