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The Texas State Board of Education preliminarily voted 14-0 today to reject a Mexican-American history textbook that scholars have said was riddled with…
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From Texas Standard:This Thursday citizens of the United Kingdom will be deciding in a referendum whether the nation stay as a member of European Union.…
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From Texas Standard:Paulino Serda was a small ranch owner near Edinburg, Texas, in 1915 when a group of Mexican bandits came through town. They demanded…
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From Texas Standard:Fransisco Antonio Ruiz was there.He was an eyewitness, as the alcalde – or mayor – during the siege of the Alamo. While the siege was…
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From Texas Standard:In Texas, the name Lady Bird Johnson demands a great amount of respect. That’s because Lady Bird was a Texan through and through. Her…
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From Texas Standard:Jim Stever could show you an original letter from Sam Houston to someone at the Battle of San Jacinto.For almost 35 years, the…
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This story comes from Texas Standard.For about a century, the Daughters of the Republic of Texas (DRT) were caretakers of the Alamo. The group rescued…
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James “Pa” Ferguson was the 26th governor of Texas. He was the first and, for 97 years, was the only sitting Texas governor to have charges brought before…
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On Thursday, Phil Collins – the multi-million selling British singer, former Genesis drummer, and Texas history buff – returned to the Alamo with an…
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An easy-to-miss bridge on W. Sixth Street could be added to the National Register of Historic Places. The West Sixth Street Bridge sits over Shoal Creek,…