Issue 27
Local
“. . . On a high hill overlookingOld Stone Ranch, a cemeteryWith a single grave stands vigil. . . “…
How Midland Became a Magnet for Military Aviation
It’s one thing to read history in a book. It’s another to…
Mason author Fred Gipson’s primary works – Hound-dog Man and Old Yeller…
Terrell’s School Was First for British Fliers
It’s been a long drive. You left Grandma’s ten hours ago headed…
LIfe
Gently tucked in a bend of the San Antonio River in downtown…
Many people are surprised to learn that in various prehistoric eras…
For thousands of years, man has been compacting dirt, water and…
Driving into downtown Odessa one sees a bright white object rising…
Texas Originals
As the author of 24 books, Patrick Dearen knows the importance of…
In the late 1800s, cattlemen and settlers entered Lubbock County along trails…
As you walk into the Refugio, Texas, home of Bart Wales, one…
One of history’s ironies is how weather expert Dan L. Smith came…
Texas Historical Commission
Known as the “Broadway of America,” the Bankhead Highway was one of the nation’s earliest transcontinental roadways, stretching from Washington, D.C. to San Diego,…
TSLAC
Two different scenes from past Texas summer nights stir our imagination and lead to new adventures. You can visit these scenes in person and…
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Features
On a workaday Tuesday noon, this stretch of historic Route 66 on the west side of Amarillo, Texas, looks like your ordinary Anywhere USA. A few hungry diners trickle into MeMe’s Café. Some seek a quiet…