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Summer is the ripe time to visit Texas's oldest town, which features historic sites, a boutique hotel, and really, really ...
The Lucas oil gusher is the spark of the gasoline era, and we haven't left it yet. And we're kind of a, ‘Then what?’” ...
Communities across East Texas like Kilgore, Longview, Marshall and Tyler all celebrated Juneteenth this weekend. Juneteenth ...
Novelist Sarah Bird’s rediscovered photos, on exhibit at Texas State, capture the world of Black rodeos in Texas.
Stacker collected images of Juneteenth celebrations over the years that showcase how the holiday has changed, from 1970 to ...
Speaking of postcards, Llano’s historic downtown square could easily grace one. Centered around the magnificent Llano County ...
Llano, Texas might be just 90 minutes northwest of Austin, but it exists in a different dimension altogether – one where courthouse bells still mark the hour and strangers nod hello on streets lined ...
This article ran in the Winston-Salem Journal on April 15, 2001. Melita Fallon died Aug. 18, 2008, in Jefferson, Ala. Her mother, Nellie Hutchins, died in 2000.
In 1889, 136 years ago, the Jasper County Courthouse, recently completed in the Italianate style, had a clock tower as part of its original design by architect Eugene T. Heiner.