history

Boots O’Neal: Living Lone Star Legend

At 86, the recipient of the first-ever Ranching Heritage Association Working Cowboy Award still works on horseback as a...

Historic Native American Sites in Texas

Interested in Native American history? Here are a few Texas sites to add to your Lone Star travel itinerary. Texas...

A Brief History of the Frozen Margarita Machine

A brain freeze-inducing Mexican restaurant staple has its origins in Texas. Let them argue about who invented the margarita....

Icon: Ben Nighthorse Campbell

As he approaches his 90th birthday, we talk to famed jewelry designer and former U.S. Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell...

Nampeyo And Maria

Historic potters opened doors for generations of artists

The Man Who Caught the Storm

Author Brantley Hargrove chronicles Tim Samaras, the groundbreaking self-taught tornado chaser who transformed the field with seemingly impossible breakthroughs.

Historic Bars in the West

Stepping into these Western watering holes is stepping back in time. Coaxing a stranger to dance with shots at...

James Butler “Wild Bill” Hickok

From simple beginnings in Illinois, the legendary gunfighter, Army scout, lawman, and gambler would become a legend and folk...