Deserter! In April 1836, both Abraham Scales and John Garner were tried, convicted, and sentenced to death by firing squad for war crimes...

Living in the Texas Panhandle in the mid-1870’s was risky. Besides the Comanche raids and buffalo stampedes, range wild fires and blue...

Love is not only something you feel, it is something you do! This was a favorite phrase of the late Texas-based pastor and author David...

They Raise Merry Cain at the Waco Tap! This was a headline in the Fort Worth Democrat newspaper on April 10, 1878. The accompanying...

At first glance, Tee Pee City was the perfect place to settle. Nestled at the confluence of Middle Pease River and Tee Pee Creek, the...

“I feel safer on a racetrack than I do on Houston’s freeways!” This familiar quote has been attributed to auto racing legend A.J. Foyt....

“They are a most ungodly people.” These words were penned by Col. William Fairfax Gray on Sunday, March 13, 1836. To whom could he...

“Sing your death song and die like a hero going home.” These words were penned by Shawnee Chief Tecumseh, in his poem Live Your Life. ...

Seldom is Henry Martyn Robert remembered as the federally appointed engineer who recommended that Galveston be chosen as a deep sea port....

“Neutrality is my superpower. It allows me to avoid all arguments and take a nap.” This anonymous quote certainly reflects the thinking...