Fifty years ago, on August 1, 1966, twenty-five year old student Charles Whitman killed 16 people and wounded at least 32 more at UT Austin. A former Marine …
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Episode 73: The Borderlands War, 1915-20
In the early part of the 20th century, Texas became more integrated into the United States with the arrival of the railroad. With easier connections to the …
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Episode 60: Texas and the American Revolution
What role did Texas play in the American revolution? What–Texas? It wasn’t even a state yet! And yet, Spain and its empire–including what is now the Lone Star …
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