AgriculturefromThe Nation1 week agoThe Radical Texas War Against the "Devil's Rope"The Great Die-Up of 1885-86 devastated cattle herds in Texas due to extreme weather and landowners' drift fences blocking their escape.
TelevisionfromLos Angeles Times8 months agoHow Ozzy Osbourne became TV's most authentic dad on 'The Osbournes'Ozzy Osbourne's arrest for urinating on the Alamo made him a controversial yet influential figure in Texas.
fromwww.npr.org9 months agoA rare German Bible found in Texas is now digitizedThe Bible is a 1614 Low German Bible and is rare, with only one of seven copies in the world. Its journey began on a sailing ship from Galveston.History
fromHouston Public Media9 months agoHow 10,000 Jews immigrated to the U.S. through Galveston - not Ellis Island | Houston Public MediaThe Galveston Movement saw around 10,000 Russian Jews migrating to Texas from 1907 to 1914, an effort largely overlooked compared to Ellis Island.New York Islanders