Politics & Policy
June 16, 2023
A German Flag Went Missing in WWII. It Was Recently Found in Houston—Then Went Missing Again.
The treasured banner was discovered in a Texas gun store, sparking questions about the repatriation of artifacts.
Artifact
Texas History
February 24, 2016
Rough Rider
On nineteenth-century Texas’s primitive roads, riding on a stage line was hardly a glamorous affair.
Texas History
December 23, 2015
Chief Accessory
Though Quanah Parker and the way of life he represented is long gone, his headdress remains.
Texas History
November 18, 2015
The Great Pyramide
A Christmas carousel built nearly a century and a half ago is a welcome reminder of Texas’s deep German heritage.
The Culture
October 21, 2015
Guest of Honor
The dishes, glassware, and silver that John F. Kennedy never got to use.
Arts & Entertainment
August 13, 2015
The Cowgirl Way
The story behind rodeo star Tad Lucas’s little red riding boots.
Texas History
July 23, 2015
Father Figure
Stephen F. Austin was a Texas pioneer—of image management.
Texas History
April 9, 2015
Sterling Success
A century ago, no battleship could do without a twelve-gallon silver punchbowl with matching cups and ladle.
Texas History
March 18, 2015
The Apache Amulet
A keepsake taken from a fallen warrior’s body 135 years ago hasn’t lost its power.
Texas History
February 3, 2015
Remember the Long Rifle
The most effective weapon of the Texas Revolution, even if it couldn’t save the mission’s defenders.
The Culture
January 9, 2015
Cadillac Dreams
When an oil well on Joe Bowers’s Panhandle property came in, he knew just what he wanted to buy.
Artifact
December 11, 2014
Saddle Up
Four generations of an illustrious border family have passed down a magnificent nineteenth-century example of Tejano saddlery.
Texas History
August 5, 2014
The Livermore Cache
Why did hunter-gatherers bury their arrow points on the tallest peak in the Davis Mountains?
True Crime
March 1, 1989
Forgery, Texas Style
As Texans’ pride of place rose with the price of oil, collectors scrambled for the few documents of the Texas Revolution. Suddenly there seemed to be plenty to go around. But no one thought to ask why.
Border & Immigration
December 1, 1983
Pancho Villa’s Last Gasp
In death as in life, the Mexican revolutionary is still causing trouble. This time the border skirmish is over his death mask.