/tags/texas-history Texas History en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Tue, 18 Mar 2025 12:00:00 GMT /texasstandard/2025-03-18/west-texas-mammoth-tusk-discovery-sul-ross “If that’s a stump, it’s the weirdest stump I’ve ever seen.� Tue, 18 Mar 2025 12:00:00 GMT /texasstandard/2025-03-18/west-texas-mammoth-tusk-discovery-sul-ross Rhonda Fanning /texasstandard/2024-09-30/kris-kristofferson-dies-obituary-texas-highwaymen-country-singer-actor He was a songwriter, a singer and an actor, known to many Texans for his part in the “outlaw country� movement of the �70s and �80s. Mon, 30 Sep 2024 18:07:19 GMT /texasstandard/2024-09-30/kris-kristofferson-dies-obituary-texas-highwaymen-country-singer-actor Shelly Brisbin /austin/2024-02-08/austin-bullock-museum-spanish The Bullock Museum completed a five-year project in December to make all 16,000 years of Texas history encapsulated within its walls available to visitors in both English and Spanish. Thu, 08 Feb 2024 21:54:22 GMT /austin/2024-02-08/austin-bullock-museum-spanish Pablo De La Rosa /texas/2023-11-22/memories-of-jfks-assassination-are-kept-alive-by-generations-who-werent-there-to-see-him Sixty years later, people of all ages visit the spot in downtown Dallas where President John F. Kennedy was fatally shot. Wed, 22 Nov 2023 18:15:33 GMT /texas/2023-11-22/memories-of-jfks-assassination-are-kept-alive-by-generations-who-werent-there-to-see-him Megan Cardona /2021-09-09/100-years-after-devastating-flood-its-effects-are-still-visible-in-san-antonio A new book tracks both the racist policies that affected recovery and how the city’s West Side showed its resilience. Thu, 09 Sep 2021 19:13:59 GMT /2021-09-09/100-years-after-devastating-flood-its-effects-are-still-visible-in-san-antonio Jill Ament, Laura Rice /politics/2021-05-20/history-professor-argues-1836-project-promotes-a-two-dimensional-cartoon-telling-of-texas-history HB 2497 would create a public history program using Texas� founding in 1836 as the focal point for its story of a state of rugged individualists. Thu, 20 May 2021 20:36:41 GMT /politics/2021-05-20/history-professor-argues-1836-project-promotes-a-two-dimensional-cartoon-telling-of-texas-history Michael Marks, Caroline Covington /politics/2021-02-01/texas-cant-legally-secede-from-the-u-s-despite-popular-myth Historical and legal precedents make it clear that Texas could not leave the Union � at least not legally. Mon, 01 Feb 2021 21:03:41 GMT /politics/2021-02-01/texas-cant-legally-secede-from-the-u-s-despite-popular-myth Aneri Pattani | The Texas Tribune /texas/2019-10-21/in-dreams-of-el-dorado-historian-hw-brands-invites-readers-to-rethink-the-american-west From Texas Standard:The American West isn’t a fixed idea; its scope and definition can change depending on whom you ask. So how does Texas fit into it?� Mon, 21 Oct 2019 19:43:32 GMT /texas/2019-10-21/in-dreams-of-el-dorado-historian-hw-brands-invites-readers-to-rethink-the-american-west Alexandra Hart /texas/2019-05-23/her-dad-didnt-pay-child-support-so-this-austin-woman-helped-change-the-texas-constitution Susan Morrison was two years old when her dad left.Her mother, Eleanor, was left to care for Susan and her two siblings. The experience led Susan on a� Thu, 23 May 2019 10:04:06 GMT /texas/2019-05-23/her-dad-didnt-pay-child-support-so-this-austin-woman-helped-change-the-texas-constitution Matt Largey /austin/2018-10-04/city-council-votes-to-change-spelling-of-south-austin-street-from-manchaca-to-menchaca City Council members voted today to rename the South Austin road some believe was named for José Antonio Menchaca to reflect the correct spelling of his� Thu, 04 Oct 2018 12:01:00 GMT /austin/2018-10-04/city-council-votes-to-change-spelling-of-south-austin-street-from-manchaca-to-menchaca Andrew Weber