Nestled in the Davis Mountains is one of the most important centers of learning in the world located in one of the most remote parts of the state, the famed McDonald Observatory, run by the University of Texas.
As early as the late 1800s, asbestos – a naturally occurring mineral – had already emerged as a prevalent material in American industries and military infrastructure.
Summer is not done yet but I always consider the opener of dove season as the beginning stages of fall. Oh, the temperature is usually well into the nineties in early September but there is often an early cool front or rain from a tropical depression to give us a foretaste of what’s to come in October.
Few things are more exciting to hunters than scouting new land they plan to hunt and this is the time of year when many hunters are exploring the land they plan to hunt this fall.
The children’s book “Harriet the Spy” was written the year I was born. We were kindred spirits before I knew how to read.
Texas is famous for heat … especially in August.
A French tightrope walker stretched a wire across Niagara Falls back in the 1860s then walked across it, and people were in awe.
In the years after Mexico won its independence from Spain in 1821, thousands of American settlers crossed into Texas to start new lives.
I’ll be upfront with you. I am not a fan of hunting big wild hogs.
There is a power in the written word that transports the reader from their living rooms, offices, or classrooms to a different place and time in their imaginations. Writer John Williams, a noted Texas native and award-winning novelist, wove tales that created different lives but also led readers to think about their own lives.