01 Coca Cola history
The Red Wall on the Boom Street: Kilgore's Historic Coca-Cola Mural 🎨
Kilgore's historic Coca-Cola mural survived the East Texas oil boom and nearly a century of weather. Here's what it means — and why it's still standing.
THE LEAD Angelina River
The Córdova Rebellion: How a Stolen-Horse Hunt Uncovered a Plot Against Texas
In August 1838, Nacogdoches men searching for stolen horses stumbled onto a Tejano-Cherokee-Mexican conspiracy led by Vicente Córdova aimed at overthrowing the young Republic of Texas.
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3 dispatches 02 1970s Texas
When the EPA Sent Danny Lyon to Houston 📷
In April 1973, photographer Danny Lyon documented downtown Houston for the EPA's DOCUMERICA project. Here's what he was pointing his camera at—and why it matters.
03 1841 Texas map
This 1841 Map Shows a Texas That Almost Nobody Remembers
Charles Cheffins' 1841 map of the Republic of Texas documented empresario land grants and vast disputed borders. Here's what it reveals about Texas's ambitious claims.
The Barbed Wire Three more dispatches
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Llano Estacado
Texas Has 10 Ecological Regions — And They Explain Everything About This State
Texas has 10 distinct ecological regions defined by TPWD's GIS Lab. Here's what each one actually looks like — and why the distinctions matter.
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1970s San Antonio
The San Antonio Light Was One of Texas's Great Newspapers. Here's What Its Front Page Looked Like in 1971.
The San Antonio Light ran for 112 years before closing in 1993. Explore the paper's history, its 1971 front page, and what made it essential reading in San Antonio.
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Crosby County farming
The Man Who Kept It Running: A 1939 Snapshot of West Texas Farm Labor
A 1939 Library of Congress photo captures a day laborer checking a tractor wheel bearing on a 4,900-acre farm near Ralls, TX. Here's what that image really tells us.
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The Fenced Garden: How East Texas Families Protected Their Food Supply in 1939Depression Era farming
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Texas City's Ambulance Company No. 3: A 1913 Snapshot of a City Still Finding Its Footing1913 ambulance service
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