History

Battlefield monument in San Jacinto.
April 2026 Issue

San Jacinto Starts Early Preparations for the Texas Bicentennial in 2036

Monument and grounds are undergoing renovations.

Story by Louie Bond
A person standing next to two camels in a field.
March 2026 Issue

U.S. Army Once Deployed Camels in Texas

The animals were used to supply frontier forts; one Texan is keeping their legacy alive.

Story by Shannon King
Raymond Urban next to a monument on Guadalupe Peak.
January/February 2026 Issue

Novice Game Warden Experienced TV-Worthy Adventures in a Remote Texas Outpost

Texas lawman served in rugged Guadalupe Mountains in the 1960s.

Story by Shilo Urban
A renovated structure at the Washington on the Brazos Historic Site.
December 2025 Issue

Washington-on-the-Brazos Welcomes Visitors After Renovation

The update transforms how visitors experience the state’s founding story.

Story by Texas Parks and Wildlife
Covered Wagon in an open field.
November 2025 Issue

The Butterfield Overland Mail Route Crossed the Frontier and Connected the Country

The dangerous route passed through Texas in the 1850s.

Story by Shannon King
A painting of Spanish colonists and Native Americans having a feast.
November 2025 Issue

Move Over, Massachusetts! Spanish Colonists and Native Americans Shared a Thanksgiving Feast in Texas Long Before the Pilgrims

The historic feast likely featured carne asada, menudo and freshly caught fish.

Story by Shilo Urban
Native American woman dressed in colorful cultural attire dancing at the annual Powwow.
November 2025 Issue

Austin’s Annual Powwow Brings Color, Connection and Community to the Heart of Texas

The event features vendors, food and traditional dance.

Story by Rachel Caldwell Hill
Person in blue shirt with a white hat looking at the canyon wall pictographs at the Lower Pecos Canyonlands
October 2025 Issue

The Walls of the Lower Pecos Canyonlands Contain Priceless Pictographs

The Lower Pecos harbors our continent’s ‘first books.’

Story by Dale Weisman
Two archeologists in-between boulders photographing pictographs on rock
October 2025 Issue

Recording Rock Imagery at Hueco Tanks State Park

The first comprehensive rock art survey at Hueco Tanks has yielded unrecorded pictograph panels.

Story by Eva Frederick
Two hikers walk through large trees on a trail to El Camino Real
July 2025 Issue

Walk in the Footsteps of El Camino Real Travelers on This New Trail

The Rancheria Grande trail is one of the only places where Texans can follow the historic route.

Story by Robyn Ross
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The October 2024 cover of Texas Parks & Wildlife magazine, featuring a surfer riding a wave along the Texas Gulf Coast

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