History

November 2009 Issue

Repairing Mother Nature: J. David Bamberger

Leopold Conservation Award Winner turns ‘worst ranch in Texas’ into conservation showcase

Story by Tom Harvey
February 2009 Issue

Juan Cortina’s War on the Texas-Mexico Border: Bandit or Champion of Justice?

A shot fired outside a Brownsville saloon in 1859 set the Rio Grande ablaze for years.

Story by Penelope Warren
December 2008 Issue

The History of Enchanted Rock

The story of Enchanted Rock begins 1.1 billion years ago, when two continents collided.

Story by Katie Armstrong Nelson
October 2008 Issue

The Legend of Old Rip, a Horned Lizard That Survived in a Cornerstone

Did he really survive for 31 years in the courthouse walls?

Story by Teresa S. Newton
August 2008 Issue

The Shaman's Scribe: Preserving Texas Pictographs

Artist Forrest Kirkland helped preserve Texas pictographs by painting meticulous reproductions.

Story by E. Dan Klepper
February 2008 Issue

Many Freedmen Settlements Are Gone, but Not Forgotten

Freedmen settlements founded after the Civil War gave African Americans a taste of independence.

Story by Elaine Robbins
October 2007 Issue

Artist Georgia O’Keeffe Drew Inspiration From Palo Duro Canyon

Artist Georgia O’Keeffe spent her formative years drawing inspiration from Palo Duro Canyon.

Story by Dan Oko
December 2006 Issue

The Last Grizzly in Texas

How a 1900 West Texas bear hunt made scientific history.

Story by John R. Meyer
March 2006 Issue

Texas Has a Love/Hate Relationship With Carp — But There Is More to This Fish Than Meets the Eye

Carp were introduced to Texas in 1881, and we're still figuring out what to do with them.

Story by Mukhtar Farooqi
January 2006 Issue

The Battle of Boots and Sandals

The bloodiest gunfight in the Old West happened in Laredo in 1886.

Story by Penelope Warren
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