Does The Alamo Lie?
Does the Alamo lie to visitors? One popular YouTube historians says they do. Let’s take a look.
Laughter Makes Sh*t Better
Enjoy a laugh at me - with me - in honor of my dear departed father, who taught me how to laugh at myself.
When Houston Was The Capital
The story of the building that housed the first congress when Houston was the capital of the Republic of Texas (1837-38).
Earliest Lone Star Law Ladies
Did Texas have the first female police officer in the United States? The answer is…maybe.
Fates of the Founding Fathers of Texas
Life in early Texas was no cakewalk and we lost a fair number of our important men before statehood. Here’s how they died…
How Texas Bought the Alamo Bible
The story of how the state of Texas (eventually) acquired the Bible of William Barret Travis from his descendants.
Race, Lies & the Texas Revoluion
Too much Austin in our textbooks? Too little Zavala in our reference books? Here’s the skinny on both and more.
Second Happy Time in the Gulf
A Hitchcock story…but not the Alfred kind. Blimps and subs in WWII.
Dr. Stephen Hardin: Gen. Jay Matthews, PTR and Me
What was Dr. Hardin up to in 1973 when PTR was published? How did it impact his career as a Texas historian? Fortunately for us all, he decided to tell us.
Making Papers of the Texas Revolution
How did Papers of the Texas Revolution come to be? Both in 1973 and in 2023 as a digital edition? Find out here.
Dr. Rick McCaslin: The Importance of Document Gathering
Document gathering is at the heart of history. Dr. McCaslin tells us why and how PTR fits into the canon of Texas history.
Digital Papers of the Texas Revolution Reception
A glimpse at our fabulous event to unveil Digital PTR on April 08, 2023.
Buda’s Flapper Bandit
A pretty girl, a crazy momma, some debt, and the Texas State Historical Association…what could possibly go wrong?
Disturbing Early Texas Medicine
What was life like for pioneering doctors during the 1839 Galveston yellow fever epidemic? Here’s a taste…
Was Sam Houston’s Wife a Brawler?
Did you know Sam Houston’s wife was once tried for assault? This is the story of the drama…
Texas Ranger History in Need of Context
Filling in the blanks left by anti-Ranger scholars.
Woke Education Vocabulary Lesson
The vocabulary of critical pedagogy and social emotional learning in Texas education colleges.
Woke Education Ruins Texas Kids
Critical literacy and critical pedagogy are teaching kids to activists, instead of teaching them to read and write.
Q&A With the 1836 Commitee
Ethnocentrism, nasty Texas Monthly opinion pieces, damning the men of the past, and more in the Q&A portion of my 1836 Committee testimony.