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Texas Historical Group Removes Slavery Books At Ex-Slave Plantations: Report
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThe Texas Historical Commission has removed a number of books from the gift shops of two former...
A sunken World War 1-era wooden ship potentially the size of a football field was discovered in a...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThe wreckage found by Bill Milner in the Neches River; a wooden boat produced under the Emergency...
The Last Texas Lighthouse Open To The Public Will Be Relit For The First Time In 117 Years
Southern Living via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe historic Port Isabel Lighthouse will finally shine once more. Texas Historical Commission The...
Meritt Drane receives official Texas historical marker
Corsicana Daily Sun, Texas via Yahoo News· 6 months agoNov. 2—CORSICANA, Tx. — The Texas Historical Commission (THC) has recognized Meritt Drane as a significant part of Texas history by awarding an Official Texas Historical Marker. The marker honors ...
'The Ritz is alive': Restoration for historic theater is on track towards completion
Corpus Christi Caller-Times via Yahoo News· 4 months agoDowntown Corpus Christi's historic Ritz Theatre is one step closer to restoration. Over the summer...
Friends of Caddo Mounds honored for grass house rebuild project
Palestine Herald-Press, Texas via Yahoo News· 1 month agoApr. 9—The Friends of the Texas Historical Commission and the Texas Historical Commission presented the sixth annual Friends Alliance Award to the Friends of Caddo Mounds April 3 in Austin.
El Paso City Council advances Downtown historic district, excludes Duranguito
The El Paso Times via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe city is one step closer to establishing a Downtown Historic District. However, following a vote...
Fate of historic schoolhouse — and future UT football facility — in state board's hands
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 1 month agoEdwin Bautista knew it was a last-ditch effort, a long shot to save the 91-year-old historic...
‘No stone unturned’: Margaret Howard helped reshape the archaeology of Texas State Parks
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThe 89 Texas State Parks encompass more than 640,000 acres of land, and are visited by some 10...
Palestine Main Street hosts Imagine the Possibilities Tour
Palestine Herald-Press, Texas via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMay 3—In celebration of Historic Preservation Month, the Palestine Main Street program, in partnership with the Texas Historical Commission, is hosting its annual "Imagine the Possibilities" ...
