Texas History

When you think of "north" and "south" in terms of the Civil War, you probably think of "north" as being above "south" and "south" as being east of Texas.

Texas has got a ton of cities and some of them have pretty odd names. Many have odd nicknames too.

Check out these Texas ghost towns.

Sometimes not everything is as it seems, and that is definitely the case for this historic Texas ‘Pharmacy’.

Every state in the United States has its own history, its own culture, and its own geography. Something that can help mash all of those cultural aspects into one pretty mashed potato is coming up with a State Motto.

How many Presidents were actually from Texas, as in born and raised, and how many just said they were?

Are we called the lone star state because of the flags solo star or does the flag have one star because of the lone star nickname?

Not all cities in Texas have names whose origins are clear or easy to explain.

A hotel built in the '60's, and destroyed in 2011, was the only hotel in North America built over water.

A Texas middle schooler, Isabella Michael, has made district history at Hutto Middle School with her first touchdown.