Texas Standard: Well, Texas is a massive state with lots of high school mascots. Where do you even start with a question like this? For example, I went to Pace High School in the Rio Grande Valley, ...
On March 13, 1966, folklorist Tary Owens hosted a benefit for old-time fiddler Teodar Jackson featuring an intergenerational who’s who of the burgeoning Austin scene. Jackson had grown up in rural ...
Officially, the military Humvees are for off-road use only. But a Texas entrepreneur sees an opportunity with a tweak here and another there. Doug Smith is president of the Hummer division of Jetran, ...
A federal judge on Tuesday again struck down a Texas law aimed at restricting drag performances, after an appeals court set aside his earlier ruling and allowed the law to take effect. U.S. District ...
Applications are now open for Texas’ new private school voucher program, launching a process that will determine which families receive state-funded education savings accounts. The Houston Chronicle ...
Flea-borne typhus is not usually deadly in the United States – the mortality rate is less than 2%. But Dr. Gregory Anstead says it’s a disease that can cause a lot of problems. “It can cause very ...
A Discovery At Buttermilk Creek Indicates Texas’ First Inhabitants Arrived Earlier Than Once Thought
Who were the first peoples to inhabit Texas? It’s often the case that research yields more questions than answers. But now, there might actually be some answers lurking in a thin body of water that ...
The Childress High School football team recently posted a widely-seen photo on Instagram of a practice taking place on the dirt floor of a show barn. The caption explained that they were there per the ...
There are some phrases in the game show world that carry more weight than others: “Is that your final answer?” “Would you like to buy a vowel?” “Deal or no deal?“ But three words stand above them all: ...
If you’re older than five, you probably know the short answer: No. But Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service program specialist and Texas Standard’s go-to insect expert Wizzie Brown digs a little ...
When Neil Patrick Surio first sat in the cafeteria at his new U.S. high school, he looked around and felt confused. “I was like, why is everyone so brown?” he said. “And then a couple of people sat ...
First emerging in the 1970s, the outlaw country genre is often associated with names like Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and Kris Kristofferson. But outlaw country has also seen large contributions ...
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