Ep. 145: Getting to Know Governor Oran Roberts, the “Old Alcalde.” An Interview with Dr. John Adams. Part 1.
Oran Roberts started his legal career in Texas. From lawyer to District Judge to the Supreme Court (twice), and...
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EP. 144: The Runaway Scrape with Dr. Stephen Hardin
In 1836, the Texians faced a huge refugee crisis. Mexican general Santa Anna intended to wage a terror campaign...
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EP. 142: Letters from the Alamo (?)
Most are familiar with William Barret Travis’ letters from the Alamo, espcially his February 24th letter promising “Victory or...
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Ep. 142: A Disturbing Set of Events (Anahuac, 1832)
In 1832, things in Texas were chaotic to say the least. There was conflict between centralists and federalists on...
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Ep 141: Come and Take It!
There is no more popular symbol of the Texas spirit and the Texas revolution than the famous “Come and...
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EP 140: A DECADE of Texas history
Ten years ago this week, I launched Wise About Texas. I had no idea what it would become. In...
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EP. 139: An English Earl in Texas…
The 7th Earl of Aylesford was quite the character. His exploits in England were “of note.” In fact, they...
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EP. 138: A Volcanic Trail Marker
Northeastern New Mexico was a hotbed (pun intended) of volcanic activity. Over time, those volcanoes became extinct. But one...
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EP. 137: The First Chief Justice (sort of)
The Republic of Texas Congress formed the first state Supreme Court in 1836. However, the Court really didn’t meet...
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EP. 136: A Word for the Hill Country
A brief episode marking the 2025 tragedy in the Texas Hill Country
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EP. 135: Texans You Should Know– Lottie Deno
What’s an upper-crust lady from Kentucky society doing in one of the worst and most dangerous areas of Texas?...
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Ep. 134: The Fence Cutting Wars
Barbed wire revolutionized livestock fencing. What a great invention…or so it was thought. The real effect was the gradual...
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EP. 133: The Van Horn Wells
For centuries, Indians knew where to get water on the desolate terrain of what would become West Texas. One...
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EP. 132: The Coming of the Wire
You can’t go anywhere in Texas without running into “the devil’s rope”–barbed wire. It keeps livestock in AND out....
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EP. 131: A Presidential Election, 1841
You think our elections are divisive today? Well, Texas is just continuing a long tradition of candidates running hard...
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Ep. 130: The Sisterdale Revolver
In the early part of the Civil War, a group of German Freethinkers got together to design and manufacture...
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EP. 129: Making Texas History: An Interview with Governor Rick Perry (Part 2)
Governor Rick Perry is the longest serving Governor in Texas history. From his humble beginnings in Paint Creek, to...
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Making Texas History: An Interview with Governor Rick Perry (Part 1)
Governor Rick Perry is the longest serving Governor in Texas history. From his humble beginnings in Paint Creek, to...
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EP. 127: Clash of the Titans
The American Buffalo, or Bison, is an iconic image of America. At one point, millions of these huge animals...
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EP. 126: An Accidental Victory
As the winter of 1835 approached, the Texian army lay siege to San Antonio de Bexar. When rumors started...
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