Author Archive: GeorgeSlaughter3

Texans love their pets—birds, cats, dogs, or whatever they might be. But in 2005, the Texas Legislature adopted the Blue Lacy as the official state dog breed. Some fun facts about the Blue Lacy breed include: 1. The Blue Lacy…
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People often have a hard time transitioning to the next chapter of their lives. For an astronaut who walked on the moon, such a transition must be even harder. How do you equal, let alone surpass, walking on another world?…
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Mention the word “mockingbird” to a Texan, and chances are many he or she might think of the well-traveled thoroughfare near the Southern Methodist University campus in north Dallas. Others, meanwhile, might remember the song of that title by James…
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College Station gets its name from a post office that was built near the Texas A&M University campus when it was established in 1876. In that era, College Station’s closest neighbor was Bryan, only a few miles north by unpaved…
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When Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar became president of the Republic of Texas in December, 1838, he had his own ideas about how to proceed. Lamar envisioned that Texas would eventually extend from the Gulf Coast and the Sabine River to the…
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San Felipe de Austin is among the most historically significant sites in Texas. Located just north of Interstate 10 between Sealy and Brookshire, it is where Stephen F. Austin, in the 1820s, brought families of Anglo-American colonists to settle in…
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San Antonio celebrates its birthday next week. This upcoming Tuesday, May 1, is the 300th anniversary of the founding of the Mission San Antonio de Valero—which later became known as the Alamo. A few days later, the Presidio San Antonio…
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The late Barbara Bush, who died this week, will be buried Saturday at the George Bush Presidential Library in College Station. She made her mark in history as the wife of one president (George H.W. Bush, the forty-first president) and…
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This week, Harris County held a farewell party of sorts for the Harris County Domed Stadium, better known as the Astrodome. The Astrodome is scheduled to undergo a $105 million renovation and won’t be used for sports again. Fans attending…
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Were it not for an act of modesty, and a fateful decision not to welcome a railroad to its hometown, this article would be about Tryon University of Independence, and not Baylor University of Waco. Three men—Robert E.B. Baylor, James…
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