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Tuesday, February 25, 2025 Good morning! On this day in 1937, TV journalist Bob Schieffer was born in Austin. A graduate of TCU, Schieffer was the host of Face the … Continue reading Tuesday, February 25, 2025

Monday, February 24, 2025 Good morning! On this day in 1836, William Barret Travis penned his famous appeal “To the People of Texas and All Americans in the World” for … Continue reading Monday, February 24, 2025

Friday, February 21, 2025 Good morning! On this day in 1896, Pecos County justice of the peace Roy Bean staged a heavyweight championship fight on the southern bank of the … Continue reading Friday, February 21, 2025

Thursday, February 20, 2025 Good morning! On this day in 1874, Republican Walter Moses Burton was seated in the Texas Senate after his Democrat opponent contested the election. Before serving … Continue reading Thursday, February 20, 2025

Wednesday, February 19, 2025 Good morning! On this day in 1946, nuclear laboratory technician and labor union activist Karen Silkwood was born in Longview. Known for reporting concerns about the … Continue reading Wednesday, February 19, 2025

Tuesday, February 18, 2025 Good morning! On this day in 1910, French aviator Louis Paulhan made the first recorded airplane flight in Texas. Paulhan flew a Farman biplane in Houston … Continue reading Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Monday, February 17, 2025 Good morning! On this day in 1929, the League of United Latin American Citizens, or LULAC, was founded at Salón Obreros y Obreras in Corpus Christi. … Continue reading Monday, February 17, 2025

Wednesday, February 12, 2025 Good morning! On this day in 1888, James Field Smathers—the inventor of the electric typewriter—was born near Valley Spring. The State Capitol received some special visitors … Continue reading Wednesday, February 12, 2025

Tuesday, February 11, 2025 Good morning! On this day in 1850, the Buffalo Bayou, Brazos and Colorado Railway was chartered. Three years later, it became the first railroad to operate … Continue reading Tuesday, February 11, 2025

Monday, February 10, 2025 Good morning! On this day in 1852, the Texas legislature affirmed the land grants to Spaniards and Mexicans verified by the Bourland Commission, a group of … Continue reading Monday, February 10, 2025