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Thursday, January 22, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1991, the Texas Supreme Court ruled in Edgewood ISD v. Kirby that the state’s new school finance system was unconstitutional. The … Continue reading Thursday, January 22, 2026

Wednesday, January 21, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1856, the Know-Nothing party of Texas held its first open convention in Austin. The short-lived movement was the political manifestation … Continue reading Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Tuesday, January 20, 2026 Good morning! On this day in 1953, Dwight D. Eisenhower was sworn in as the first Texas-born president of the United States. He was born in … Continue reading Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Monday, January 19, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1839, a commission selected a 7,735-acre plot of land along the Colorado River as the site for the capital of Texas. … Continue reading Monday, January 19, 2026

Friday, January 16, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1935, race car driver A. J. Foyt was born in Houston. He’s the only driver to have won the Indianapolis … Continue reading Friday, January 16, 2026

Thursday, January 15, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1867, the Bayland Orphans’ Home for Boys was established in Houston to care for up to 250 orphans of deceased … Continue reading Thursday, January 15, 2026

Wednesday, January 14, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1942, the U.S. War Department announced the creation of Camp Hood as a tank destroyer training center. It opened in … Continue reading Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Tuesday, January 13, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1939, Big Thicket outlaw Red Golemon was arrested for the first time in Corpus Christi for the murder of an … Continue reading Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Monday, January 12, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1861, the final edition of the pro-Union Marshall Harrison Flag newspaper was published. Six weeks later, Texans voted overwhelmingly to secede … Continue reading Monday, January 12, 2026

Friday, January 9, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1913, disc jockey and blues pianist Albert Lavada Durst was born in Austin. He adopted the stage name “Dr. Hepcat” … Continue reading Friday, January 9, 2026