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Friday, June 12, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1969, El Paso County gave the prehistoric Hueco Tanks to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. The three 450-foot-tall granite hills … Continue reading Friday, June 12, 2026

Thursday, June 11, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1865, around 50 armed robbers raided the state treasury in Austin, escaping with about $17,000 in gold and silver coins. … Continue reading Thursday, June 11, 2026

Wednesday, June 10, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1940, the first Lone Star Boys State program was held in Austin with 108 participants. Sponsored by the American Legion, … Continue reading Wednesday, June 10, 2026

Tuesday, June 9, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1894, the Corsicana oilfield was discovered by the American Well and Prospecting Company, which was looking for a new water source … Continue reading Tuesday, June 9, 2026

Monday, June 8, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1948, Texaco Star Theater premiered on NBC-TV, launched by a Texas-born oil company that began as a Beaumont startup after … Continue reading Monday, June 8, 2026

Sunday, June 7, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1911, gospel singer Silas Roy Crain was born in San Augustine. He was the founder of the innovative Soul Stirrers … Continue reading Sunday, June 7, 2026

Saturday, June 6, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1944, James Earl Rudder, a native of Eden, Texas, commanded the Second Ranger Battalion during the D-Day invasion of Normandy, … Continue reading Saturday, June 6, 2026

Friday, June 5, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1837, the Texas legislature officially incorporated Houston as a city—just one year after the Allen brothers founded it along Buffalo … Continue reading Friday, June 5, 2026

The Texas Flyover Federal prosecutors in El Paso filed 152 immigration and immigration-related criminal cases in a single week, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Texas announced from … Continue reading Thursday, June 4, 2026

Wednesday, June 3, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1973, Governor Dolph Briscoe signed the Bilingual Education and Training Act into law, requiring Texas public elementary schools to provide … Continue reading Wednesday, June 3, 2026