Tuesday, June 23, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1845, the Congress of the Republic of Texas voted to accept the United States’ annexation offer over Mexico’s bid to … Continue reading Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Monday, June 22, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1936, Kris Kristofferson was born in Brownsville. The Rhodes Scholar and Army helicopter pilot became an outlaw-country pioneer, writing Me … Continue reading Monday, June 22, 2026

Sunday, June 21, 2026 Happy Father’s Day! On this day in 1989, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Texas v. Johnson that burning the American flag is protected speech under … Continue reading Sunday, June 21, 2026

Saturday, June 20, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1924, Audie Murphy was born near Kingston in Hunt County. The sharecropper’s son grew up to become the most decorated … Continue reading Saturday, June 20, 2026

Friday, June 19, 2026 Good morning! On this day in 1865, Union Gen. Gordon Granger stepped ashore in Galveston and announced that slavery in Texas was over—the moment that became … Continue reading Friday, June 19, 2026

Thursday, June 18, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1971, Southwest Airlines took its first flight from Dallas’s Love Field, launching the low-fare model that would reshape air travel … Continue reading Thursday, June 18, 2026

Wednesday, June 17, 2026 Good morning! On this day in 1965, the Texas Panhandle Heritage Foundation presented the first showing of Thundering Sounds of the West, a sound-and-light show that … Continue reading Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Tuesday, June 16, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1855, around 200 French colonists arrived at La Réunion, a short-lived socialist community on the banks of the Trinity River in … Continue reading Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Monday, June 15, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1902, the Corsicana Oilers defeated the Texarkana Casketmakers with a score of 51-3 in a legendary minor league baseball game … Continue reading Monday, June 15, 2026

Sunday, June 14, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1886, avid bird-watcher Conger Neblett Hagar was born in Corsicana. Known as the “Texas bird lady,” she is credited with adding … Continue reading Sunday, June 14, 2026