Tuesday, September 15, 2026 Good morning! On this day in 1883, the University of Texas opened in Austin with eight professors and 221 students. Some classes still met in the temporary … Continue reading Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Monday, September 14, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1908, John Worth Cloud was born. Cloud wrote The Legend of Old Stone Ranch, the official epic poem of Texas.  📣 … Continue reading Monday, September 14, 2026

Sunday, September 13, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1963, Mary Kay Ash opened Beauty by Mary Kay in a small Dallas storefront with $5,000 in savings and her … Continue reading Sunday, September 13, 2026

Saturday, September 12, 2026 Good morning! On this day in 1866, Lyne Taliaferro Barret drilled Texas’ first producing oil well to a depth of 106 feet near Oil Springs in … Continue reading Saturday, September 12, 2026

Friday, September 11, 2026 Twenty-five years ago today, terrorists hijacked four commercial jets and killed 2,977 people at the World Trade Center, at the Pentagon, and near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. That night, … Continue reading Friday, September 11, 2026

Thursday, September 10, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1869, a former slave working as a Dallas washerwoman borrowed $50 from a banker to buy a lot on Elm Street, repaying … Continue reading Thursday, September 10, 2026

Wednesday, September 9, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1961, a fireball streaked north past the Dallas-Fort Worth area at 10:08 p.m. and hit the ground near Bells in … Continue reading Wednesday, September 9, 2026

Tuesday, September 8, 2026 Good morning! On this day in 1900, a powerful hurricane devastated Galveston, killing at least 6,000 people on the island and an estimated 10,000 to 12,000 overall. … Continue reading Tuesday, September 8, 2026

Monday, September 7, 2026 Happy Labor Day! On this day in 1936, legendary American singer and songwriter Charles Hardin Holley, better known as Buddy Holly, was born in Lubbock. A … Continue reading Monday, September 7, 2026

Sunday, September 6, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1875, delegates convened in Austin and began drafting the Texas Constitution of 1876. It remains the state’s governing charter today. … Continue reading Sunday, September 6, 2026