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
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Friday, June 5, 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
Thursday, June 4, 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
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
Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Tuesday, June 2, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1849, Maj. Robert S. Neighbors arrived in San Antonio after leading an expedition to survey a northern route to El Paso. Yesterday, … Continue reading Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Monday, June 1, 2026
Monday, June 1, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1969, the Lyndon B. Johnson State Historical Park in Gillespie County opened to the public. In its first five years … Continue reading Monday, June 1, 2026
Sunday, May 31, 2026
SUNDAY, MAY 31, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1969, the last privately operated passenger train departed Dallas Union Terminal, ending an era for the historic station that now … Continue reading Sunday, May 31, 2026
Saturday, May 30, 2026
Saturday, May 30, 2026 Good morning! On this day in 1898, Gen. Nelson A. Miles ordered Theodore Roosevelt’s “Rough Riders” to depart San Antonio for Tampa, Florida, ahead of the … Continue reading Saturday, May 30, 2026
Friday, May 29, 2026
Friday, May 29, 2026 Good morning! On this day in 1939, the State Soil Conservation Board was organized in response to the devastating Dust Bowl of the 1930s. If you’re … Continue reading Friday, May 29, 2026
Thursday, May 28, 2026
Thursday, May 28, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1923, the Santa Rita No. 1 oil well in Reagan County blew in, ushering in the era of commercial oil … Continue reading Thursday, May 28, 2026