Hugh Roy Cullen gave a luncheon at his Houston mansion on Dec. 7, 1949 for Gen. Dwight Eisenhower.  Taking the war hero aside, the Texas oilman echoed...

For as long as I can remember, my mom has loved Christmas. I grew up knowing that each holiday season would be filled with a myriad of lights, cookies...

It’s your birthday on Friday. In your 60-plus years of life, you’ve experienced unpredictable moments of tumultuous joy, uncontrollable laughter, cele...

“Big Bad John,” a talking ballad written and recited by a tall drink of water from the Texas Panhandle, stayed at No. 1 on the Billboard Top 40 for th...

Five dozen Europeans from the slums of New York City set foot in Texas on Dec. 3, 1833 on their way to a promised paradise on the Rio Grande. John Cha...

Gov. Greg Abbott issued three executive orders last week targeting the Chinese government and the Chinese Communist Party, The Dallas Morning News rep...

When the presidential limo came to a screeching halt at Parkland Hospital on Nov. 22, 1963, the Governor of Texas believed John F. Kennedy was dead an...

Texas lawmakers last week filed more than 1,500 bills ahead of the next legislative session, which begins Jan. 14. The Houston Chronicle reported the ...

I’ve always loved writing. In particular, writing stories. Telling a story takes a lot of skill; you have to describe people without just listing off ...

“What is believed to be the largest field in the country under one fence was broken and sown to wheat this fall by Hickman Price, the most extensive w...