Historic Sites and History

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (814+ words) Houstonians gathered at Lauren's Garden in downtown Houston to mark 25 years since the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The memorial was created in honor of Houston native Lauren Catuzzi Grandcolas, who was killed aboard United Flight 93, and the thousands of others killed…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (570+ words) The city of Houston held a remembrance event for a Houstonian who died in the attacks. Miles away, at the historic Fort Bend County courthouse, a miliary veteran reflected on “those lives lost and sacrifices made.” Local officials, first responders,…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (1014+ words) The "Gulfton Pride" mural at Burnett Bayland Park in Houston. Think of the heart of Houston, and you may envision a bustling downtown where productive office workers scurry around underground tunnels like ants. Perhaps you’ll picture a world-class medical center…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (141+ words) Episode: 3403 An old book about telephones reminds of a time before our technologies were not “black boxed.” Today, we look under the hood. Episode: 3403 An old book about telephones reminds of a time before our technologies were not "black boxed....

3+ week, 8+ hour ago   (574+ words) HOUSTON – The Julia Ideson Building opened in October 1926, offering Houstonians a beautiful new place to read, learn and gather. One hundred years later, the Spanish Renaissance Revival landmark continues to welcome visitors—and today, Houston Public Library is celebrating the…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (761+ words) Name five things that you don’t see. We asked readers to play along with this historical puzzle. Their responses could not have been more varied. Some turned angry when they wrote about the changes during the past 60 years. Others waxed…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (324+ words) Saturday marks 60 years since the University of Texas tower shooting. The shooting resulted in 17 deaths and 31 injuries. The UT Tower Shooting remains one of the deadliest campus shootings in United States history. AUSTIN, Texas - The University of Texas tower shooting,…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (306+ words) “After the Flood,” a collaboration of The Texas Newsroom and PBS’ Frontline, is an intimate and deeply reported look at catastrophic flooding in Central Texas. One year after a deadly water wall approached the tiny town of Ingram, Texas and…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (133+ words) Episode: 3392 The Rise of Orientalism and its crescendo in the Roaring ‘20s. Today, strange happenings in the 1920s. To embed this piece of audio in your site, please use this code: This article is part of the podcast Engines of Our Ingenuity…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (168+ words) Abbott said a person attempting to drive through floodwaters was swept away Monday. The governor went to the city of Cotulla, about 90 miles southwest of San Antonio, for a flyover to assess the damage of floodwaters he said have left…...