When the “Mighty T” was retired in 1948 with plans to become a museum ship, the Texas Legislature established the Battleship Texas Commission to care for the ship. The commission fundraised to cover the $225,000 ...
If you are a fan of live music and have ever visited Houston’s iconic Mucky Duck, Goode Company’s Armadillo Palace, or The Heights Theatre, chances are you’ve seen Ray Redding. No, he’s not a musician ...
Facebook Twitter Youtube Print Facebook-messenger Gail Wright grew up in Manheim, a small Texas town close to Giddings, which is just a little over 97 miles southwest of Huntsville. Here her parents, Ethel and Marvin Wilson, owned a 380-acre family farm where they raised pigs, cattle, sheep, and also harvested ...
Previous Next Journey Home By Ruth Fields Photos by Gina Turner By the time she was 16, Billie Beasley was on her own, having left behind a large, dysfunctional family. She found work at a ...