History

Guns in schools? Drinking and driving? Leaving cars and homes unlocked? Smoking areas for high school students? Yep, all once totally normal in El Paso and Texas in general once upon a time.

Between December, 1884 and December, 1885 ... about 3 years before Jack The Ripper did his thing in London ... 8 girls were attacked, raped and murdered in Austin, Texas.

The man had been suffering from ring-shaped rashes for months.

The museum opened in 2006 and many of the artifacts will go on sale.

If you aren’t sure what name was the most popular the year you were born, or you want to see how certain name’s popularity changed over time, keep scrolling to see the most popular boy and girl names from the years 1960-2022.

Explore Texas' diverse heritage by visiting famous monuments that commemorate significant events and figures in the state's history.

Hidetown grew into a large settlement, taking the name Sweetwater City, and eventually Mobeetie, the native name for the town which means ‘buffalo dung’.

This $500 million project will include preserving the 300-year-old Church and Long Barrack, recapturing the original mission site and battle footprint, and creating a brand-new visitor center and museum to share the site’s full story.

Do you know where you'll find the oldest high school in Texas?

There's been a sobering amount of dead bodies found in this Texas lake.