Texas History

How well do you know the basic history of the great state of Texas? 3 out of 4 of you Texas natives will probably pass a quiz if randomly asked. In fact, a recent nation-wide quiz showed that Texans are some of the best in the country when it comes to knowing the history of their home state...

A man reputed to be one of Texas' earliest Anglo settlers is also said to haunt Brazoria County in search of different kind of spirit denied him at burial.

You may know the bluebonnet as the state flower and the Texas longhorn as the state large mammal, but have you heard of pan de campo, the state bread of Texas?

History and myth have mingled over the years, but the Alamo remains a universal symbol of the struggle against tyranny and the progression of the spirit of individual liberty.