Welcome to the Hidden History of Texas. This is Episode 58 – Texans Join The Confederate Army I’m your host and guide Hank Wilson, As always, the broadcast is brought to you by Ashby Navis and Tennyson Media Publishers, Visit … Continue reading →
Welcome to Episode 57 – The Civil War starts and Texans Start Killing Each Other In the previous episode I talked about the path to secession. How Texas called a convention to consider the issue and how, even though some … Continue reading →
Episode 56 – Texas Votes and it’s War Remember from the last episode that those who wanted to leave the union forced the state to call a special convention. In that election the separatists pushed through their agenda and quite … Continue reading →
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the appointment of 11 members and nine alternates to serve on the American Egg Board. Eighteen members and alternates will serve two-year terms, and two members will serve a one-year term. The terms of the … Continue reading →
From 1845 to 1865, America operated under the concept of Manifest Destiny as put forth by John L O’Sullivan when in 1845, he wrote, “…the fulfillment of our manifest destiny to overspread the continent allotted by Providence for the free development of … Continue reading →
As 2024 comes to an end, I’ve been fascinated by how dysfunctional our society has become. As a historian, I tend to view the world through a lens that has been formed both by my studies of our past and … Continue reading →
As someone who has spent his career working in technology I have to wonder if social media is dying. In the beginning social media appeared to be a blessing. It was a universe filled with butterflies and unicorns. Academics authored … Continue reading →
AUSTIN – (August 15, 2024) – The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) today voted to adopt the 2024 State Flood Plan, providing the first-ever comprehensive statewide assessment of flood risk and solutions to mitigate that risk. “Adopting the first-ever state flood … Continue reading →
Current Lake Levels Lake (Dam) Date/Timeof Last Report Lake Level(ft msl) 7 Days Ago(ft msl) 30 Days Ago(ft msl) Buchanan (Buchanan) Aug 27 2024 8:15AM 1,005.92 1,006.53 1,007.25 Inks (Inks) Aug 27 2024 8:15AM 887.00 887.11 887.19 LBJ (Wirtz) Aug … Continue reading →
After World War II, another war broke out; this one did not use guns and bullets, instead philosophies over which type of government systems was better; were the main weapons. In the West, the Marshall Plan laid the groundwork for … Continue reading →