Walk toward the marble front steps of the building formerly known as the Texas Memorial Museum, and you’ll be greeted by a saber-toothed cat perched on a rock. Its jaws open around scimitar fangs, and ...

Out on the Austin speaking circuit, I often rely on stock speeches. One audience favorite: "20,000 years of Austin history in 20 minutes." The title, at least, never fails to generate a laugh. And ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The history of Hispanic Latinos in Central Texas was carved in the soil of the farmlands outside Austin at the beginning of the 20th century. Most worked as farmhands, with many taking ...

What do you get when a country music lover turned bootlegger opens a gas filling station? A legacy, nearly 90-year Austin institution that housed some of the music's future stars and served as the ...

Author Laura Raun has produced a valuable biography of Andrew Sansom, the land preservationist who is called the "Teddy Roosevelt of Texas" A look back at Austin’s deadliest tornado, the family it ...