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UT Arlington: Share your World Cup story with UTA Libraries. “Following Arlington’s hosting of nine World Cup matches, The University of Texas at Arlington Libraries is inviting soccer fans, residents and visitors from around the globe to help preserve this historic moment by contributing their personal experiences to a new World Cup digital collection.”

UT Arlington: Share your World Cup story with UTA Libraries. “Following Arlington’s hosting of nine World Cup matches, The University of Texas at Arlington Libraries is inviting soccer fans, residents and visitors from around the globe to help preserve this historic moment by contributing their personal experiences to a new World Cup digital collection.”

Spectrum Local News: Student journalists create oral archive after Texas Hill Country floods. “From Texas to California, recent natural disasters have taken a toll on communities. As recovery continues, teens are documenting people’s stories. ‘These kids have come from all over our country and our state, just to help change the story here,’ said student journalist Hayden Magnell. She attends […]

Spectrum Local News: Student journalists create oral archive after Texas Hill Country floods. “From Texas to California, recent natural disasters have taken a toll on communities. As recovery continues, teens are documenting people’s stories. ‘These kids have come from all over our country and our state, just to help change the story here,’ said student journalist Hayden Magnell. She attends […]

LBJ, Beyonce, Willie Nelson top this list of most influential Texans

The Brief The Chron put together its list of the 250 most influential Texans. The list spans politics,…
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LBJ, Beyonce, Willie Nelson top this list of most influential Texans https://www.rawchili.com/nfl/935427/ #BeyonceKnowles #Football #Houston #HoustonTexans #HoustonTexans #NFL #PresidentLyndonBJohnson #SamHouston #Texan #Texans #TexasHistory #TheChron

Amanda Quraishi: Announcing the Launch of the 84000 Doors Oral History Project. “Last year I announced that I’d been accepted to a fellowship program housed at The Institute for Diversity & Civic Culture where I’d be doing an oral history project featuring the lived experiences of Texas Buddhists. I named it ‘84000 Doors’ after the Buddhist concept that there are infinite entry points to […]

Amanda Quraishi: Announcing the Launch of the 84000 Doors Oral History Project. “Last year I announced that I’d been accepted to a fellowship program housed at The Institute for Diversity & Civic Culture where I’d be doing an oral history project featuring the lived experiences of Texas Buddhists. I named it ‘84000 Doors’ after the Buddhist concept that there are infinite entry points to […]

"There are records of people being whipped for celebrating and being threatened for celebrating. And even outside the context of celebrations, there was retaliation against the Freedmen [..] There was a lot of hope in the middle of a lot of hostility."

Historian #AnnetteGordonReed, author of #OnJuneteenth

https://kpfa.org/episode/letters-and-politics-june-19-2024/
#Juneteenth #OTD #EmancipationDay #Emancipation #BlackHistory #UShistory #AmericanHistory #TexasHistory #BlackTexas #books @bookstodon

"There are records of people being whipped for celebrating and being threatened for celebrating. And even outside the context of celebrations, there was retaliation against the Freedmen [..] There was a lot of hope in the middle of a lot of hostility."

Historian #AnnetteGordonReed, author of #OnJuneteenth

https://kpfa.org/episode/letters-and-politics-june-19-2024/
#Juneteenth #OTD #EmancipationDay #Emancipation #BlackHistory #UShistory #AmericanHistory #TexasHistory #BlackTexas #books @bookstodon

A June 1970 snapshot: Mildred Hausinger and two other women posed on a motorboat, sun probably high, summer already doing what Texas summers do. The photo asks no permission and explains nothing — just three women, a boat, and a good day on the water. Sometimes the archive hands you pure leisure. #TexasHistory #Houston #1970s #WomensHistory

Texas winters don't get enough credit. While the state is famous for heat, hard freezes do hit — and when they do, the transformation is stark. A Houston Public Library photograph captures tree branches glazed in icicles, a reminder that Gulf Coast winters have their own quiet drama. The South freezes too. #Texas #TexasWinter #TexasHistory #Photography

Texas winters don't get enough credit. While the state is famous for heat, hard freezes do hit — and when they do, the transformation is stark. A Houston Public Library photograph captures tree branches glazed in icicles, a reminder that Gulf Coast winters have their own quiet drama. The South freezes too. #Texas #TexasWinter #TexasHistory #Photography

A December 1970 snapshot of Mildred Hausinger by a fireplace — the kind of photo that almost never makes it into archives. Someone thought this moment worth preserving: a woman, a fire, a winter evening. The Houston Public Library kept it, and that choice says something about what counts as history. #TexasHistory #Houston #20thCentury #Photography

A December 1970 snapshot of Mildred Hausinger by a fireplace — the kind of photo that almost never makes it into archives. Someone thought this moment worth preserving: a woman, a fire, a winter evening. The Houston Public Library kept it, and that choice says something about what counts as history. #TexasHistory #Houston #20thCentury #Photography

Snow in Houston hits different when you remember how rarely it actually sticks. This Houston Public Library archive photo shows a residential home and yard blanketed in white — a genuinely uncommon sight for the Gulf Coast city. When snow does fall in Houston, the whole city stops. Always has. #Houston #Texas #TexasHistory #TexasWeather

The Houston Public Library made a deliberate choice to archive this: two women, Mildred Hausinger and Marguerite Austin, standing outside a commercial complex next to a planter. Unremarkable on the surface. But the subject tag 'Lesbians' makes the intention clear — this is documentary preservation of ordinary life. Who gets to have their everyday moments treated as history worth keeping? #LGBTQ #TexasHistory #Houston #Archival

The Houston Public Library made a deliberate choice to archive this: two women, Mildred Hausinger and Marguerite Austin, standing outside a commercial complex next to a planter. Unremarkable on the surface. But the subject tag 'Lesbians' makes the intention clear — this is documentary preservation of ordinary life. Who gets to have their everyday moments treated as history worth keeping? #LGBTQ #TexasHistory #Houston #Archival

A single archival photo can hold a whole life. This portrait of Mildred Hausinger — a child in a light-colored dress — survives in the Houston Public Library collection as a quiet record that someone existed, was photographed, and was considered worth preserving. Portrait photography in the early 20th century wasn't casual. Someone made a decision. #TexasHistory #Archival #PortraitPhotography #HoustonHistory

A 1990 letter from Sarah Cortez to Susan Klimczak sits in the Houston Public Library archives — quietly bridging worlds rarely seen together: Houston's Mexican American literary community, law enforcement, and lesbian organizing. Cortez herself would later become known as both a Houston police officer and a published poet. These overlapping identities weren't contradictions — they were Houston. #TexasHistory #HoustonHistory #ChicanoLiterature #TexasPoetry

A 1991 letter from Houston author Sarah Cortez to Susan Klimczak sits in the Houston Public Library archives — connecting threads of Hispanic American literature, Houston's lesbian community, and HPD policing in one document. Cortez would later become known as both a cop and a poet, a combination rare enough to stop you cold. Primary sources like this show how literary networks actually functioned on the ground. #TexasHistory #HoustonHistory #ChicanoLiterature #TexasPoetry

By 1911, the men photographed at this United Confederate Veterans reunion in Austin were decades removed from the war that defined their generation. These gatherings weren't just nostalgia — they were deliberate acts of collective memory, shaping how the Confederacy would be remembered. The camera made that memory permanent. #CivilWar #TexasHistory #Austin #ConfederateVeterans

Bandera, Texas — west of San Antonio — puts its own spin on Mardi Gras by leaning into its identity as the self-proclaimed "Cowboy Capital of Texas." Not New Orleans, not a casino floor — a Hill Country town that decided Fat Tuesday needed boots and a hat. The mashup makes a kind of perfect sense: Texans have never met a tradition they couldn't rework on their own terms. #Bandera #Texas #MardiGras #TexasHistory

A 1992 letter from Hispanic American author Sarah Cortez to Susan Klimczak sits in Houston Public Library's archive — two installments written just two days apart, June 6 and 8. It connects Houston's Mexican American literary community to broader questions of identity, policing, and lesbian community in early '90s Texas. Personal correspondence like this is often how literary history actually gets made. #TexasHistory #HoustonHistory #MexicanAmerican #TexasLiterature

A mural in downtown Alpine, Texas tells local history through the brush of Stylle Read — an artist who came not from the Big Bend region, but from Cleburne, in North Texas. Public murals like this one show how Texas communities often look beyond their own borders to document themselves. Sometimes an outside eye sees a place most clearly. #Texas #PublicArt #AlpineTexas #TexasHistory

In 1941, Sabine Farms homesteaders near Marshall, TX did something pragmatic and quietly radical: they collectively contracted with Dr. A.O. Lee for medical care. Pooling resources for a Black physician in Jim Crow Texas meant building a parallel system of survival outside hostile institutions. The community didn't wait for access — they organized it. #TexasHistory #BlackHistory #NewDeal #MarshallTexas

In 1941, Sabine Farms homesteaders near Marshall, TX did something pragmatic and quietly radical: they collectively contracted with Dr. A.O. Lee for medical care. Pooling resources for a Black physician in Jim Crow Texas meant building a parallel system of survival outside hostile institutions. The community didn't wait for access — they organized it. #TexasHistory #BlackHistory #NewDeal #MarshallTexas

In 1841, British cartographer Charles Frederick Cheffins mapped the Republic of Texas and its neighbors — and deliberately documented the old Mexican empresario land grants still carved across the territory. Texas had been independent for five years, yet the map's memory was colonial. Those grant boundaries shaped who owned what, and who contested it. #TexasHistory #RepublicOfTexas #Cartography #LandGrants

Galveston's Bishop's Palace goes by two names for a reason — it was built as Gresham's Castle, a private Victorian residence, before the Catholic Diocese took it over and gave it the ecclesiastical nickname that stuck. It sits on Broadway and 14th in the East End Historic District, where Galveston concentrated its grandest architecture. The dual identity tells you something about how Texas cities reinvent their landmarks across generations. #Galveston #TexasHistory #VictorianArchitecture…

NBC DFW: Dallas Asian American Historical Society finds home for archive at library. “After years of collecting stories often left out of the history books, the Dallas Asian American Historical Society has found a permanent home to preserve them. The organization announced this month that it is partnering with the Dallas Public Library to house its growing collection of artifacts, photographs, […]

NBC DFW: Dallas Asian American Historical Society finds home for archive at library. “After years of collecting stories often left out of the history books, the Dallas Asian American Historical Society has found a permanent home to preserve them. The organization announced this month that it is partnering with the Dallas Public Library to house its growing collection of artifacts, photographs, […]

The Alamo transforms with $550M investment: Preserving 300 years of history, uncovering 250,000 artifacts, and creating a world-class cultural campus in San Antonio. A UNESCO site reimagining historical education and urban landscape. #TexasHistory #Heritage

1982 Midland-Odessa Regional Airport Postcard
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1982 Midland-Odessa Regional Airport Postcard
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Dallas Observer: African American Museum Unveils First of Many Big Upgrades in Multiyear Plan. “The lab’s new digitization equipment will allow the museum to establish an online archive — a years-long process key to making the museum’s cultural artifacts and primary source materials more accessible. The new lab will also feature an observation window so visitors can witness the […]

Dallas Observer: African American Museum Unveils First of Many Big Upgrades in Multiyear Plan. “The lab’s new digitization equipment will allow the museum to establish an online archive — a years-long process key to making the museum’s cultural artifacts and primary source materials more accessible. The new lab will also feature an observation window so visitors can witness the […]

Calling all Texas researchers! 🤠 Join the #WikiTree Texas Project Discord Party TODAY, Feb 27, at 12 PM EDT (5 PM UTC).

Share discoveries, tackle brick walls, or just hang out! 🧱🔨

Join the live chat here: https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/2001931

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Calling all Texas researchers! 🤠 Join the #WikiTree Texas Project Discord Party TODAY, Feb 27, at 12 PM EDT (5 PM UTC).

Share discoveries, tackle brick walls, or just hang out! 🧱🔨

Join the live chat here: https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/2001931

#CollaborativeGenealogy #TexasHistory #Genealogy

He Broke Texas Baseball’s Color Barrier. For Decades, His Story Went Untold. https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/586561/ #Baseball #BlackHistory #Lamesa #profile #race #Race&Racism #Sports #TexasHistory

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Lubbock, Texas Airport Postcards.
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Four For Friday
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Lubbock, Texas Airport Postcards.
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#Lubbock #Avgeek #TexasHistory #DC3 #Texas #TexasAviation #AirportArchitecture #Aviation #VintagePostcards #Oldpostcards

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: State Archives Announces Collections Newly Accessible Online. “The Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) has announced new and revised finding aids recently made available online, along with fresh uploads to the Texas Digital Archive, its repository of electronic items.” Too much here to summarize unfortunately.

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/12/07/texas-state-library-and-archives-commission-state-archives-announces-collections-newly-accessible-online-3/

South Texas College of Law: The Voices of Houston’s 1917 Race Riot: How Creating a Digital Archive Changed a Librarian’s View of Justice and Led to Overturned Convictions. “Partnering with criminal attorney and military law expert Terri Zimmerman, an adjunct professor at STCL Houston and a colonel in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, Kushnerick discussed creating a digital collection of […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/12/03/the-voices-of-houstons-1917-race-riot-how-creating-a-digital-archive-changed-a-librarians-view-of-justice-and-led-to-overturned-convictions-south-texas-college-of-law/

Want To Know About Addison, Texas?

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Robert E. Howard fans talk about what the Howard House means to them.

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Want To Know More About Denton, Texas?

Denton, Texas, established in 1857 as the seat of Denton County in north-central Texas, emerged from the Peters Colony land grant of 1841, which spurred Anglo settlement amid frontier ranching and subsistence farming on vast prairies once grazed by figures like John S. Chisum. Named for frontiersman John B. Denton, killed in a 1841 skirmish, the city grew modestly post-Civil War—readmitted to the Union in 1870 with just 361 residents—before rail connections in 1881 doubled its population to over 2,500 by 1890, fostering trade and agriculture. By the early 20th century, educational institutions defined its identity: the University of North Texas (1890), Texas Woman’s University (1901), and North Central Texas College (1924), transforming Denton into a vibrant college town 35 miles northwest of Dallas-Fort Worth, with over 50,000 students enriching its cultural scene through music festivals, the annual North Texas State Fair and Rodeo since 1928, and the longest-running documentary film festival in Texas. Today, as of October 2025, Denton’s population exceeds 150,000, bolstered by suburban expansion in the DFW metroplex; its economy thrives on education, manufacturing (home to Peterbilt Motors and Jostens), and emerging tech, including a new 200,000-square-foot STULZ Air Technology plant opening late this year to add 200 jobs. The revitalized downtown square, anchored by the historic 1896 courthouse-museum, blends preserved Victorian architecture with eclectic shops, restaurants, and events like the Holiday Lighting Festival, while regional coordination via the North Central Texas Council of Governments addresses growth challenges; politically, the once solidly Republican city has trended more competitive with demographic diversification.

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Want To Know More About Addison, Texas?

Addison, Texas, traces its origins to the mid-19th century as part of Peters Colony, with early settlement occurring as far back as 1846 when Preston Witt established a homestead along White Rock Creek and erected an ox-powered gristmill by 1849. The area remained largely rural until the late 1880s, when settlers Sidney Smith Noell, W.W. Julian, and W.E. Horten donated land to the St. Louis, Arkansas and Texas Railway, fostering a coaling station known as Noell Junction; a post office opened in 1904, but to avoid duplication with an existing community in Leon County, it was renamed Addison after local resident and postmaster Addison Robertson, who served until 1916. Incorporated as a city in 1953 amid post-World War II suburban expansion from Dallas, the municipality—renamed a town in 1982—evolved rapidly into a commercial powerhouse, leveraging its strategic location thirteen miles north of downtown Dallas along Belt Line Road, the Dallas North Tollway, and rail lines to attract over 200 restaurants, corporate headquarters, and entertainment venues, while maintaining a population that reached 16,661 by the 2020 census.

Today, Addison thrives as a dynamic North Texas hub renowned for its culinary scene, signature festivals like the award-winning Kaboom Town! fireworks extravaganza—which marked its 40th anniversary in July 2025—and cultural offerings including Oktoberfest and Taste Addison. Recent developments underscore its forward momentum: the City Council approved the fiscal year budget in September 2025 and advanced a major transit-oriented project, while construction on a new North Texas Emergency Communication Center facility commenced this month to enhance public safety services by 2028. The Addison Performing Arts Centre welcomed Pegasus Theatre in October 2025 for expanded productions, and economic incentives continue to bolster growth in sectors like healthcare data optimization through firms such as HealthMark Group. With ongoing events at Vitruvian Park and Addison Circle Park through late October, alongside a new rental property inspection program effective earlier this year, the town exemplifies balanced urban vitality and community resilience.

Addison, Texas, is a vibrant incorporated town nestled in northern Dallas County, just 13 miles north of downtown Dallas within the bustling Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, spanning a compact 4.4 square miles with a population of approximately 16,661 as of the 2020 census and an estimated 17,100 by 2023. Known for its economic dynamism and as a hub for business and leisure, Addison boasts over 200 restaurants—more per capita than any other U.S. city—along with 22 hotels offering more than 3,000 rooms, nearly two million square feet of office space, and major corporate headquarters like Mary Kay Cosmetics, Wingstop, and Dresser, drawing a daytime population exceeding 120,000. The town’s diverse demographics reflect its growth, with a mix of about 48% White, 16% Black or African American, 8% Asian, and 23% Hispanic or Latino residents, all amid a landscape of parks, the Addison Airport, and events like the explosive Kaboom Town! fireworks show. Historically, Addison’s story begins in the 1840s as part of Peter’s Colony, when early settlers like Preston Witt arrived in 1846, building a home near White Rock Creek and opening an ox-powered gristmill in 1849 that became a vital community anchor. By 1880, Sidney Smith Noell acquired significant land south of present-day Belt Line Road, and in 1888, he joined W.W. Julian and W.E. Horten in donating right-of-way to the St. Louis, Arkansas and Texas Railway—later the Cotton Belt—for a coaling station, spurring the area’s first rail connections. A cotton gin established in 1902 marked the debut of substantial industry, followed in 1903 by a depot and branch line to Dallas, dubbing the site Noell Junction; a post office opened in 1904 but was renamed Addison in 1908 to avoid conflict with another Texas community, honoring postmaster Addison Robertson who served until 1916. Julian platted the original six city blocks that year, fostering modest growth to 75 residents by 1914 with grocers and a short-lived bank, though the population dipped to 40 by 1926 amid economic challenges. Post-World War II annexation threats from neighboring Dallas, Carrollton, and Farmers Branch prompted incorporation on June 15, 1953, via a narrow 19-11 vote, electing M.H. “Harry” McKool as the first mayor and setting the stage for expansion. In 1956, W.T. Overton announced Addison Airport, which broke ground in 1957 and opened for business aviation, while a 1961 industrial park developed by Overton, John D. Murchison, and Trammell Crow fueled further progress; by 1970, the population hit 595 with 80 businesses. The 1976 approval of alcohol sales, coupled with low taxes, ignited a boom in restaurants and hotels during the late 1970s and early 1980s, swelling the populace beyond 8,000 by 1991 alongside 118 eateries, and in 1982, the city rebranded as the Town of Addison. Milestones like hosting the Dallas Grand Prix from 1989 to 1991 and completing the innovative Addison Airport Toll Tunnel in 1999 underscored its evolution from rural outpost to a premier North Texas destination blending history, commerce, and culinary allure.

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‘To find the most reliably conservative area of the United States, look no further than West Texas. Jeff Roche, professor of American history at the College of Wooster in Ohio, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how “cowboy conservativism” spread across the nation, its origins in Christian settlers to the region, and how the towns located in the rural plains influence the rest of the nation.’
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https://think.kera.org/2025/10/07/the-texas-roots-of-americas-far-right/

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: State Archives Makes Scrapbooks Documenting Creation of “Dawn at the Alamo” and “The Battle of San Jacinto” Available. “The Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) has announced a new online exhibit for the Henry Arthur McArdle scrapbooks…. Among McArdle’s best-known surviving works are the large-scale battle paintings, ‘Dawn […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/10/08/texas-state-library-and-archives-commission-state-archives-makes-scrapbooks-documenting-creation-of-dawn-at-the-alamo-and-the-battle-of-san-jacinto-available/

University of Houston: UH Libraries Announces the Suzanne Paul Collection. “Suzanne Paul (1945 – 2005) a native Houstonian and pioneering female photographer, has made a vast contribution to representing the arts of Houston and to recording Houston’s art history. Through pure creative impetus and respect for the arts in the city, Suzanne photographed the heartbeat of Houston’s art scene […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/09/30/university-of-houston-uh-libraries-announces-the-suzanne-paul-collection/

Want to Know More About Wylie, Texas

Wylie, Texas, a vibrant suburb nestled about 24 miles northeast of downtown Dallas, spans Collin, Dallas, and Rockwall counties and is celebrated for its rapid growth and small-town charm amid the bustling Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. With a population exceeding 60,000 as of recent estimates, it ranks among the fastest-growing communities in the region, boasting top-rated schools in the Wylie Independent School District, a thriving economy driven by retail, healthcare, and professional services, and abundant recreational spots like Lake Lavon for boating and fishing, alongside parks such as the expansive Harry Bessone Legacy Park. The city features a historic downtown lined with boutique shops, eateries, and annual events like the Wylie Rodeo, while modern amenities include the spacious Wylie Municipal Complex and the Rita and Truett Smith Public Library. Known as “Wide-Awake Wylie” for its energetic spirit, it offers a high quality of life with low crime rates, diverse housing from cozy bungalows to new master-planned neighborhoods, and easy access via State Highway 78.

A small glimpse into its history reveals roots in the early 1870s as the settlement of Nickelville, named after a local store, which relocated in 1886 to align with the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway tracks, adopting the name Wylie in honor of Colonel W.D. Wylie, a railroad right-of-way agent and Civil War veteran. Incorporated in 1887, the town flourished as an agricultural hub, earning fame as the “Onion Capital of the World” until the 1960s and shipping cotton, hogs, and produce by rail; by 1900, its population hit 773, tripling in the following decade amid over 35 businesses, and it even grew during the Great Depression to 914 residents by 1940, bolstered later by the nearby Lavon Dam construction.

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Want to Know More About Little Elm, Texas

Little Elm, Texas, is a rapidly growing city nestled in Denton County within the expansive Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, serving as an extended suburb of Denton and hugging the northern and eastern shores of Lewisville Lake. Originally chartered in 1841 as part of the Peters Colony grant during the Republic of Texas era, the area was first inhabited by Native American tribes who thrived along the creeks teeming with springs, wildlife, and fertile soil ideal for timber and agriculture. Early settlers, including John and Delilah King from North Carolina, arrived around 1844, establishing “King’s Crossing” on the banks of Little Elm Creek; after John’s death in 1846, Delilah and their son Kit played pivotal roles in community development, with Kit organizing the town’s first postal service. By the late 1850s, a one-room log schoolhouse at John House Springs provided education, and the community flourished with businesses like grocery stores, shoe shops, and blacksmiths lining Main Street circa 1900. The construction of the Garza-Little Elm Reservoir in the 1920s, later expanded into Lewisville Lake by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the 1950s, submerged much of the original downtown, necessitating the relocation of historic structures, roads, and cemeteries, yet it also drew new residents to the scenic lakeside setting. Officially incorporated in June 1966 with a modest population of about 300 and C.C. Beard as its first mayor, Little Elm adopted a council-manager form of government and a Home Rule Charter in 2001, spanning roughly 9,012 acres or 14 square miles. Once a quiet rural outpost with just 1,168 residents and 13 businesses in 1989, the town exploded in growth starting in the late 1990s, fueled by its appealing lake access and proximity to urban centers—population soaring from 3,646 in 2000 to 25,898 by 2010 and reaching 46,453 as of the 2020 census, with projections nearing 90,000 at build-out. Today, Little Elm embodies a blend of hometown charm and modern innovation, boasting a humid subtropical climate, diverse housing, thriving businesses, and community assets like the 1999-founded Little Elm Public Library—a vibrant hub with makerspaces, 3D printers, seed libraries, and educational kits—while earning accolades such as Tree City USA status from 2011-2013 and multiple Certificates of Achievement for Planning Excellence. Its strategic location at the crossroads of Eldorado Parkway, FM 720, and FM 423, along with a commitment to servant leadership through core values of innovation, customer service, efficiency, and integrity, positions it as a tourism-friendly haven emphasizing lake recreation, urban forestry, and quality-of-life enhancements amid a diversifying demographic that has shifted its political leanings toward competitiveness in recent elections.

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OutSmart: Preserving Houston’s LGBTQ History: OutSmart Archives Go Digital. “For decades, Doyle has worked to preserve queer history through his JD Doyle Archives, which now hold over 22,000 pages of publications, ephemera, and stories from across Texas and beyond. While he had every issue of OutSmart in his personal collection, digitizing them felt daunting.”

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Want To Know More About The Colony?

The Colony, Texas, is a dynamic suburban city nestled in Denton County, just north of Dallas in the heart of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, offering residents and visitors a seamless blend of lakefront serenity and urban excitement. With a population of approximately 44,534 as of the 2020 census, it spans about 15 square miles along the shores of Lewisville Lake, providing 23 miles of shoreline access for boating, fishing, swimming, and camping at two public lake parks. The city prides itself on its outdoor lifestyle, boasting miles of nature trails, green spaces, and designations as both a Tree City USA and Playful City USA, while its booming entertainment district, Grandscape—a 433-acre development—features world-class shopping at the massive Nebraska Furniture Mart (the nation’s largest home furnishings store), upscale dining, jazz clubs, speakeasies, Topgolf, Scheels sporting goods, and Galaxy Theatres, drawing millions of visitors annually. Education thrives here with schools from the Lewisville Independent School District, including the innovative Prestwick STEM Academy and Strike Middle School, alongside access to Collin College and nearby universities like the University of North Texas and the University of Texas at Dallas.

The Colony’s roots trace back to the mid-19th century as part of the vast Peters Colony, a land grant awarded in 1841 by the Republic of Texas to the Texas Emigration and Land Company, led by William S. Peters, to attract Anglo-American settlers to North Texas. Covering over 16,000 square miles across 26 counties—including much of modern-day Denton County—the colony promised up to 640 acres of free land to immigrants who built cabins, cultivated the soil, and swore allegiance to Texas, fostering rapid settlement in areas like the historical Stewartsville community, which housed the colony’s headquarters, a general store, and post office within what are now The Colony’s boundaries. Tensions boiled over in 1852 during the Hedgcoxe War, a brief but fiery conflict sparked by land speculators from Dallas who opposed extensions on surveying deadlines; settlers, led by Henry Oliver Hedgcoxe, raided and burned the headquarters, though key records were saved, marking a pivotal clash in Texas land history. Earlier foundations include the Bridges Settlement, established during the Republic of Texas era and recognized as Denton County’s oldest community, along with sites like Stewarts Creek, Rector, Stoverville, and Camey Spur; the Bridges Cemetery, founded in 1857 on family land, stands as one of the area’s earliest landmarks, occasionally opened to the public by local historians.

Modern The Colony emerged in 1973 when developers Fox and Jacobs (later part of Centex) acquired 3,000 acres around State Highway 121 and Farm to Market Road 423, envisioning a “dream city” of clustered single-family homes as a “living monument” to the pioneering Peters colonists’ spirit. The first model homes debuted in August 1974, with families moving in by October, supported by the newly formed The Colony Municipal Utility District for water, alongside electricity from Texas Power and Light, cable from Lakeside CATV, and phone service from Southwestern Bell. Incorporation followed in 1977, granting independence from nearby Frisco and spurring explosive growth—from 22,113 residents in 1990 to over 44,000 today—fueled by proximity to DFW International Airport (just 15 miles away) and a commitment to community values like neighborly support and volunteerism amid economic booms.

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Want To Know More About Addison, Texas?

Addison, Texas, is a vibrant incorporated town nestled in northern Dallas County, just 13 miles north of downtown Dallas within the bustling Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, spanning a compact 4.4 square miles with a population of approximately 16,661 as of the 2020 census and an estimated 17,100 by 2023. Known for its economic dynamism and as a hub for business and leisure, Addison boasts over 200 restaurants—more per capita than any other U.S. city—along with 22 hotels offering more than 3,000 rooms, nearly two million square feet of office space, and major corporate headquarters like Mary Kay Cosmetics, Wingstop, and Dresser, drawing a daytime population exceeding 120,000. The town’s diverse demographics reflect its growth, with a mix of about 48% White, 16% Black or African American, 8% Asian, and 23% Hispanic or Latino residents, all amid a landscape of parks, the Addison Airport, and events like the explosive Kaboom Town! fireworks show. Historically, Addison’s story begins in the 1840s as part of Peter’s Colony, when early settlers like Preston Witt arrived in 1846, building a home near White Rock Creek and opening an ox-powered gristmill in 1849 that became a vital community anchor. By 1880, Sidney Smith Noell acquired significant land south of present-day Belt Line Road, and in 1888, he joined W.W. Julian and W.E. Horten in donating right-of-way to the St. Louis, Arkansas and Texas Railway—later the Cotton Belt—for a coaling station, spurring the area’s first rail connections. A cotton gin established in 1902 marked the debut of substantial industry, followed in 1903 by a depot and branch line to Dallas, dubbing the site Noell Junction; a post office opened in 1904 but was renamed Addison in 1908 to avoid conflict with another Texas community, honoring postmaster Addison Robertson who served until 1916. Julian platted the original six city blocks that year, fostering modest growth to 75 residents by 1914 with grocers and a short-lived bank, though the population dipped to 40 by 1926 amid economic challenges. Post-World War II annexation threats from neighboring Dallas, Carrollton, and Farmers Branch prompted incorporation on June 15, 1953, via a narrow 19-11 vote, electing M.H. “Harry” McKool as the first mayor and setting the stage for expansion. In 1956, W.T. Overton announced Addison Airport, which broke ground in 1957 and opened for business aviation, while a 1961 industrial park developed by Overton, John D. Murchison, and Trammell Crow fueled further progress; by 1970, the population hit 595 with 80 businesses. The 1976 approval of alcohol sales, coupled with low taxes, ignited a boom in restaurants and hotels during the late 1970s and early 1980s, swelling the populace beyond 8,000 by 1991 alongside 118 eateries, and in 1982, the city rebranded as the Town of Addison. Milestones like hosting the Dallas Grand Prix from 1989 to 1991 and completing the innovative Addison Airport Toll Tunnel in 1999 underscored its evolution from rural outpost to a premier North Texas destination blending history, commerce, and culinary allure.

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Want to Know more About Carrollton, Texas?

Carrollton, Texas, is a bustling suburb spanning Dallas, Denton, and Collin counties, just north of Dallas, covering about 37 square miles with a population of over 133,000 as of the 2020 census, making it one of the state’s larger cities. Geographically diverse with a mix of land and small waterways, it enjoys a humid subtropical climate marked by hot summers and mild winters, while its economy thrives on a blend of corporate headquarters like FASTSIGNS International and Motel 6, major employers such as AmerisourceBergen and Halliburton, and a vibrant retail scene anchored by the state’s largest Korean community in its Koreatown district, which draws regional visitors and supports diverse Asian businesses. Demographically, Carrollton reflects growing multiculturalism, with Hispanics comprising about 32% of residents, Asians 17%, Blacks 10%, and non-Hispanic whites around 37%, alongside a median household income of roughly $82,000 and low poverty rates, fostering a dynamic suburban lifestyle.

The city’s history begins in the early 1840s amid Texas’s push for settlement, when pioneers Jared Ford and the Larner family arrived in 1842 under the Peters Colony land grant, drawn to the fertile plains near the Elm Fork of the Trinity River for farming. By 1844, the A.W. Perry family added a vital mill at what became known as Trinity Mills, laying the groundwork for community growth. Likely named after the Illinois town of the same name due to the settlers’ Midwestern roots, Carrollton remained a quiet agricultural outpost through the mid-19th century, its economy centered on crops and livestock until the late 1870s, when the Dallas-Wichita Railroad’s arrival transformed it into a key shipping hub for cotton, grain, and cattle. The extension of the St. Louis Southwestern Railway in 1888 further boosted connectivity, spurring industrial development, including a gravel industry that emerged in 1912 and earned the town its “grain and gravel” moniker by the 1940s, alongside brick manufacturing, dairies, and factories like National Metal Products. Officially incorporated in 1913 with W.F. Vinson as its first mayor, Carrollton navigated the Great Depression with resilience before exploding in population during the post-World War II suburban boom—from just 1,610 residents in 1950 to over 40,000 by 1980—as Dallas’s northward expansion brought housing developments, schools, and infrastructure, evolving the once-rural enclave into a modern, multifaceted community that continues to grow economically and culturally today.

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