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San Antonio suffragist, member of the progressive Maverick family, used her social standing for advocacy FacebookTwitterEmail 1of3 From left are San Antonio Councilwoman Adriana Rocha Garcia; Cynthia Teniente-Matson, president of Texas A&M University-San Antonio; San Antonio’s first lady Erika Nirenberg; Councilwoman Rebecca Viagran; Councilwoman Jada Andrews-Sullivan; and Councilwoman Ana Sandoval. The group was in Brackenridge Park on Aug. 16, 2020, honoring Eleanor Brackenridge, a San Antonio suffragist who lived 100 years ago, and marking the centennial of the Women’s Suffrage Movemen...

Illustration by Zohar Lazar Q: I noticed recently that Tennessee is now the number one location that Americans from other states are moving to. Texas used to top this list. Has the Lone Star State lost its luster? Julie Jones, Great Bend, Kansas A: It’s funny that you’ve raised this question, Ms. Jones, because the Texanist, too, recently came across that very same eyebrow-raising factlet while perusing U-Haul’s annual white paper on domestic migration patterns and was wondering what in tarnation might be going on. For the uninformed: every year U-Haul, the country’s largest DIY movin...

Skip to main content Alamo citizen panel begins work to rescue renovation plan even as legislator seeks to block 'historical revisionism' FacebookTwitterEmail 1of2 Alamo Citizen Advisory Committee members met Monday night to start work on getting the Alamo renovation project back on track.Staff file photoShow MoreShow Less 2of2 Alamo Citizen Advisory Committee members gather to vote on the proposed Alamo plan in City Council chambers in this 2018 photo. The committee, which drafted a vision and guiding principles for the Alamo project in 2014 and approved key concepts of the endeavor in 2018,...

This month marks the anniversary of the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Traveling is tough, but we’ve learned new protocols and become cautiously optimistic about venturing out again. It’s hard work in the Texas heat for Travis Mayes preparing barbecue for the legions of hungry fans who line up at the window in Garland. The family-run business was hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and then the St. Valentine’s weekend freeze broke the water pipes and the firewood was stolen. (Photo by Gerald E. McLeod) A cold smoker in Garland. For more than 40 years Meshack’s BBQ ...

Does Texas have two birthplaces? Historians weigh in this Texas Independence Day "Obviously, we think it’s us, but it’s going to include San Jacinto and San Felipe de Austin, as well as the Varner-Hogg Plantation, [which] is going to represent West Columbia,” Flinn commented. and last updated 2021-03-02 20:30:08-05 WASHINGTON COUNTY, TX — Every March 2, history lovers flock to the spot in Washington County known as, “the birthplace of Texas.” Due to the pandemic, however, this year Texas Independence Day can’t be celebrated with a major outdoor event. Washi...