
Move over, literary critics — Heritage Elementary’s second graders have a podcast to run
by Sam Cohen
| March 19, 2026
children | Community | CULTURE | DFW | DFW-hardgate | FAMILY | FORT WORTH | Grapevine-Colleyville ISD’s Heritage Elementary School | Heritage Elementary | Heritage Elementary podcast | LIFESTYLE | literacy | LITERATURE | Only Readers in the Building | reading | second graders
Second graders from Heritage Elementary School are bringing their book reports to a whole new audience with “Only Readers in the Building.”

Your baby’s milestones deserve to be celebrated. Apparently, Whataburger and Buc-ee’s agree
by Sam Cohen
| March 5, 2026
Affordability | baby book battle | baby milestones | brand loyalty | Buc-ee’s | Buc-ee’s versus Whataburger baby book battle | central texas | Community | CULTURE | East Texas | FAMILY | food & drink | food and drink | fun | HARDGATE | LIFESTYLE | LITERATURE | North Texas | reading | SHOPPING | south texas | STATE | TEXAS | whataburger
Buc-ee’s and Whataburger both sell ABCs baby books, among other themed gifts. Which will you take home to show your brand loyalty?

7 Tejanas who shaped history
| March 2, 2026
Adela Sloss Vento | american history | Art | arts | celebrities | Community | CULTURE | diversity | EDUCATION | Emma Tenayuca | ENTERTAINMENT | FAMILY | Gloria Anzaldúa | HARDGATE | History | Jovita Idár | Laura Canales | LIFESTYLE | LITERATURE | local artists | Lydia Mendoza | MEXICAN CULTURE | News | San Antonio | Selena Quintanilla | Tejanas | TEXAS | TEXAS HISTORY
Tejanas have changed history in ways big and small for as long as we can remember. Check out these seven examples from the music world to politics.

TXST’s Wittliff Collections celebrates its legacy with ’40 Objects’ exhibit
by Sam Cohen
| February 19, 2026
Art | arts | celebrities | central texas | CULTURE | EDUCATION | ENTERTAINMENT | family friendly | free things to do | fun | HARDGATE | LIFESTYLE | LITERATURE | Local news | locals | News | recreation | TEXAS | TEXAS HISTORY | texas state university | THINGS TO DO | Wittliff | Wittliff museum
The “Spirit of the Wittliff in 40 Objects” exhibit includes items from Cormac McCarthy and Stevie Ray Vaughan. Here are all the details.

5 Black Texas authors to read for Black History Month (and all-year)
by Sierra Rozen
| February 11, 2026
Black art | Black history | Black History Month | books | LITERATURE | locals | reading | TEXAS | Texas Lead Story
That’s why in honor of Black History Month, we rounded up six Black Texas authors who are making a splash in the literary world.



