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Tejanas have changed history in ways big and small for as long as we can remember.

7 Tejanas who shaped history

by Dorothy Scott

| March 2, 2026

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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.
Boots has been safely captured and relocated to Beaumont’s Gator Country, where he’ll be with other similarly sized gators.

Port Aransas’s much-loved alligator Boots finds new home at Gator Country

by Sam Cohen

| February 25, 2026

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Boots the alligator has become a neighborhood icon in Port Aransas. He was recently relocated to Beaumont’s Gator Country.
The “Spirit of the Wittliff in 40 Objects” exhibit includes items from Cormac McCarthy and Stevie Ray Vaughan.

TXST’s Wittliff Collections celebrates its legacy with ’40 Objects’ exhibit

by Sam Cohen

| February 19, 2026

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The “Spirit of the Wittliff in 40 Objects” exhibit includes items from Cormac McCarthy and Stevie Ray Vaughan. Here are all the details.
Last week, Texas City Museum added two artifacts from Black cowboy Thomas Caldwell to its collection.

Two-centuries-old Black cowboy artifacts on display in Texas City Museum

by Sam Cohen

| February 17, 2026

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Thomas Caldwell was a prominent member of the Black cowboy community. Now, two of his artifacts will be displayed at Texas City Museum.
Hundreds of children are currently being held with their parents at an immigration detention center in Dilley, Texas.

“I have been here too long”: Read letters from the children detained at ICE’s Dilley facility

by ProPublica

| February 11, 2026

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Hundreds of children are currently being held with their parents at an immigration detention center in Dilley, Texas. In letters and drawings, eight kids convey the pain of feeling trapped with no end in sight.
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