@raiseyourhandtexas.bsky.socialTo close out Hispanic Heritage Month, we honor two Texas trailblazers: Jovita González, who championed bilingualism, and Jovita Idár, who fought for inclusion and founded a bilingual kindergarten. Their legacy shapes Texas public education. #TxEd
@texaspublicrecord.bsky.socialTEXAS FUN FACT: Waco Mammoth National Monument preserves the only known nursery herd of Columbian mammoths, according to the National Park Service.
Discovered beginning in 1978, the fossil site is still revealing new evidence about Texas’s Ice Age past.
Source: NPS
@nanmccann.bsky.socialThe name traces to a Caddo/Hasinai word often translated as “friend” or “ally.” Spanish explorers recorded it as Tejas and other variations, which eventually became Texas.
The name survived Spanish and Mexican rule, the Republic of Texas, and statehood in 1845.
#Texashistory #Texas
@texaspublicrecord.bsky.socialTEXAS FUN FACT: Austin’s Congress Avenue Bridge rehabilitation in 1980 created crevices that attracted Mexican free-tailed bats.
Today, the seasonal colony can reach an estimated 1.5 million bats.
A bridge project became a wildlife landmark.
Sources: TxDOT / TPWD
@enslavedtexas.bsky.socialWhile Lee served along the frontier in Texas, stock raisers built their wealth using enslaved labor, bought, sold, rented, mortgaged, inherited and bequeathed enslaved people, and lobbied officials to remove Native Americans from the state. enslavedtexas.org #BlackHistory #Slavery #TexasHistory
@enslavedtexas.bsky.socialDon't know how to show your students how Anglo ambitions led to the forced importation of enslaved people? Ask them for key dates (here 1836 and 1845) and then play the map. enslavedtexas.org #TexasHistory #Slavery #BlackHistory #Teachingresources
@corneliaamiri.bsky.social
@troycap.bsky.social1837 Texas map — accurate reproduction of the early Republic’s 1837 map, showing original borders, settlements, rivers and trails. View: buff.ly/UYGkYWY #TexasHistory
@scruz96.bsky.socialDiscover the incredible women who shaped the Texas-Mexico borderlands. 🎨
Kathy Sosa’s Revolutionary Women exhibition opens Oct 15 at the Briscoe Museum. Check out the full guide to the exhibit & fall events:
@mabelquill.bsky.socialThe Battle of Gonzales Begins the Texas Revolution #TodayInHistory #MabelQuill #BattleOfGonzales #TexasHistory #TexasRevolution #HistoryTok #HistoryFacts #LearnHistory #fyp
@enslavedtexas.bsky.socialIt's a whole new world for this historian! Never, ever, did I think I would have a QR Code 🙃 EnslavedTexas.org #Research #Blackhistory #Slavery #Texashistory
@tonymagana1.bsky.socialA Tejano pioneer tends his corn beneath a South Texas sky—a story of hard work and hope for rain on the Southwestern frontier.
Framed canvas or gallery wrap.
southtexasfineart.etsy.com/listing/4586...
@nanmccann.bsky.socialWhat do you think—was “The Yellow Rose of Texas” Emily West? Or do you believe the real woman’s identity is still a mystery?
#YellowRoseOfTexas #TexasHistory #TexasFolklore #TexasHistoryFacts #TexasLegends #SouthernHistory
@texasborderbusiness.comAlamo Museum Brings Karankawa History to Life for Students #AlamoTexas #IndigenousHistory #karankawa #MariaDelPilarGarzaMuseum #TexasBorderBusiness #TexasHistory https://texasborderbusiness.com/alamo-museum-brings-karankawa-history-to-life-for-students/
@nanmccann.bsky.socialPhil Collins! Collins began collecting Alamo and Texas Revolution artifacts decades ago, after becoming fascinated with the Alamo as a child. In 2014, he donated his remarkable collection to the State of Texas. The state legislature then declared him an honorary Texan in 2015.🤠
#Texas #TexasHistory
@jerry2012.bsky.socialThe Great Texas Property Tax Scam: How Austin Shell Games Boost Your Bill
https://medium.com/@jandrewnelson2/the-great-texas-property-tax-scam-how-austin-shell-games-boost-your-bill-f90b71962fa7?postPublishedType=initial
@nanmccann.bsky.socialBelieve it or not, this was an anti-litter campaign in 1986. The campaign was launched when in the 1980’s, Texas spent around $20 million dollars a year cleaning up trash along the highways. The ad aired during the Cotton Bowl and the phrase quickly caught on. 🤠
@enslavedtexas.bsky.socialWhen George Thompson Ruby registered to vote in Galveston, June 7, 1867, did he suspect he would be elected to the Texas Senate 2 years later? Born free, he arrived in Texas in 1866 with many advantages over those born in the South. enslavedtexas.org #TexasHistory #Blackhistory #EnslavedTexas
@stmupublichistory.bsky.socialThe King William Historic District became Texas's very first designated historic neighborhood and the early residents within this neighborhood in the 1850s and 60s were German immigrants. Learn more about the diverse cultures Texas has been home to for over 100 years. #PublicHistory #TexasHistory
@texaspublicrecord.bsky.socialIS BILLY THE KID BURIED IN TEXAS?
The accepted history says no.
But Hamilton County holds the grave of “Brushy Bill” Roberts, who died in 1950 claiming HE was Billy the Kid.
His claim was never conclusively proven. Billy’s recognized grave remains in Fort Sumner, New Mexico.
