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  • March 19, 1840 1-25-23
  • September 10, 1772: Spain closes Texas Missions 10-5-22
  • Washers national yard game of Texas 8-30-22
  • 1854 - Rattlesnake in Karnes County 8-16-22
  • August 16, 1931: Earthquake in Texas 7-28-22
  • July 8, 1907: Post Becomes Garza County Seat 7-20-22
  • Record Heat in Texas 7-5-22
  • Longhandles 6-28-22
  • Painted Rocks 6-20-22
  • Defeated governor refuses to vacate office 6-8-22
  • Fritos: 1932 Corn Chip Recipe 5-25-22
  • "Near Beer" - Prohibition in Galveston 5-17-22
  • May 19, 1836, Comanche Indians kidnap Cynthia Ann Parker 4-27-22
  • The "50 cent" Act 4-1-22
  • Historical Markers in Texas 3-14-22
  • Worlds' 1st public air-conditioned building. 3-2-22
  • Texas Homestead Act provides land for public school 2-15-22
  • First Air Flight 2-3-22
  • Pancho Villa 1-24-22
  • Custom Hats 1-21-22
  • World Champion Trick Roper Chester Byers 10-4-21
  • Mirabeau Lamar established fund for public education 9-20-21
  • Gov. Jim Ferguson impeached 9-14-21
  • Survived a hanging 9-8-21
  • June 11, 1865: Texas State Treasury Robbed 8-24-21
  • Eat Out 8-18-21
  • Shiner Cleanest Little Town in Texas 8-11-21
  • "Possum" George Jones 8-2-21
  • Jack Kilby designs silicon chip 7-20-21
  • Madisonville's two-cows law 7-12-21
  • Hotel Galvez 7-1-21
  • Nocona Boot Factory 6-23-21
  • Big Foot Texas 6-17-21
  • 8000 Mile Walk Across the US Backwards 6-8-21
  • Silly State Statute 5-31-21
  • One-eyed Peeping Tom 5-18-21
  • Thrall Texas Got Rain 5-11-21
  • Hamilton celebrates Armistice Day 5-6-21
  • No shorts while campaigning for office 5-1-21
  • Odessa's Hockey Team Jackalopes 4-26-21
  • Shoot a man to start a cemetery 4-19-21
  • "Wrong" side of the street 4-12-21
  • Roy Orbison's Pretty Woman 4-6-21
  • Frontier Battalion Dissolved 3-22-21
  • Governor James Henderson 3-8-21
  • Paintings by Picasso removed from Dallas museum 2-23-21
  • Mesquite, Texas law against unusual haircuts 2-19-21
  • Meridian, Texas Chiggerfest 2-10-21
  • Cloud dropped fish in Fort Worth, 1985 2-2-21
  • Gene Autry's hometown Tioga 1-21-21
  • UFO in Austin 1-5-21


  • First Black in Texas 12-20-20
  • Compromise of 1850 12-15-20
  • A bucket of warm... 11-17-20
  • 1862: Californians marched to Texas to fight Confederates 11-8-20
  • 1879: 35 Cents Campaign 11-2-20
  • Oct. 30, 1836: John Jones appointed Texas' first postmaster 10-23-20
  • 400 lb. Governor 10-14-20
  • Horton Foote won an Academy Award 10-6-20
  • Native Texan 10-6-20
  • Gunslinger Doc Holliday was a Dentist 9-14-20
  • 1948: Bootlegger Ran for Sheriff 9-9-20
  • Jalapeno Texas official state hot pepper 8-24-20
  • 1935: Steve Latham 8-11-20
  • Texas Rural Population in 1900 8-4-20
  • Slugger Clark hit 8 straight homers 7-10-20
  • Spanish Explorers and Jumani Indians 7-10-20
  • Cattle Highway 6-30-20
  • Rain Battles 6-24-20
  • Woman's Home for Confederate Widows 6-24-20
  • Lone Star Gas Texas first gas distributor 6-12-20
  • Texas rangers naming Sweetwater 6-8-20
  • May 19, 1910: Meteorite in NE Texas 6-2-20
  • Dictator Porfirio Diaz Resigns 5-24-20
  • Nacogdoches Incorporated in 1837 5-21-20
  • Kiowa Chief Given Poisoned Coffee 5-17-20
  • Unsuitable for development 5-12-20
  • Ding Dong in Bell County 5-5-20
  • April 26, 1837: Audubon Comes to Texas 4-27-20
  • Cancelling hunting permits for natives 4-22-20
  • Enchanted Rock Haunted 4-20-20
  • April 6, 1830: Mexico Immigration Law 4-14-20
  • Salt Deposit in Grand Saline 4-6-20
  • March 28, 1905: Texas bans roping contests 3-30-20
  • March 29, 1901: $50 a month pay for the Texas Rangers 3-24-20
  • March 18, 1848: T.J. Trimmier's Cattle Drive 3-17-20
  • March 3, 1836: Sam Houston named commander in chief 3-11-20
  • Sam Cody's Flight 3-9-20
  • March in Roman Calendar 3-3-20
  • Feb 28, 1948 - Girls Rodeo 2-25-20
  • Texas can legally be split into 5 states 2-18-20
  • Marshall Fire Ant Festival 2-12-20
  • Frito Pie 2-4-20
  • Jan. 24, 1845: Texas Peace Treaty with Indian Tribes 1-27-20
  • Jan. 24, 1876: Bartholomew (Bat) Masterson 1-21-20
  • World Champion Trick Roper 1-14--20
  • Bill Pickett Bulldogging 1-7-20
  • Alaska Jan. 3, 1959 1-1-20

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  • December 1777 12-23-19
  • A 10 lb. Sweet Potato in Coleman 12-16-19
  • Paved with Gold 11-19-19
  • Nov. 12, 1839 - Alabama-Coushatta Indians 11-12-19
  • Nov. 6, 1528 - Cabeza de Vaca Shipwrecke 11-5-19
  • Big Bend State Park 10-24-19
  • Oct. 6, 1968 - Hemisfair Closes 10-9-19
  • William Brann 10-04-19
  • Concealed Pliers 9-17-19
  • Oscar's Namesake 8-27-19
  • Ace Reid 8-14-19
  • Howard Hughes patented his rotary bit 7-30-19
  • National Yard Game "Washers" 7-23-19
  • World's LARGEST statue of an American hero 7-16-19
  • Taxing Fights 7-2-19
  • Mar 9, 1731: Canary Islanders arrived 6-25-19
  • Alabama Indians brought peach seeds to Texas 6-17-19
  • May 27, 1957 Buddy Holly 6-3-19
  • Tons of Ice 5-28-19
  • David Burnet and Lorenzo de Zavala 3-4-19
  • Warring Indians and Prickly Pear 2-19-19
  • Feb. 8, 1836 - Davy Crockett 2-11-19
  • "Laughing Contest" 2-6-19
  • The Famous Texas 1015 Sweet Onion 1-21-19


  • NFL Hall of Famer Bobby Layne 12-18-18
  • "Texas Jack" Omohundro 12-11-18
  • Failed Rain Making in 1892 12-3-18
  • Mesquite Beans as Coffee Substitute 11-26-18
  • Scamming West Texas Farmers 11-13-18
  • Johnny Ringo 11-6-18
  • Puttin' on the dog 10-30-18
  • Texas Prison Rodeo 10-23-18
  • Armadillo Official Mascot of Texas10-16-18
  • Walking Backward 8000 Miles Across the U.S. 10-8-18
  • National Cow Calling Contest 10-2-18
  • Gene Autry born in Tioga, Texas 9-25-18
  • John Lomax Cowboy Songs 9-17-18
  • Stetson Hat 9-11-18
  • Texas BBQ Joints 9-4-18
  • W.T. Waggoner's Ranch Water Well Drillers Find Oil Instead 8-27-18
  • Rev. Burrell Cannon Ezekiel Airship 8-21-18
  • 1932 Corn Chip Recipe 8-14-18
  • Britain's charge d'affairs to the Republic of Texas 8-7-18
  • Chuckwagon - Official Texas Vehicle 8-1-18
  • July 8, 1977: Katherine Stinson dies 7-10-18
  • A 300 Carat Topaz 6-26-18
  • June 1899 - Brazos River 11-day Flood 6-20-18
  • Jalapeno, Texas official state hot pepper 6-11-18
  • June 5, 1836: Cincinatti Voluneers 6-6-18
  • Meteorite falls in Marshall, Texas 5-28-18
  • Frontier Battalion Dissolved 5-24-18
  • Buried in her Ferrari 5-16-28
  • Longhorn Texas Official Large Mammal 5-8-18
  • Lamar declined "Telegraph" rights 5-2-18
  • Texas State Plant 4-24-18
  • Clarence Eaker, Texas aviator 4-18-18
  • March designated as Texas History Month 4-10-18
  • April 2, 1921: Threats of Secession 4-2-18
  • April 1, 1833 - Santa Anna inaugurated President of Mexico 3-26-18
  • March 15, 1881, Abilene is born 3-19-18
  • Armadillo forecast 3-13-18
  • March 6, 1836 - The Alamo falls 3-2-18
  • Cannonballs in Taylor County 2-20-18
  • Blessie Coleman 2-13-18
  • Feb. 3, 1836 - "Red Rovers" 1-30-18
  • Jan. 24, 1845 - Peace Treaty with Indian Tribes 1-23-18
  • Jan. 7, 1858 - Anson Jones 1-16-18
  • Mesquite Beans 1-9-18


  • Architectural Cuisine in Keene 12-13-17
  • Dec. 6, 1832 - Sam Houston first sets foot in Texas 12-6-17
  • Aggies, Longhorns, Morse Code 12-2-17
  • Texas' First Thanksgiving Feast 11-22-17
  • World's First Ice Factory 11-19-17
  • Nov 1, 1912 - Last cattle in XIT Ranch was sold off 11-1-17
  • James J. Johnson setting record 10-17-17
  • First prisoner at Hunsville State Prison 10-8-17
  • Six settlers held off 100 Indians 9-20-17
  • Rain in Thrall 9-17-17
  • Aug 30, 1856 - Institution for deaf, blind, insane, and orphaned 9-5-17
  • Sept. 2, 1862 - New Confederate conscription law 8-29-17
  • Aug 18, 1983 - Alicia, the Most Expensive Hurricane 8-22-17
  • General Custer in Texas 8-10-17
  • August 2, 1973 - La Grange's Chicken Range closed 8-2-17
  • Nocona Boot 7-26-17
  • Longest Moustache 7-19-17
  • Slugger Clark Hits 8 Straight Homers 7-10-17
  • Good Texans Know 7-5-17
  • Meteors in Texas 6-26-17
  • Dr Pepper 6-21-17
  • 1899 Brazos River Flood 6-13-17
  • "Rain Battle" 6-7-17
  • Space Walk 5-31-17
  • Texas First Thanksgiving 5-23-16
  • Anna Pennybacker 5-10-17
  • The Search for Cibolo 5-2-17
  • Kiowa Chief White Horse 4-19-17
  • Selena 4-12-17
  • Bill Pickett 4-5-17
  • Cowboy Strike 3-29-17
  • National Mother-in-Law Day 3-8-17
  • March 2, 1836: Texas Declaration of Independence first draft 3-2-17
  • 1913 Spanish Language Newspaper 2-22-17
  • Peyote in Church 2-14-17
  • Feb. 6, 1879 - The first Czech newspaper 2-8-17
  • January 19, 1858 - First School Chartered 2-1-17
  • January 25, 1839 - Texas Flag 1-24-17
  • Militia whipped by Kickapoo Indians 1-17-17
  • Karankawa Indians, 1600's 1-3-17



  • Bricking Bad 12-20-16
  • King Ranch 12-13-16
  • Anson Jones takes oath 12-6-16
  • First Woman Elected 11-29-16
  • Bevo 11-22-16
  • First Texan on Moon 11-15-16
  • Nov. 9 1936: The Texas Institute of Letters 11-8-16
  • Liquid paper, 1956 11-2-16
  • Coronado on Llano Estacado 10-26-16
  • Texas Team Beat New York 10-20-16
  • First Texas Women's Fair 10-11-15
  • Laughing Contest 10-3-16
  • Brownsville "race riot" 9-20-16
  • Sept. 12, 1874: Holding off Comanches in Hemphill Co 9-13-16
  • All-males-18-45 8-30-16
  • Gov. Jim Ferguson impeached 8-24-16
  • August 8, 1865 - General Custer in Texas 8-10-16
  • Chuckwagon 8-2-16
  • July 28, 1933 7-26-17
  • July 25, 1882 - Judge Roy Bean 7-21-16
  • Katherine Stinson 7-12-16
  • Uprising in Anahuac 6-28-16
  • Steaks 6-22-16
  • J. A. Ranch 6-14-16
  • One church, 23 denominations 6-7-16
  • Texas' first Thanksgiving 5-24-16
  • Killer Hailstones 5-17-16
  • May 7, 1955 5-11-16
  • Wanton Killing of the Buffalo 5-4-16
  • Black Seminole Scouts Save Horseless Commander 4-26-16
  • LBJ wins his first election 4-20-16
  • Aurora Airship 4-13-16
  • Santa Anna 4-6-16
  • Texas Presidents Houston and Lamar 3-24-16
  • Sam Houston 3-10-16
  • Cowgirls 2-26-16
  • 1895 Corsicana 2-18-16
  • 1895 Galveston Snowstorm 2-11-16
  • Dang Me 1-28-16
  • Happy Texas 1-20-16
  • Texas A and M - Galveston 1-13-16
  • 1861: Secession 1-6-16




  • December 9, 1844: Anson Jones 12-16-15
  • A barrel of oil in 1902 12-9-15
  • Ben Hogan 12-2-15
  • Monahans Sandhills State Park 11-29-15
  • First free Texas schoolbooks 11-18-15
  • Texas Longhorn baseball Coach Bib Falk 11-11-15
  • Sam Houston's Height 10-28-15
  • Western Pygmy Rattlesnake 10-22-15
  • Harper Valley PTA 10-14-15
  • San Angelo 10-7-15
  • Waylon Jennings 10-2-15
  • Ladies' National Fencing Championship 9-23-15
  • Jack Rabbit Roping 8-27-15
  • Camp Cook 8-19-15
  • Coffee 8-12-15
  • Honorary Chief 8-5-15
  • Bull Town 7-22-15
  • No Dancing in Anson 7-15-15
  • July 4, 1845 Annexation 7-8-15
  • License Plates 7-1-15
  • Immigrants to Texas, 1830 6-24-15
  • Jefferson Davis declines 6-17-15
  • First woman dentist 6-10-15
  • Police chief held captive 5-20-15
  • Human fly 5-12-15
  • Scarecrow Festival 4-29-10
  • Purchase of the Alamo 4-22-15
  • Texas Weekly 4-15-15
  • March 30, 1870 3-30-15
  • War Bonds 3-26-15
  • Hotel Galvez 3-13-15
  • Texas Leaguer 3-4-15
  • Austin's Treaty Oak poisoned 2-25-15
  • Mohair Capitol 2-18-14
  • Peyote in Church 2-11-15
  • Turkey Trot 2-4-15
  • Gene Autry Christmas Classic 1-28-15
  • 24 Hour's Notice 1-21-15
  • Pigs Discovered Oil 1-14-15
  • Menudo Cook Off 1-7-15




  • Dec. 22, 1996: Houston Oilers 12-22-14
  • Dec. 10, 1836 Texas Flag 12-10-14
  • Big Red 12-3-14
  • Whataburger 11-26-14
  • Houston 1984 11-18-14
  • Christmas Lights 11-12-14
  • Loose Camel 11-4-14
  • Halloween, Texas Pumpkin 10-29-14
  • Uncertain, Texas 10-21-14
  • Cotton Gin 10-15-14
  • Gail Borden 10-8-14
  • Fruitcake Capital 9-24-14
  • Rattlesnake Sacking Contest 9-16-14
  • "Walking the floor over you" 9-9-14
  • Sept. 3, 1838: Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar 9-3-14
  • Mt. Rushmore, Menger Hotel 8-27-14
  • Aug.19, 1886: Indianola 8-19-14
  • Sunday in San Antonio 8-5-14
  • Eating Out 7-22-14
  • First word from the moon 7-16-14
  • Confederacy Signs Treaty 7-10-14
  • July 5 1956 7-3-14
  • Lake Jackson 6-25-14
  • Albany Old Jail 6-18-14
  • One-eyed Men 6-11-14
  • Radio on the Wire 5-28-14
  • Raining Fish 5-21-14
  • April 23, 1936 4-23-14
  • April 18, 1842 4-23-14
  • The 10 Gallon Hat 4-15-14
  • Buffalo Bone Boom 4-9-14
  • Alley Oop 4-1-14
  • Postage Stamp Mural "Buffalo Hunt" 3-19-14
  • Two Cow Law 3-11-14
  • March 2, 1910 3-5-14
  • Nut River 2-25-14
  • Swords or Spears 2-19-14
  • No Shorts 2-16-14
  • Feb 4 1895 2-16-14
  • Devil's Rope 1-28-14
  • 1882 Capitol 1-7-14




  • 1902 Oil Prices 11-2-13
  • Wind 10-29-13
  • Oct. 21, 1822 - Texas' First Bank 10-21-13
  • Marshall Fire Ant Festival 10-8-13
  • Artist James Swann 10-1-13
  • Arnold Outhouse 9-24-13
  • Horned Toad named "Big Jim" 9-17-13
  • Lord have mercy 9-10-13
  • Sept 9, 1961: Meteorite 9-5-13
  • September 1, a big day in Texas 9-1-13
  • Whiskey Bomb 8-20-13
  • Bulldogging a Steer 8-13-13
  • Aug. 10, 1935: Texas Department of Public Safety 8-6-13
  • Gone to Texas 7-29-13
  • Branding Cattle 7-18-13
  • Amarillo 7-8-13
  • June 26, 1832: Battle of Velasco 6-24-13
  • Hog Heaven 6-18-13
  • Pioneer Happy Meal 6-11-13
  • 1854 Steamer Wreck 6-4-13
  • May 31, 1919: Bomber Wedding 5-28-13
  • May 18, 1977: Socialite and Her Ferrari 5-23-13
  • 1832 - "Play Nice" 5-14-13
  • Texas Jackrabbit 5-8-13
  • 1911: South's first escalator 5-1-13
  • April 21, 1868 Baseball Game on San Jacinto Battlefield 4-22-13
  • April 14, 1847: Santa Anna... 4-16-13
  • April 1, 1833: Santa Anna inaugurated President of Mexico 4-5-13
  • Legislators 3-28-13
  • March 16, 1894: John Wesley Hardin 3-19-13
  • March 6, 1836: The Alamo 3-5-13
  • Feb. 26, 1888, Goddess of Liberty 2-26-13
  • Windmills 2-19-13
  • Feb. 14, 1854 2-13-13
  • 1845 - Admitted to the Union 2-5-13
  • Jan 25, 1878 - UFO 1-21-13
  • Jan 21, 1879 - Richard Hubbard 1-15-13
  • Jan 7, 1899 - Bigfoot Wallace 1-7-13



  • Tumbleweeds 12-21-12
  • 1832 Sam Houston & Francis Scott Key 12-11-12
  • 1956 Texas 12-4-12
  • Texas Town Names 11-27-12
  • Texas Bigger Than France 11-12-12
  • Texas Pumpkins 10-31-12
  • Big Tex Destroyed by Fire 10-22-12
  • 1952 Texas Governor's Race 10-18-12
  • Oct. 15, 1976 - First VP Debate 10-11-12
  • Oct. 1, 1837 10-1-12
  • Sept. 17, 1875 Indianola 9-19-12
  • J. Frank Dobie 9-12-12
  • Chuckwagon 9-4-12
  • Aug 20, 1866 8-21-12
  • Chili Powder 8-16-12
  • Strongest wind gust in Texas 8-8-12
  • Official Sport of Texas 7-31-12
  • 2-Alarm Chili 7-19-12
  • July 1925 - Helium 7-11-12
  • Sunniest City in USA 6-26-12
  • Cactus in Texas 6-26-12
  • Colt Revolver 6-15-12
  • Longhorn 5-30-12
  • April 28, 1900 5-9-12
  • Dot, Texas 4-26-12
  • April 10, 1722 - Katankawa Indians 4-18-12
  • "Crazy Water" 4-12-12
  • Mar 27, 1984 3-27-12
  • Caprock Canyon 3-8-12
  • March 2 - Texas Independence Day 3-2-12
  • Snow Goose 2-27-12
  • Feb. 16, 1926 - Will Rogers 2-22-12
  • Wolf Brand Chili 1-26-12
  • Plains Indians 1-18-12
  • 1910 - Texas Rangers 1-10-12



  • Bill "Jitterbug" Henderson 12-22-11
  • Round Top SEGAR 12-11-11
  • No Littering 11-28-11
  • Thin Gravy 11-24-11
  • Dead Animal Hauler 11-16-11
  • Shortest River in the U.S. 11-2-11
  • "Come and Take It" Cannon 9-27-11
  • Buck Naked 9-20-11
  • September 4, 1766 8-30-11
  • Aug. 25, 1829 Offer to Buy Texas 8-24-11
  • Rain in Albany 8-11-11
  • July 14, 1918 - Old Glory 7-14-11
  • July 4, 1883 7-4-11
  • Quitaque 6-18-11
  • May 22, 1999 Biggest Pecan Pie 6-2-11
  • "Devil's Dung" 4-27-11
  • April 20, 1836: "Twin Sisters" 4-20-11
  • Texas Born Signers of 1836 Declaration of Independence 4-5-11
  • March 2, 1836 3-2-11
  • Hide Town 2-16-11
  • Feb. 4, 1956 - Snow Storm 2-4-11
  • Jan. 25, 1965 - Lubbock Dust Storm 1-27-11
  • Jan. 23, 1811 - Alamo 1-17-11
  • Jan. 8, 1925 - First Female State Supreme Court 1-12-11
  • 1887 - Singing & Shooting Club 1-5-11



  • December 22, 1996 12-23-10
  • Thinking Man 12-15-10
  • Dec. 10, 1928 - Dan Blocker 12-9-10
  • Worlds Largest Inland Port 11-30-10
  • November 25, 1850 - Compromise of 1850 11-24-10
  • WWII Rationing 11-18-10
  • November 24, 1924 Ma Ferguson 11-10-10
  • Cowboy Lingo 11-3-10
  • October 21, 1822 First Bank 10-27-10
  • Drinking Whisky 10-20-10
  • Tarantula 10-6-10
  • Toffee 9-29-10
  • Seagraves - Overtime 9-15-10
  • Cotton Pickin' 9-8-10
  • Bigfoot in Glen Rose 9-1-10
  • Old Horse 8-25-10
  • Cattail 8-18-10
  • Digging for Spanish Gold 8-11-10
  • August 4, 1978 8-4-10
  • TeePee 8-2-10
  • Bat Bombs 7-28-10
  • Coahuiltecan Indians 7-9-10
  • So Many Immigrants 6-30-10
  • Texas Angus 6-22-10
  • Square Egg 6-16-10
  • Tonkawa Tradition 6-11-10
  • Branding Criminals 6-2-10
  • Drive-In Post Office 5-26-10
  • Galveston 1915 5-11-10
  • April 21, 1836, Santa Anna 4-27-10
  • Cannonballs 4-7-10
  • April 2, 1932: Bill Pickett 3-30-10
  • March 26, 1855 3-23-10
  • Washington County Germans 3-10-10
  • Big Tex 2-24-10
  • Feb 1, 1882 2-7-10
  • Alamo Volunteers 1-11-10



  • "The Great Western" 12-8-09
  • First Thanksgiving Ever 11-24-09
  • Pork Chops 11-20-09
  • HATAHOE 11-10-09
  • October 31, 1895 10-31-09
  • October 19, 1919 10-23-09
  • October 9, 1844 10-13-09
  • October 7, 1916 10-7-09
  • September 22, 1871 9-22-09
  • September 15, 1829 9-15-09
  • September 5, 1876 Francis Allen 9-5-09
  • August 25, 1917 Gov. Jim Ferguson 9-1-09
  • August 17, 1786 Davy Crockett 8-23-09
  • August 5, 1961 - Six Flags Over Texas 8-5-09
  • July 30, 1941 7-30-09
  • Texas Mountains 7-23-09
  • July 6, 1923 7-7-09
  • June 16, 1832 - Velasco 7-1-09
  • Jumano Indians 6-24-09
  • June 5, 1836 6-11-09
  • Armadillo 5-17-09
  • April 28, 1933 Carolyn Jones 5-7-09
  • April 23, 1936 Roy Orbison 4-28-09
  • April 15, 1919 4-20-09
  • Mar. 30, 1870 4-12-09
  • Texas Joins Union 3-24-09
  • March: Texas History Month 3-17-09
  • March 1, 1939 3-6-09
  • Feb. 28, 1918 2-27-09
  • Feb. 19, 1846 2-17-09
  • Feb. 4, 1829 2-7-09
  • Jan. 26, 1839 1-30-09
  • Home Remedies 1-9-09
  • Dec. 25, 1839 1-1-09



  • Dec. 16, 1927 12-15-08
  • Dec. 11, 1835 12-8-08
  • 1894 12-4-08
  • Nov. 23, 1969 11-26-08
  • Nov. 15, 1983 11-19-08
  • Artist Porfirio Salinas 11-19-08
  • Daughters Republic Texas 11-5-08
  • Fence Law 10-30-08
  • Big Bopper 10-23-08
  • Fence Cutting 10-18-08
  • Explorer Gaspar De Sosa 10-7-08
  • Hurricane 1900 9-13-08
  • Gov's Privy 8-26-08
  • Edwin Moore 8-19-08
  • Arnod Bergmann 8-12-08
  • First Girl Jockey 8-05-08
  • Indian Reservation 7-28-08
  • Jerome Bonaparte 7-24-08
  • August Thielepape 7-17-08
  • First Woman Trail Driver 6-30-08
  • Corn Dog 6-26-08
  • JA Ranch 6-19-08
  • Meteor 6-1-08
  • Border Patrol 5-28-08
  • Drive Thru 5-13-08
  • Governor's Phone 5-8-08
  • Explorer Juan Onate 5-1-08
  • Texas' Triple Crown Winner 4-24-08
  • Texas Shortest Highway 4-17-08
  • Lubbock Goes "Wet" Selling Liquor 4-10-08
  • Mexican State 4-3-08
  • Cow Graffiti 3-27-08
  • Canary Islanders 3-13-08
  • Pom-Pon 2-28-08
  • Bessie Coleman 2-21-08
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    Roger Todd Moore


    Roger T. Moore
    His Texas Calendar website:
    www.texascalendars.com
    Roger Todd Moore is a former editorial cartoonist and advertising agency owner who has been producing his illustrated Texas Calendar since 1998. Raised in the vicinity of Abilene, he owned an advertising agency for 30 years before settling in Spicewood, Texas, northwest of Austin.

    His "Moore Texas" cartoon appears weekly in 15 Texas Newspapers.

    Married with three sons and two grandchildren, he wears a cowboy hat and boots every day.



    Roger Todd Moore subject of Texas Senate Resolution #890 sponsored by Sen. Troy Fraser

    Roger Todd Moore of Merkel Texas was recently the recipient of a Texas Senate commendation honoring his work as Texas History Cartoonist and as creator of the Bona Fide Real Texas Calendar which begins on March 2, Texas Independence Day. Moore has produced the calendar and MOORE TEXAS, a weekly Texas History cartoon strip, since 1998.

    Senator Troy Fraser says “ Roger Moore is a very talented and artistic Texan. It was my pleasure to prepare a Texas Senate Resolution in his honor “.
    - 6-8-13



  • “Rabbi” Moore: Cowboy Cartoonist by Mike Cox
    On a typical Sunday, Roger Todd Moore arrives at his friend’s 1875-vintage stone ranch house in southwestern Travis County by 8:30 a.m. and puts on the coffee. By 9 or a few minutes after, once everyone has gotten about as attentive as they will get, he clears his throat and in his deep, West Texas voice starts reading. Today, it’s from the Tao Te Ching... more

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    Moore Or Less

    When it comes to artistry
    perhaps the funni-est
    are cartoons drawn by Roger
    they're funny, more or less

    Although his work's just black & white
    still art it is, I guess
    it takes a while to grow on you
    it's original, Moore or less.

    by d.knape



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