Stories from Texas are written for and recorded for the Texas Standard radio program. They’re written by W.F Strong and edited for broadcast by Texas Standard producers.
Texas: A State That Loves Its Flag
5 mins; September 23, 2020
The Tragic Story of Dora Hand
5 mins; September 09, 2020
El Llano Estacado
5 mins; August 26, 2020
How Madame Curie’s Philanthropy Continues To Inspire
4 mins; August 12, 2020
Dichos
3 mins; July 16, 2020
Jefferson Davis Highway: The Persistence Of A Confederate Memorial
4 mins; July 01, 2020
How Texas Became A Desert
5 mins; June 03, 2020
El Rio Bravo
5 mins; May 20, 2020
The Hero Of Cinco De Mayo Was A Texan
6 mins; May 06, 2020
Texas Cowboy Moves to Montana
3 mins; April 22, 2020
Things ‘Redneck Dave’ Said to Me on the Drive Across Texas
5 mins; April 08, 2020
The Texas Polio Epidemic
6 mins; March 26, 2020
Jim Bowie: Timeless Influencer
4 mins; March 11, 2020
The Texas Coral Snake – Beautiful and Occasionally Dangerous
6 mins; February 26, 2020
Love Letter to Scarlett
4 mins; February 12, 2020
The Impeachment and Conviction of Texas Governor Jim Ferguson
6 mins; January 29, 2020
Three Texas Myths That Won’t Die
5 mins; January 22, 2020
The Republic of Texas is No More
6 mins; January 08, 2020
The Man Who Led The Battle Against Yellow Fever
6 mins; December 11, 2019
The Distance In Smoots
4 mins; November 27, 2019
101 Essential Texas Books
4 mins; November 13, 2019
Sam Houston And Me
5 mins; October 30, 2019
10-and-a-Half Frightening Facts About the Texas Chainsaw Massacre
4 mins; October 16, 2019
Wit And Wisdom From T. Boone Pickens
5 mins; October 02, 2019
What Elvis Presley Owed West Texas
6 mins; September 18, 2019
The Modern Tall Tales Texans Tell Kids
0 secs; September 04, 2019
How Ingersoll, Texas Lost Its Name
5 mins; August 21, 2019
Remembering The Summers Of My Youth
4 mins; August 07, 2019
Gunsmoke & Texas
4 mins; July 24, 2019
The Texas Crutch
4 mins; July 10, 2019
Teddy Roosevelt’s Texas Campaign
6 mins; June 26, 2019
Remembering ‘Beneficent Genius’ Bill Wittliff
8 mins; June 12, 2019
On Mother’s Day: Remembering Nonnie
6 mins; May 15, 2019
The Lady In Blue
6 mins; May 01, 2019
What Siri Can’t Tell You
5 mins; April 17, 2019
What’s In A Name – The Rio Grande Valley
4 mins; April 03, 2019
The Mystery Of The Osage Murders
4 mins; March 20, 2019
The Luckiest Letter in Texas
6 mins; February 20, 2019
Picturing Texas
6 mins; February 06, 2019
Ranch Words In Urban Life
5 mins; January 09, 2019
D.H. Snyder – Cattleman And Philanthropist
4 mins; December 12, 2018
Time-Traveling With Frederick Law Olmsted
6 mins; November 28, 2018
How Moms Use The Legend Of La Llorona To Keep Their Kids In Line
4 mins; October 31, 2018
Tower Climbers
6 mins; October 18, 2018
Texans Have A Funny Relationship With The Letter ‘R’
4 mins; October 03, 2018
Out-Texas Me This!
3 mins; September 19, 2018
Defenders Of The Alamo
5 mins; September 05, 2018
Texas As A Unit Of Measure
5 mins; August 08, 2018
The Armadillo’s Texas Roots Reach Back To Ancient Times
5 mins; July 12, 2018
Pink Cadillacs And Lucky 13: How Mary Kay Ash Built A Billion-Dollar Business
5 mins; June 27, 2018
What Anthony Bourdain Knew About Mexico
5 mins; June 13, 2018
Where Have All The Horny Toads Gone?
4 mins; May 30, 2018
In 15 Minutes, Barbara Jordan Built A Legacy
6 mins; May 16, 2018
Ten Songs About Lovin’ The Lone Star State
6 mins; May 02, 2018
Texas Might Have Been Smaller
5 mins; April 18, 2018
Endangered Words
5 mins; April 06, 2018
Samuel Walker: The Real Walker, Texas Ranger
5 mins; March 23, 2018
Windmills: A Memory of Spring
4 mins; March 07, 2018
Jack Johnson: The Galveston Giant
5 mins; February 21, 2018
My Valentine
5 mins; February 07, 2018
Plumbing The Depths of Jacob’s Well
4 mins; January 24, 2018
A Handy Guide To The Most Texas-Loving Pages On Facebook
4 mins; January 10, 2018
On The 20th Century, And The 22nd
6 mins; December 27, 2017
4 Gifts For Texas
5 mins; December 13, 2017
Judge Roy Bean
6 mins; November 29, 2017
Jules Verne, Texas, and the Moon
4 mins; November 15, 2017
Honorary Texans
5 mins; November 01, 2017
Missing Whataburger
4 mins; October 18, 2017
Texas Contractions
4 mins; October 04, 2017
Uncle Dale’s Greatest Gift
3 mins; September 20, 2017
Bass Boat Heroes
5 mins; September 06, 2017
Texas: The Name Heard ‘Round The World
4 mins; August 23, 2017
Cabeza de Vaca: The First Texas Tourist
6 mins; August 09, 2017
Top of the Chart Songs about Texas Towns
6 mins; July 26, 2017
Show ‘Em Your Badge
3 mins; July 13, 2017
Texas Land Rush
3 mins; June 28, 2017
McMurtry And Twain
4 mins; June 14, 2017
Lingo for Gringos: Ten Spanish Words All Anglos Should Know
4 mins; May 31, 2017
Three Texas Pride Stories
3 mins; May 17, 2017
Quanah Parker: A Mother’s Day Story
4 mins; May 03, 2017
The One Musician To Get A Ticker Tape Parade Was A Texan
6 mins; April 19, 2017
This Is The Scariest Bridge In Texas
4 mins; April 05, 2017
Might Oughta Talk About Texas Grammar
3 mins; March 22, 2017
Texas Weather is Never Normal
4 mins; March 08, 2017
Anglo Settlers Were Texas’ Original Undocumented Immigrants
3 mins; February 22, 2017
The How, Where and Why of Valentine, Texas
3 mins; February 08, 2017
The Weird Connection Between Tony Romo and Tony Roma’s
3 mins; January 25, 2017
What It Means to Be a Texas Gentleman
2 mins; January 11, 2017
Here’s Your Texas-Themed Reading List for 2017
4 mins; December 28, 2016
The Story Behind Texas’ Favorite Butter
3 mins; December 26, 2016
Jack Sorenson’s Paintings Capture the Simple Joy of Christmas
3 mins; December 14, 2016
Trying to Talk Texan? Let Your Words Lean Into Each Other
4 mins; November 30, 2016
The Queen of King Ranch
3 mins; November 16, 2016
Dr Pepper: The Story of Texas’ Favorite Soft Drink
3 mins; October 19, 2016
Sure, Texas Is Big – But It Used to Be Even Bigger
4 mins; October 05, 2016
The Real Texan Who Inspired Captain Woodrow F. Call
4 mins; September 21, 2016
Homesick for Texas: Songs & Tributes to the Lone Star State
5 mins; September 07, 2016
The Texan Origins of the Word Maverick
4 mins; August 24, 2016
Texas Demonyms: Dallasites, Victorians, and Everything In-Between
