Once Upon a Time in Texas

#86 - Rockwalls Rock Wall and other interesting Texas Places

Have you ever heard about a certain town names and wondered if there was an actual location or oddity that gave that town the name? Or, have you heard a town name and thought “how on Earth did they come up with that”? Well, here are a few for you right here in the Great State of Texas

#85 - The Llano Estacado

Have you ever heard about a certain geographic region like the Pacific Northwest, The Great Plains, The Delta or The Valley and wondered what’s it’s meaning was or how it got named? Some are pretty easy to decipher like Pacific Northwest is obviously a location, the delta is obviously a geographic feature. BUT, what about the Llano Estacado? Ever heard of that? Come with me to hear about this little place in Texas.

#84 - Creepy Texas Places and Things

Have you ever felt a little off or creeped out by a place? Turns out there are a few places in Texas that give that feeling to lots of people. You are not alone. Lets take a look at a few of those places now.

#83 - Famous Texas Authors

Have you ever read a book or novel and thought about where the author was raised? It makes you wonder if their books were based on their childhood or just their imagination. In this weeks episode, we are going to look at a few authors from Texas.

#82 - Karankawas in Texas

Have you heard of the Karankawa Tribe. Did you know there is a group in Texas that’s trying to rebuild the tribe recover its language and its native lands?

#81 - The Goat Hole and Texas Caverns

Have you seen the youtube videos of spelunkers exploring caves and some of the super tight spaces they get through. Lets explore some of the public caves in Texas.

#80 - Wild Texas History

Have you ever wondered about animals that used to roam Texas. Some died out or migrated away. Lets look at a few of these animals.

#79 - A Devil Duck and some Storied Texas Animals

There are state “animals” for every state in the union and I got to wondering about which animals represented Texas. We have some interesting ones to say the least and of course, we have to hit on a few famous animals from Texas too. Oh, and I threw in a story about a Devil Duck too for good measure.