I want to take a look at a couple of Texas “wanderers”. One wondered with a purpose and the other, not so much.

We are back on some place names this week that I found interesting and another location in Texas that was the biggest of its kind at the time.

Ever hear about bank robberies and think “what possessed these guys to do that”? Well, I found two right here in Texas that sounded….well….interesting!

I have spoken many times about place names and wondering where they got those names. I am going to explore two that I got to experience this last weekend.

Every state has animals they highlight as the state this or state that. We will explore some of the Texas State animals and some of their uses.

We hear place names and wonder where they come from but often overlook the people these place names honor. I found three that were important to Texas that I believe are often overlooked. Seguin, Navarro and Zavala are on our list this week.

Who doesn’t love stories about outlaws in the Wild West. Guys like Billy the Kid, Black Jack Ketchum and others are almost idolized but what about some lesser known outlaws that were equally as bad? And what about the lawmen that caught them. They weren’t all white horse and honor. Some of them were almost as bad as the outlaws!

Do you ever hear about interesting people and wonder about their history? What about Texans named Jack Earle or Monroe Edwards? Two vastly different and interesting Texans.

Who were the Texas Old Three Hundred and how is it related to Stephen F. Austin? I think we know who Austin was but do we really know him?