The Austin History Center has a photographic exhibit on Austin’s streetcars. “Off the Rails” is a lovely exhibit that presents gorgeous photos of both mule-drawn cars and electric cars. Followers of People’s History in Texas should definitely get by to see it before it closes. One of the interesting aspects of the streetcar period is that it ended in 1940. […]

by Robert H. Duke Grassroots Federalism is a neatly threaded tale of three interrelated stories. The author slyly notes the comparison of Lyndon Baines Johnson and Bob Pogue—both from Central Texas, both poor, both from political families, and both politically ambitious. One became President of the United States and the other the Chair of the powerful House Agricultural committee. It […]