In the News

Jam Broadcasting reports that the Kerr Regional History Center will host the Humanities Texas traveling exhibition "Citizens at Last: The Woman Suffrage Movement in Texas" beginning
August 1.

KYFO reports that two Lubbock area teachers were named recipients of a Humanities Texas Outstanding Teaching Award: Graciela Cano and Julie LaCombe.

San Angelo Live reports that the San Angelo NAACP unveiled a new monument honoring Buffalo Soldiers who served at Fort Concho on Friday, July 28. The project was made possible in part with a grant from Humanities Texas.

The Elgin Courier reports that the Bastrop Museum and Visitor Center will host the Humanities Texas traveling exhibition "Images of Valor: U.S. Latinos and Latinas of World War II" through August 26.

The Dallas Morning News reports that from July 22–August 4, the Dallas Center for Photography will present the exhibition When We Speak, You Should Listen! The exhibition is made possible in part with a grant from Humanities Texas.

KENS 5 reports that the Buffalo Soldier Memorial grand opening and dedication will take place in San Angelo July 28–30. The project is made possible in part with a grant from Humanities Texas.

The Huntsville Item reports that the Sam Houston Memorial Museum will host the Humanities Texas traveling exhibition "Vaquero: Genesis of the Texas Cowboy" beginning July 11.

The Kilgore News Herald reports that Humanities Texas awarded a grant to the Texas Shakespeare Festival at Kilgore College for their fall 2023 Roadshow Educational Tour.

CBS Austin reports that El Progreso Memorial Library established Los Angelitos de Robb Archival Media collection to preserve community and national responses to the tragedy in Uvalde last year. The project is made possible in partnership with Humanities Texas and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

NBC DFW reports that El Progreso Memorial Library hired an archivist to preserve mementos honoring the twenty-one victims of the tragic shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde on May 24, 2022. The archival project is made possible in partnership with Humanities Texas and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

The San Antonio Report reports that an archivist at El Progreso Memorial Library is working to preserve the community and national response to the tragedy in Uvalde. The project is made possible in partnership with Humanities Texas and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Seguin Today reports that Teatro De Artes will perform its Viva Teatro! Recital and Cinco de Mayo Festival Friday, May 5, at Texas Lutheran University in Seguin, Texas. The production is made possible in part with a grant from Humanities Texas.

The Longview News-Journal reports that Spring Hill High School teacher Emmie Drueckhammer received a 2022 Outstanding Teaching of the Humanities Award from Humanities Texas.

The Tyler Morning Telegraph announces the schedule for the East Texas Book Fest, taking place April 1 in Tyler, Texas. The event is made possible in part with funding from Humanities Texas.

The Laredo Morning Times reports that the Human Library will return to Texas A&M International University on Wednesday, March 29. The event is made possible in part with funding from Humanities Texas.

The Galveston County Daily News reports that the Galveston County Historical Museum will host the Humanities Texas traveling exhibition "Citizens at Last" through the end of March.

The Jacksonville Daily Progress reports that the East Texas Book Fest in Tyler, Texas, will be held April 1, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. The event is made possible in part with funding from Humanities Texas.

Quarter Horse News reports that the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame & Museum will host Humanities Texas’s traveling exhibition “Vaquero: Genesis of the Texas Cowboy” March 7–April 21, 2023.

The Tyler Morning Telegraph reports that after an eight-year hiatus, Smith County Area Libraries Together (SALT) will hold the East Texas Book Fest April 1, 2023 at the Apache Rooms at Tyler Junior College. The event is made possible in part with funding from Humanities Texas.