Texas Originals

Series produced by KUHF

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"Texas Originals" is a radio series profiling individuals whose life and achievements have had a profound influence upon Texas history and culture.

"Texas Originals" is a radio series profiling individuals whose life and achievements have had a profound influence upon Texas history and culture. "Texas Originals" is produced by Humanities Texas and KUHF - Houston Public Radio


104 Pieces

Order by: Newest First | Oldest First
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The first Anglo-American to author a book about Texas.

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  • Added: May 22, 2014
  • Length: 01:59
  • Purchases: 3
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A pioneering journalist and author who focused on Texas politics and those who practiced it.

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  • Added: May 22, 2014
  • Length: 01:59
  • Purchases: 3
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An award winning playwright and screenwriter.

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  • Added: May 22, 2014
  • Length: 01:59
  • Purchases: 3
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One of the first African-Americans elected to the Texas Legislature.

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  • Added: May 22, 2014
  • Length: 01:59
  • Purchases: 3
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A Franciscan Priest who brought Spanish settlers to Texas in the 1600s.

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  • Added: May 22, 2014
  • Length: 01:59
  • Purchases: 3
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An educator and folklorist who became the first Mexican-American president of the Texas Folklore Society.

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  • Added: May 22, 2014
  • Length: 01:59
  • Purchases: 3
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He fought discrimination faced by Mexican-Americans during the battle of Texas Independence.

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  • Added: May 22, 2014
  • Length: 01:59
  • Purchases: 3
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Despite great opposition, she spent her life fighting for Texas women’s right to vote.

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  • Added: May 22, 2014
  • Length: 01:59
  • Purchases: 3
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A legendary rancher and cattleman.

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  • Added: May 22, 2014
  • Length: 01:59
  • Purchases: 3
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A legendary medical doctor and social reformer

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  • Added: May 22, 2014
  • Length: 01:59
  • Purchases: 3
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He documented the cruelty of slaveholding in the 1850s

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  • Added: May 22, 2014
  • Length: 01:59
  • Purchases: 3
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An adventurer who explored Texas and its earliest inhabitants.

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  • Added: May 22, 2014
  • Length: 01:59
  • Purchases: 3
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He helped Galveston recover from the 1900 Hurricane.

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  • Added: May 22, 2014
  • Length: 01:59
  • Purchases: 3
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Considered to be the “greatest western writer of all time” by the Western Writers of America.

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  • Added: May 22, 2014
  • Length: 01:59
  • Purchases: 3
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A pioneer in the cosmetics industry.

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  • Added: May 22, 2014
  • Length: 01:59
  • Purchases: 3
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A 19th century publisher who wrote scathing columns.

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  • Added: May 22, 2014
  • Length: 01:59
  • Purchases: 3
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A gifted architect who championed historic preservation.

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  • Added: May 22, 2014
  • Length: 01:59
  • Purchases: 3
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The first women in Texas to hold statewide elected office.

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  • Added: May 22, 2014
  • Length: 01:59
  • Purchases: 3
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He was known as “the Father of Texas Education.”

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  • Added: May 22, 2014
  • Length: 01:59
  • Purchases: 3
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She revolutionized American theater.

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  • Added: May 22, 2014
  • Length: 01:59
  • Purchases: 3