In the News

The Waxahachie Daily Light reported that Midlothian teacher Mary Ann O'Brien was selected to participate in the Humanities Texas teacher institute on American wars from the colonial era to 1877 at the LBJ Presidential Library in Austin this month.

The College Compass recognized Bellaire High School teacher Camille Quaite, recipient of a Humanities Texas Outstanding Teaching of the Humanities Award.

The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal featured an article on the display of Working Hands: An Exhibition of Photographs by Rick Williams, a Humanities Texas traveling exhibition, at Lubbock Arts Alliance's Community Gallery as part of Lubbock's 105th consecutive First Friday Art Trail.

The Hardin County News reported that Lumberton Middle School teacher David Burton was selected to attend the Humanities Texas teacher institute on American wars from the colonial era to 1877 at the University of Houston this month.

The Texas German Dialect Project, a Humanities Texas grant recipient, was recently featured by the BBC News Magazine.

The Stephenville Empire-Tribune reported on the display of The Dust Bowl, a Humanities Texas traveling exhibition, at the Eastland County Museum.

The Dallas Morning News reported on the display of Rural Texas Women at Work, 1930-1960, a Humanities Texas traveling exhibition, at the Interurban Railway Museum in Plano. 

The McKinney Courier Gazette reported that Carol Turman, a McKinney Boyd High School history teacher, attended the Humanities Texas teacher workshop on slavery, the Civil War, and Reconstruction at the Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture.

The Rockport Pilot reported that Rockport Fulton Middle School social studies teachers Albert Byrom, Jessica Janota, and Shalala Woods attended the Humanities Texas teacher workshop on slavery, the Civil War, and Reconstruction in Corpus Christi.

The Mineral Wells Index reported on the display of The Way Things Were: Texas Settlers and Their Buildings, 1860s-1930s, a Humanities Texas traveling exhibition, at the Palo Pinto County Old Jail Museum. 

The Irving Weekly reported that Erin Land, a Sam Houston Middle School teacher, participated in the Humanities Texas teacher workshop on slavery, the Civil War, and Reconstruction at the Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture.

Yourhoustonnews.com reported on “Border Songbirds: Alondras de la Frontera,” an evening of discussion about Tejana vocalists of the past and present hosted by Texas Folklife and sponsored by Humanities Texas. 

The Texas Council for the Social Studies published a story on the Humanities Texas teacher institutes to be held in Austin, El Paso, Houston, and San Antonio this June.

UTSA Today recognized Ricardo Romo, president of The University of Texas at San Antonio and Humanities Texas board member, for receiving the Clark Kerr Award for Distinguished Leadership in Higher Education from the University of California, Berkeley.

The Fort Bend Star reported that Garrett Kelley, a Stafford Middle School teacher, attended the Humanities Texas teacher workshop on twentieth-century Texas held at the Byrne-Reed House in Austin.

El Campo Leader-News recognized PolkaWorks, an Austin-based nonprofit, for receiving a Humanities Texas community grant to produce a traveling, multi-media exhibition about Texas-Czech culture.

The Garland Texan reported that Tammi Stewart, a Naaman Forest High School teacher, attended the Humanities Texas workshop on American writing on the Civil War held at the Byrne-Reed House in Austin.

The Texas Council for the Social Studies published a story on the recent Humanities Texas teacher workshops on slavery and the Civil War held throughout the state.

Microplex News featured an article on the Humanities Texas traveling exhibition The Way Things Were: Texas Settlers and Their Buildings, 1860s–1930s while on display at Eastland County Museum.

Old House Journal featured the Byrne-Reed House restoration in the cover story "The Remarkable Transformation of the Byrne-Reed House."

Humanities magazine featured the Byrne-Reed House in the article "A Texas-Sized Renovation."