Texas Originals

Texas Originals is a radio series profiling individuals who have had a profound influence upon Texas history and culture. Developed in partnership with Houston Public Media, the program is available to other public and commercial radio stations in Texas. Please contact Humanities Texas if you're interested in bringing the program to your community.

On the Air

Texas Originals is broadcast throughout the state. We invite you to tune in at your local station.

Listen Now

Episodes that have aired on Houston Public Media are currently available online and on iTunes. Listen and learn more about Texas "originals" such as Stephen F. Austin, John Biggers, Clara Driscoll, Sam Houston, Barbara Jordan, Tom Lea, Dorothy Scarborough, and Juan Seguín.

Questions about Texas Originals

Call 512.440.1991 or email txoriginals@humanitiestexas.org.

Texas Originals TEKS Correlation

We have also developed a document showing how our "Texas Originals" radio program correlates with the TEKS for seventh-grade Texas history.