Dr. W.F. Strong, is a Fulbright Scholar and professor of Culture and Communication at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. He brings bits of Texas lore and history for Texans and non-Texans alike.
These are Stories From Texas, some of them are true.
Submissions from 2024
Commentary: He who has the gold, makes the rules, William F. Strong
The craziest race you’ve never heard of happened on Padre Island, William F. Strong
Commentary: An AI experiment for Stories from Texas, William F. Strong
Commentary: ‘Counting cattle with the fathers’, William F. Strong
Commentary: Take a drive through the ‘other’ Hill Country, William F. Strong
Commentary: The mystery of the Texas box, William F. Strong
Bonnie and Clyde: Star-synced lovers, William F. Strong
Commentary: New Year’s Eve on Houston Street, William F. Strong
Submissions from 2023
Commentary: The gift of the tidelands, William F. Strong
Commentary: La Pitada, William F. Strong
Commentary: Found in translation, William F. Strong
Commentary: On censorship, William F. Strong
Texas is God’s Country, William F. Strong
How Fort Worth was saved by the railroad, William F. Strong
The historical accuracy of ‘Lonesome Dove’, William F. Strong
Texas Spelling Bee, William F. Strong
The Second Sacking of San Antonio, William F. Strong
The 50th anniversary of ‘The Time It Never Rained’, William F. Strong
Farmer logic, William F. Strong
The story of Sancho, a steer who loved Texas and tamales, William F. Strong
Commentary: It’s my turn, William F. Strong
What is a handshake worth?, William F. Strong
Commentary: Quinta Mazatlan, a garden refuge in McAllen, is an extension of the man who built it, William F. Strong
Tom Hoskins and his ‘Thousand Points of Light’, William F. Strong
The Port Mansfield Cut and the treasure discovered there, William F. Strong
Jesse H. Jones was a model philanthropist, William F. Strong
Submissions from 2022
'Three Red Marbles’ is a story fitting for Thanksgiving, William F. Strong
‘Yonderings’ may be the best travel guide for Big Bend, William F. Strong
How Texas Saved the Buffalo, William F. Strong
Wright Bacon: A Texas original, William F. Strong
Flying to school on my Western Flyer, William F. Strong
Falcon Lake, now at devastatingly low capacity, has a storied history, William F. Strong
In memoriam: A tribute to the 21 lives lost in the Uvalde school shooting (Remembering the Uvalde 21), William F. Strong and Lupita Rodriguez Strong
The Sorcerer’s Cave is the deepest – and possibly longest – cave in Texas, William F. Strong
What happened to Toadsuck, Texas?, William F. Strong
The Pessimistic Farmer (Heard the one about the pessimistic farmer?), William F. Strong
How The Railroad Help Built Texas (Texas Was Built By Railroads), William F. Strong
Givin’ Wordle a Texas twang (Wordle For Texas), William F. Strong
Lyndon Johnson’s Humor, William F. Strong
A Little Test Of Texas’ Official Symbols, William F. Strong
Submissions from 2021
How Ranchers Used Barbed Wire To Make Phone Calls, William F. Strong
Why George Washington Brackenridge is Texas’ greatest philanthropist (The Most Generous Texan Of Yore?), William F. Strong
Texas Navigator App, William F. Strong
The Texas bed and breakfast for the peregrine falcon (Peregrine Falcons), William F. Strong
The young lieutenant who crossed the Wild Horse Desert, William F. Strong
Texas And The Art Of Understatement, William F. Strong
Words That Migrated, William F. Strong
Hold My Beer: Get Ready For The Texas Olympics, William F. Strong
For Good And Bad, Texas’ Highways Have Stories To Tell (Miles And Miles Of Texas), William F. Strong
Long Before Elon Musk, A Different Man Had A Plan To Develop Boca Chica, William F. Strong
There’s Something About A Person Named Tex, William F. Strong
Watermelon Season, William F. Strong
The Story of C.H. Guenther, William F. Strong
Larry McMurtry and the Lonesome Dove Quadrilogy, William F. Strong
High Security and Low Security Texas, William F. Strong
What’s In A Name? For These Famous Texans, Everything, William F. Strong
In Praise Of Vultures, William F. Strong
Stories from Texas Volume II - Chapter 10 - Texas Outside of Texas, William F. Strong
Stories from Texas Volume II - Chapter 11 - Texas Lit, Lyrics and Language, William F. Strong
Stories from Texas Volume II - Chapter 1 - Classic Texas, William F. Strong
Stories from Texas Volume II - Chapter 2 - Cowboys and Lawmen, William F. Strong
Stories from Texas Volume II - Chapter 4 - Just Passing Through, William F. Strong
Stories from Texas Volume II - Chapter 5 - Texas, Legally Speaking, William F. Strong
Stories from Texas Volume II - Chapter 6 - Medical Matters, William F. Strong
Stories from Texas Volume II - Chapter 7 - Legends, Myths, and Folklore, William F. Strong
Stories from Texas Volume II - Chapter 8 - Social Media and Texas, William F. Strong
Stories from Texas Volume II - Chapter 9 - Texas Geography, William F. Strong
Submissions from 2020
A Letter from Texas, William F. Strong
The Queen’s Royal Welcome to Texas, William F. Strong and Lupita Rodriguez Strong
Texas: A State That Loves Its Flag, William F. Strong
The Tragic Story of Dora Hand, William F. Strong
El Llano Estacado, William F. Strong
Jefferson Davis Highway: The Persistence Of A Confederate Memorial, William F. Strong
The Hero Of Cinco De Mayo Was A Texan, William F. Strong
Things ‘Redneck Dave’ Said to Me on the Drive Across Texas, William F. Strong
The Texas Coral Snake – Beautiful and Occasionally Dangerous, William F. Strong
Love Letter to Scarlett, William F. Strong
Submissions from 2019
101 Essential Texas Books, William F. Strong
Wit And Wisdom From T. Boone Pickens, William F. Strong
What Elvis Presley Owed West Texas, William F. Strong
The Modern Tall Tales Texans Tell Kids, William F. Strong
How Redwater, Texas, Used To Be Named After A Famous, Controversial Humanist, William F. Strong
Remembering The Summers Of My Youth, William F. Strong
Remembering ‘Beneficent Genius’ Bill Wittliff, William F. Strong
How The Japanese Americans Who Saved ‘The Lost Battalion’ Of World War II Became Honorary Texans, William F. Strong
The Legend Of The Lady In Blue, William F. Strong
What Siri Can’t Tell You, William F. Strong
The Mystery Of The Osage Murders, William F. Strong
Submissions from 2018
Stories From Texas Episode 25, Dan Snow, William F. Strong
Stories From Texas The Long Form, Episodes 1-25, William F. Strong
D.H. Snyder – Cattleman And Philanthropist, William F. Strong
The Legend of La Llorona, William F. Strong
Out-Texas Me This!, William F. Strong
Measuring The World With A Texas-Sized Ruler, William F. Strong
Driving in Mexico, William F. Strong
Ghost Children, William F. Strong
Grandma (Nonnie Was A Writing Role Model), William F. Strong
Jack Sorenson (Jack Sorenson’s Paintings Capture the Simple Joy of Christmas), William F. Strong
Pie (Here’s An Apple Pie Recipe For Any Texan Holiday), William F. Strong
In 15 Minutes, Barbara Jordan Built A Legacy, William F. Strong