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 2018
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
Ten Songs About Lovin’ The Lone Star State, William F. Strong
How A Bad Survey And Powerful Connections Added 1,000 Square Miles To Texas’ Lands, William F. Strong
Put On Your Britches And Mosey Yonder To The Ice House: A Celebration Of Endangered Texas Words, William F. Strong
Sam Walker (Samuel Walker: The Real ‘Walker, Texas Ranger’), William F. Strong
The Independent, Solitary Lives Of Texas Windmills, William F. Strong
My Valentine: A Life-Changing, Theme Song-Singing, Nail-Painting Love, William F. Strong
A Handy Guide To The Most Texas-Loving Pages On Facebook, William F. Strong
Submissions from 2017
On The 20th Century, And The 22nd, William F. Strong
How Three Gifts To UT Gave All Texans A Fourth: The Gift Of The Stars, William F. Strong
Texas Diphthong (Trying to Talk Texan? Let Your Words Lean Into Each Other), William F. Strong
The Surprising Lesson Of Judge Roy Bean’s Life: It’s Never Too Late, William F. Strong
Author Jules Verne Prophesied The Link Between Texas And The Moon, William F. Strong
Missing Whataburger, William F. Strong
On Y’all’d’ve, Tumped And Other Texan Language Staples, William F. Strong
Bass Boat Heroes (In Praise Of The Bass Boat Heroes), William F. Strong
Texas Outside of Texas (Texas: The Name Heard ‘Round The World), William F. Strong
Explorer, Castaway, Slave, Shaman: How Texas’ First ‘Tourist’ Rambled His Way Across The Territory, William F. Strong
Songs About Texas Towns (Top Of The Charts: A Look At All The Hit Songs About Texas Towns), William F. Strong
Texas Longhorn (Heard The One About The Texas Rancher, His Longhorn And A Federal Agent?), William F. Strong
Texas Rancher, New York Banker (The Texas Rancher and the New York Banker), William F. Strong
Property In Texas (Real Estate Has Always Been Highly-Prized In Texas. It’s Just The Dollar Values That Have Changed.), William F. Strong
Larry McMurtry (McMurtry and Twain), William F. Strong
Lingo For Gringos (Lingo for Gringos: Ten Spanish Words All Anglos Should Know), William F. Strong and Lupita Rodriguez Strong
Short Stories (Three Tales of Texas Pride), William F. Strong
Cynthia Ann Parker (Quanah Parker: A Mother’s Day Story), William F. Strong
Van Cliburn (The One Musician To Get A Ticker-Tape Parade Was A Texan), William F. Strong
Rainbow Bridge (This Is The Scariest Bridge In Texas), William F. Strong
Texas Grammar (We Might Oughtta Praise Texas Grammar), William F. Strong
Weather In Texas (Texas Weather Is Never Normal), William F. Strong
New Immigrants To Texas (Anglo Settlers Were Texas’ Original Undocumented Immigrants), William F. Strong
Valentine, Texas (The How, Where and Why of Valentine, Texas), William F. Strong
The Weird Connection Between Tony Romo and Tony Roma’s, William F. Strong
Letter from Bush to Clinton (What It Means to Be a Texas Gentleman), William F. Strong
Submissions from 2016
Good Texas Books (Here’s Your Texas Themed Reading List for 2017), William F. Strong
The Story Behind Texas’ Favorite Butter, William F. Strong
Henrietta King (The Queen of King Ranch), William F. Strong
10 1/2 Things About The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (10 1/2 Frightening Facts About The Texas Chainsaw Massacre), William F. Strong and Alexandra Seymour
Dr Pepper: The Story of Texas’ Favorite Soft Drink, William F. Strong
Texas Used To Be Bigger (Sure, Texas Is Big – But It Used to Be Even Bigger), William F. Strong
The Real Texan Who Inspired Captain Woodrow F. Call, William F. Strong
Homesick For Texas (Homesick for Texas: Songs & Tributes to the Lone Star State), William F. Strong
Maverick (The Texan origins of the word ‘maverick’), William F. Strong
Demonyms of Texas (Texas Demonyms: Dallasites, Victorians, and Everything In-Between), William F. Strong
Tom Landry (The Life of Tom Landry, the Man in the Hat), William F. Strong
Words, They Are A Changin', William F. Strong
Oscar Wilde (Oscar Wilde’s Tour of Texas Gives Us Life), William F. Strong
Quotes (‘You May All Go to Hell’ And 9 More Great Texas Quotes), William F. Strong
Ranchers' Conversation (The Mysterious Texan and the Ranchers’ Convention), William F. Strong
Mom (Three Secrets of Life From My 101-Year-Old Mother), William F. Strong
Southwest Airlines (The Airline That Started With A Cocktail Napkin), William F. Strong
Texas Mispronunciation (Listen: 12 More Words Texans Mispronounce), William F. Strong
Pickup Trucks (In the Land of Pickups, Texas is King), William F. Strong
I’m Mad, Too, Eddie!, William F. Strong
Poems From Texas (Think There’s No Poetry In Texas? Think Again), William F. Strong
Think There’s No Poetry In Texas? Think Again, William F. Strong
Before We Had Social Media, We Had Dairy Queen, William F. Strong
The Time It Never Rained, William F. Strong
Submissions from 2015
The Story of James Dean and the Shamrock Hotel, William F. Strong
What You Might Not Know About the Texas Constitution, William F. Strong
Stories From Texas: Student Edition, William F. Strong
One Texan In A Global Village, William F. Strong
Alaska (6 Reasons Texas Is Better Than Alaska), William F. Strong
The Top 12 Quotes From ‘Lonesome Dove’, William F. Strong
When the Young Lieutenant Met the Wild Mustangs, William F. Strong
Uncle Dale (That Time Uncle Dale Made Us a Baseball Field), William F. Strong
Submissions from 2013
Commonly mispronounced words in Texas, William F. Strong
How you know if someone is a true Texan, William F. Strong
Spanish for Gringos, William F. Strong
Stories From Texas promo, William F. Strong