No. 002
Actors 
Josh Henderson: Dallas-Born Star of the Dallas Revival
Josh Henderson was born in Dallas on October 25, 1981, and played John Ross Ewing III in TNT's Dallas revival from 2012 to 2014.
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Jaclyn Smith: Houston's Angel Who Conquered Kmart
Jaclyn Smith was born in Houston on October 26, 1945. She played Kelly Garrett on Charlie's Angels for all five seasons and launched a Kmart clothing line in 1985.
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No. 003
Austin Actors 
Mehcad Brooks: Austin Native of Supergirl and Law & Order
Mehcad Brooks was born in Austin on October 25, 1980. The L.C. Anderson High School graduate played James Olsen on Supergirl and Detective Jalen Shaw on Law & Order.
No. 004
Beaumont 
The Big Bopper: Sabine Pass Native Behind Chantilly Lace
Jiles Perry Richardson Jr., the Big Bopper, was born in Sabine Pass, Texas, on October 24, 1930. He worked as a Beaumont disc jockey and recorded "Chantilly Lace" before dying in the 1959 Iowa plane crash.
No. 005
1935 
1930s Texas swimsuit contest!
Imagine competing in a beauty pageant today and facing this judging panel...
No. 006
Arlington Texas 
The 2026 FIFA World Cup Is in Texas Right Now
Two Texas cities, nine weeks of World Cup football. Arlington hosts a semifinal at AT&T Stadium. Houston brings Germany and Portugal to NRG. Here's the full breakdown.
No. 007
Animal Sanctuary 
Meet Uncle Farmer Ben: The Guy Who Turned a Waco Crack House into Texas's Wildest Animal Sanctuary
Ben Christie left a tech job, bought a condemned crack house in Waco, and built one of Central Texas's only wildlife rehab facilities — all while being attacked daily by a homicidal bird named Kevin.
No. 008
Austin Texas 
The Next Wave: Austin's Up-and-Coming Bands You Need to Hear in 2026
Austin put 135 local acts on the SXSW 2026 stage, and these six bands are the ones worth tracking before the rest of the world catches on.
No. 009
Bill Paxton 
Happy Birthday Bill Paxton 🎬 Fort Worth's Favorite Son Would Have Been 71 Today
Born on May 17, 1955, in Fort Worth, Texas, Bill Paxton rose from a star-struck kid watching JFK to becoming one of Hollywood's most versatile actors. Today we celebrate the life and legacy of a true Texan original.
No. 010
Guy Clark 
Guy Clark: The Texas Troubadour Who Wrote America’s Songs
Ten years ago today, Texas lost Guy Clark — the Monahans-born troubadour whose songs were recorded by Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Emmylou Harris, and dozens more. He never had a number one hit under his own name. He didn’t need one.
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11th Street Cowboy Bar 
Cowboy Mardi Gras in Bandera, Texas
Deep in the Hill Country, the tiny town of Bandera throws one of the most unlikely Mardi Gras celebrations in America — where cowboy boots meet Cajun zydeco at the 11th Street Cowboy Bar.
No. 012
Big Tex: The Iconic Giant Cowboy of the Texas State Fair
🤠 Everything's bigger in Texas — and nothing proves it quite like Big Tex, the towering cowboy who's watched over the State Fair of Texas for over 70 years. From humble origins to a fiery end and triumphant return, his story is pure Texas grit. 🌟
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