Forgotten Gateway: Coming to America Through Galveston Island, a Humanities Texas...
Action Alert
All of the state humanities councils—including Humanities Texas—received notification that our federal funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities has been terminated, effective immediately. Read the full update and learn how you can help.
Take ActionSummer Teacher Institutes
This summer, Humanities Texas will conduct in-person teacher professional development institutes in Austin, Denton, Houston, and Lubbock.
Apply NowRural Grants Initiative
In February, Humanities Texas launched a new grant line for organizations based in counties of 45,000 residents or fewer. Rural Grants support organizations offering public humanities programs to rural communities throughout the state.
Learn MoreAmerica250
On July 4, 2026, our nation will commemorate and celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Events that encourage celebration, reflection, and commemoration are being planned at national and statewide levels.
Learn MoreTexas Originals
Developed in partnership with Houston Public Media and Austin PBS, Texas Originals is a radio series profiling individuals whose life and achievements have had a profound influence upon Texas history and culture.
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4/2/2025
This summer, Humanities Texas will conduct in-person teacher professional development institutes in Austin, Denton, Houston, and Lubbock.
3/18/2025
Humanities Texas is pleased to introduce a new traveling exhibition, Soul Circuit: Juneteenth Rodeos in Texas.
2/12/2025
Online professional development workshops for Texas teachers from summer and fall 2024 are now available online.
2/1/2025
In February, Humanities Texas launched a new grant line for organizations based in counties of 45,000 residents or fewer.
Current Events
April 1–29, 2025
Sam Houston remains a larger-than-life figure in Texas and American history with a career...
April 8, 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
From 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. on April 8, the Texas Tribune will hold Telling the Story...
Wednesdays, April 9–April 30, 2025
On Wednesdays, April 9–April 30, Humanities Texas will hold Texas Storytime at El...
April 10, 6:30 p.m.
At 6:30 p.m. on April 10, the McFaddin-Ward House will host a lecture with former FBI...
April 10, 6:00–9:00 p.m.
At 6:00 p.m. on April 10, El Paso Community College will hold a screening of the film ...
April 10, 2025, 7:00 p.m.
At 7:00 p.m., the North Texas Archeological Society (NTAS) will hold their monthly meeting...
April 12, 5:45 p.m.
At 5:45 p.m. on April 12, Austin Film Society will show the film Pooja, Sir as...
April 12, 2025
On April 12, the Amarillo Symphony will hold a lecture and discussion titled "The Soul...
April 12, 2025
On April 12, the thirteenth annual San Antonio Book Festival will take place around San...
April 15, 12:15–1:30 p.m.
From 12:15–1:30 p.m. on April 15, San Antonio College will hold a panel and reading on...
April 15, 6:00 p.m.
At 6:00 p.m. on April 15, Jacksonville College will host Shellie O'Neal for God Bless...
April 26, 3:30–4:30 p.m.
From 3:30–4:30 p.m. on April 26, San Jacinto Museum will host Andrew J. Torget, historian...
May 1-29, 2025
In the last decade, archeologists have made a number of fascinating new discoveries about...
May 3 - June 28, 2025
In the last decade, archeologists have made a number of fascinating new discoveries about...
May 8, 6:30 p.m.
At 6:30 p.m. on May 8, the McFaddin-Ward House will host a lecture with Matt Anderson,...
May 8, 2025, 7:00 p.m.
At 7:00 p.m., the North Texas Archeological Society (NTAS) will hold their monthly meeting...
May 17, 5:00–7:00 p.m.
From 5:00–7:00 p.m. on May 17, San Jacinto Museum will hold the lecture "Brave Boy and a...
May 17, 2025
On May 17, Kreische Brewery and Monument Hill State Historic Site will hold Bluff...
May 18, 12:00–3:00 p.m.
From 12:00–3:00 p.m. on May 18, Austin Public Library will hold an artist reception for the...
June 3–July 1, 2025
On June 19, 1865, General Orders No. 3, was issued in Galveston, announcing to the people...
June 28, 2025
On June 28, the George Washington Carver Museum will host the Austin African American Book...
June 28, 2025
On June 28, Log Cabin Village will hold a hands-one adobe workshop for kids aged 10–12 and...
October 6-November 1, 2025
In the last decade, archeologists have made a number of fascinating new discoveries about...
December 1 - 29, 2025
In the last decade, archeologists have made a number of fascinating new discoveries about...
January 10 - March 8, 2026
In the last decade, archeologists have made a number of fascinating new discoveries about...
March 14 - June 13, 2026
This exhibition presents photographs by renowned documentary photographer Russell Lee and...
March 22-April 17, 2026
In the last decade, archeologists have made a number of fascinating new discoveries about...
Humanities Around Texas
Black Cowboys: An American Story, an exhibition at the Witte Museum in San Antonio through April 6, 2025.
Early Downtown Abilene: 1880s–1910s, an exhibition at The Grace Museum through July 5, 2025.
Words and Wonder: Rediscovering Children's Literature, an exhibition at the Harry Ransom Center in Austin through August 17, 2025.
From Cow Trails to Highways: The Evolution of Transportation Out West, an exhibition at the National Ranching Heritage Center in Lubbock through September 2027.