**ATTN: TEXAS TEACHERS** Apply now for "The Great Depression," a one-day workshop in Fort Worth for secondary-level social studies teachers on the Great Depression and the New Deal. #htxedu 📍 FORT WORTH 🗓 March 24, 2026 ➡️ Apply now: www.humanitiestexas.org/education/te...

**ATTN: TEXAS TEACHERS** Apply now for "Teaching Poetry," a one-day workshop in Waco for English language arts (ELA) teachers on strategies for teaching poetry at the secondary level. #htxedu 📍 WACO 🗓 March 6, 2026 ➡️ Apply now: www.humanitiestexas.org/education/te...

There's still time to register for "Teaching STEM Advances and Milestones in U.S. History"! #htxedu ➡️ Apply now: www.humanitiestexas.org/education/te...

Humanities Texas is pleased to showcase four of our 2025 Outstanding Teaching of the Humanities Award winners! #htxota Learn about these remarkable educators who were featured in our February newsletter: www.humanitiestexas.org/news/article...

MARCH 1: The @BullockMuseum will host a screening of 'Citizens at Last: Texas Women Fight for the Vote,' followed by a panel discussion with the filmmakers. Arrive early to participate in activities celebrating Women’s History Month! 📽️ Tickets: tinyurl.com/bdej9wb7

Our friends at the Texas Historical Commission are gearing up for Real Places 2026! The packed schedule features 50+ workshops, tours, sessions, and special events and 100+ expert speakers. 🗓️ April 8–10, 2026 📍 Renaissance Hotel in Austin Learn more and register now at realplaces.us.

**ATTN: TEXAS TEACHERS** Last call for "The New Nation: 1800–1860," a one-day workshop in Austin for secondary-level social studies teachers on major topics in U.S. history from 1800–1860. #htxedu 📍 AUSTIN 🗓 February 24, 2026 ➡️ Apply now: www.humanitiestexas.org/education/te...

Earlier this month, @humanitiestexas.bsky.social staff visited Honey Grove Library & Learning Center for the debut of 'The Life and Literature of J. Frank Dobie,' a new #htxexhibits display on view through March 14. Learn more about the exhibition and opening event at tr.ee/vH0PKp!

Congratulations to Humanities Texas Board Member Carlos Kevin Blanton on his recent induction into the Texas Institute of Letters! texasinstituteofletters.org/2026-new-mem...

📣 UPDATE: The deadline to submit an LOI for the spring major grants cycle has been extended to FEBRUARY 17! Apply now open for programs that will take place on or after July 1, 2026. #htxgrants ➡️ LOI deadline: February 17 ➡️ Final app deadline: March 16 For more: humanitiestexas.org/grants/major

**ATTN: TEXAS TEACHERS** Register now for "Teaching STEM Advances and Milestones in U.S. History" with IEEE Reach! #htxedu 🖥️ Webinar 🗓 March 3, 2026 🕔 5:00–6:15 p.m. CT ➡️ Register now: www.humanitiestexas.org/education/te...

The spring major grants cycle is now open for programs that will take place on or after July 1, 2026. #htxgrants LOI deadline: February 16, 2026 Final app deadline: March 16, 2026 Visit our website for details: humanitiestexas.org/grants/major

**ATTN: TEXAS TEACHERS** Register now for "Teaching 'The Odyssey'"! #htxedu 🖥️ Webinar Series 🗓 February 11 and 18, 2026. 🕔 5:00–6:15 p.m. CT ➡️ Learn more: www.humanitiestexas.org/education/te... ➡️ Upcoming teacher programs: www.humanitiestexas.org/news/article...

"Lonesome Dove"—a traveling exhibition by @humanitiestexas.bsky.social and The Wittliff Collections—is on display at the Buddy Holly Center through March 22. Tonight in LUBBOCK . . . Film professor Andrew Taylor will present on the "Lonesome Dove" miniseries and its impact on cinema.

**ATTN: TEXAS TEACHERS** Register now for "The American Revolutionary War: Part II"! #htxedu 🖥️ Webinar 🗓 February 10, 2026 🕔 5:00–6:15 p.m. CT ➡️ Register now: www.humanitiestexas.org/education/te... ➡️ Upcoming teacher programs: www.humanitiestexas.org/news/article...

Congratulations to Rebecca Guerrero on receiving the 2025 James F. Veninga Outstanding Teaching of the Humanities Award! #htxota

Odessa Arts is hosting "Soul Circuit: Juneteenth Rodeos in Texas" at the Gertrude Bruce Cultural Center now through February 15! This event is made possible with generous support from the Tejemos Foundation. To learn more about #htxexhibits, visit humanitiestexas.org/exhibitions.

UPDATE—Due to inclement weather, this program has been postponed to Sunday, February 1, 2026. ➡️ asiasociety.org/texas/events...

**ATTN: TEXAS TEACHERS** Register now for "Teaching Dystopian Literature"! 🖥️ Webinar 🗓 February 4, 2026 🕔 5:00–6:15 p.m. CT ➡️ Learn more: www.humanitiestexas.org/education/te...

**THIS WEEKEND** Join us at @texas.asiasociety.org in HOUSTON for 'Kodama ★ Echoes Across Time,' an original dance work that celebrates Japan's rich artistic legacy. Learn more: www.humanitiestexas.org/news/article... #ByThePeople2026 | #SmithsonianFolklife | #2026Folklife | #MyHumanitiesCouncil

Last year, Tye Preston Memorial Library received a Humanities Texas mini-grant to host the exhibition "A Time Before Texas." 📚 Read more about TPML's grant-funded programming & other resources: www.humanitiestexas.org/news/article... 🖥️ Learn more about #htxgrants: www.humanitiestexas.org/grants

We are pleased to announce we have resumed our mini-grants program! Mini-grants of up to $2,500 are available for humanities programs for public audiences. Apps are accepted on a rolling basis through our online portal. #htxgrants Learn more: www.humanitiestexas.org/news/article...

There's still time to register for our January 2026 #teacher professional development webinars! 🖥️

Our office will be closed beginning Monday, December 22. We will return on January 5. Happy Holidays!

Humanities Texas is pleased to showcase three of our 2025 Outstanding Teaching of the Humanities Award winners! #htxota Learn about these remarkable educators who were featured in our December newsletter: www.humanitiestexas.org/news/article...

In November, "Tom Lea: Brushstrokes from the Frontlines of World War II"—a new exhibition in partnership w/ the Tom Lea Institute—debuted at the El Paso Veterans One-Stop Center. Read more about their work & why they chose to host "Brushstrokes": www.humanitiestexas.org/news/article... #htxnews

For our latest issue of #htxnews, we asked writer George Getschow to give a look inside the Larry McMurtry Literary Center, its growing public impact, and the efforts underway to preserve McMurtry’s extraordinary personal library. 📖 Read more: www.humanitiestexas.org/news/article...

**ATTN: TEXAS TEACHERS** Register now for our January 2026 PD webinars! #htxedu 🗓️ JAN 20 "Teaching with Film in the Social Studies Classroom": www.humanitiestexas.org/education/te... 🗓️ JAN 27 "The American Revolutionary War: Part I": www.humanitiestexas.org/education/te... #America250

Humanities Texas is pleased to showcase two of our 2025 Outstanding Teaching of the Humanities Award winners! #htxota Learn about these incredible teachers who were featured in our November newsletter: www.humanitiestexas.org/news/article...

🌟 Apply now for spring teacher programs! Beginning in January, Humanities Texas will offer online and in-person professional development programs for Texas social studies and English language arts teachers. Learn more: www.humanitiestexas.org/news/article...

HAPPENING TOMORROW! 📚

Save some room in your shopping cart for books! 📚 **THIS SATURDAY** Join us DEC 6 (10a–1p) for our 15TH ANNUAL HOLIDAY BOOK FAIR! Meet Texas authors, buy their latest books, and enjoy holiday treats at the historic Byrne-Reed House in Austin: bit.ly/HTxBookFair! All proceeds benefit TX libraries ✨

🌟 Are you thankful for an exceptional teacher in your life? Nominate them for a 2026 Outstanding Teaching Award! Nominations will be accepted through DECEMBER 1: bit.ly/NominateOTA2026 #htxota

Our 15TH ANNUAL HOLIDAY BOOK FAIR is almost here! Meet nineteen Texas authors, buy their latest books, & enjoy holiday treats at the historic Byrne-Reed House in Austin. 🗓️ Saturday, December 6 ⏰10AM–1PM 📚Proceeds benefit Texas libraries. Learn more about this year's event at bit.ly/HTxBookFair!

**TX TEACHERS** 📣 Last chance to register for "The Declaration of Independence"! 🗓 MON, NOV 17, 2025 🕔 5–6:15 p.m. CT The webinar will examine the Declaration, tracing its complex origins, international influences, & far-reaching legacy. #htxedu #America250 www.humanitiestexas.org/education/te...

“Veterans and the Power of Conversation”—a recent episode of the “Humanities =“ podcast—features a conversation about our Veterans' Voices reading and discussion program! 🎧 Listen to the episode by searching “Humanities =“ on your podcast app or at statehumanities.org/podcast.

If you work or volunteer at a small museum, don't miss the @aaslh.org virtual summit next week dedicated to the collections concerns of museums with modest budgets and small/no paid staff. Learn more and register at tinyurl.com/SMICSummit.

**THIS WEEKEND** @humanitiestexas.bsky.social presents U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón in conversation about Startlement: New and Selected Poems at @texasbookfest.bsky.social! ⏰ SAT, NOV 8, 3:00 PM 📚 Capitol Auditorium ➡️ Learn more: texasbookfestival.org/schedule/ada...

**ATTN: TEXAS TEACHERS** ⏰ There's still time to register for "Teaching Texas Literature" in MCALLEN on THU, NOV 13! 📲 APPLY: www.humanitiestexas.org/education/te...

Do you know an outstanding Texas teacher in your school or community? Nominate them for a 2026 Outstanding Teaching Award! bit.ly/NominateOTA2... All #htxota award winners receive $5,000 w/ an additional $1,000 for their school. Nominations will be accepted through DECEMBER 1.

**ATTN: TEXAS ELA TEACHERS** Apply now for "Teaching Texas Literature" a one-day workshop in MCALLEN (NOV 13) focusing on how Texas writers have engaged the state's history and culture. ➡️ Apply now: www.humanitiestexas.org/education/te...

**ATTN: TEXAS TEACHERS** Apply now for "Teaching Early Texas History, 1528–1821," a one-day workshop in DALLAS on NOVEMBER 6 focused on early Texas history from the Age of Contact through the Spanish Colonial period. #TX4T ➡️ Apply now: www.humanitiestexas.org/education/te...

**ATTN: TX TEACHERS** Join us next week (OCT 29) for "Teaching Drama," a one-day workshop in AUSTIN on strategies for generating student interest in and understanding of drama at the secondary level. ➡️ Apply now: www.humanitiestexas.org/education/te...

**ATTN: TEXAS TEACHERS** ⏰ Last call for “Teaching the Progressive Era”! Join us in HOUSTON, OCTOBER 21, for a one-day workshop for secondary social studies teachers on the politics, reforms, and journalism that transformed the nation. Apply now: www.humanitiestexas.org/education/te...

It's National Arts and Humanities Month! 🌟 Tune in to "Humanities =" — a new podcast by the Federation of State Humanities Councils — to learn how councils nationwide are using the humanities to build connection and community. Listen and get inspired! 🎧 www.statehumanities.org/podcast/

The Jack Miller Center will award $5,000 to one teacher in every state to carry out a special civics project next year related to the #America250 anniversary of the Declaration of Independence! The deadline to apply is NOV 16, 2025. Learn more: www.jackmillercenter.org/teaching-ame...

**ATTN: TEXAS TEACHERS** Register now "Digital Storytelling: Developing Student Podcasts in the Writing Classroom"! 🖥️ Webinar 🗓 October 7, 2025 🕔 5:00–6:15 p.m. CT ➡️ Learn more: www.humanitiestexas.org/education/te...

**ATTN: TEXAS TEACHERS** There's still time to register for "The Imperial Crisis in British North America, 1763–1775"! 🖥️ Webinar 🗓 October 6, 2025 🕔 5:00–6:15 p.m. CT ➡️ Learn more: www.humanitiestexas.org/education/te...

Join Humanities Texas on WED, NOV 19, for a FREE #htxgrants workshop in Fredericksburg for Hill Country organizations! In partnership w/ TX Rural Funders, TX Comm on the Arts, TX Historical Comm & TX Historical Foundation Learn more and register (required): www.humanitiestexas.org/hill-country...

**ATTN: TEXAS TEACHERS** There's still time to sign up for our September webinar series on using primary sources in the ELA classroom w/ @ncte.org and @librarycongress.bsky.social! Register today! www.humanitiestexas.org/education/te...