Each year, @humanitiestexas presents awards that recognize and encourage excellence in teaching the humanities in Texas schools. #htxota We're excited to announce this year's winners of the 2026 Humanities Texas Outstanding Teaching Awards! 🏅 www.humanitiestexas.org/news/article...

**ATTN: TEXAS TEACHERS** 📣 Register now for July teacher webinars! This summer, Humanities Texas will offer online teacher professional development webinars for Texas social studies and English language arts teachers. #htxedu 🧑‍💻 Learn more: www.humanitiestexas.org/news/article...

Register now for grants workshops in MIDLAND (June 23) and FORT STOCKTON (June 24)! Learn about funding opportunities and resources from Humanities Texas, the Nonprofit Management Center, Texas Commission on the Arts, and Texas Historical Commission. humanitiestexas.formstack.com/forms/worksh...

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

Join us Tuesday, May 12, for an informational webinar on Humanities Texas programs—grants, traveling exhibitions, and upcoming workshops in West Texas. ➡️ Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

In March, Humanities Texas, the Smithsonian Rural Initiative, and Texas Rural Funders hosted "Preserving Rural Stories: Resources and Grants for Historical and Cultural Organizations in the Texas Panhandle" in Amarillo. Read more in our April newsletter: www.humanitiestexas.org/news/article...

"Moments That Made US" is a free, customizable, print-on-demand exhibition that explores the ideals at the heart of the Declaration of Independence. 📜 Learn more about adapting these ready-to-use panels that for your organization! www.humanitiestexas.org/news/article...

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 March newsletter: www.humanitiestexas.org/news/article...

Congratulations to our friends @bullockmuseum.bsky.social on their 25th anniversary! ⭐ This Saturday, APRIL 25, join in the celebration with a day of free admission, festival activities, and live music! 🎉 Info: www.thestoryoftexas.com/events/25th-...

**ATTN: TEXAS TEACHERS** 📣 Apply now for Humanities Texas summer teacher institutes! This summer, we will conduct four in-person professional development programs for social studies and English language arts teachers. #htxedu ➡️ Learn more: www.humanitiestexas.org/news/article...

If you’ll be at #TAM2026 this week, please stop by the Humanities Texas booth—we’d love to learn about your latest projects and share updates on our traveling exhibition offerings and grant opportunities!

📚 Deadline approaching! @texasbookfest.bsky.social is accepting applications from Texas public libraries through April 17, 2026. Grants of $2,500 are available to help enhance print and ebook/audiobook collections. Learn more and apply now: texasbookfestival.org/programs/lib...

**ATTN: TEXAS TEACHERS** Apply now for "American Indians in Texas: From the Spanish Era through the Red River War," a one-day workshop for secondary-level social studies teachers. #htxedu 📍 SAN ANTONIO 🗓 April 29, 2026 ➡️ Apply now: www.humanitiestexas.org/education/te...

**ATTN: TX TEACHERS** Apply now for "Teaching Shakespeare with The Bard in the Borderlands," a one-day workshop for ELA teachers! #htxedu 📍 SAN ANTONIO 🗓 April 28, 2026 ➡️ Apply now: www.humanitiestexas.org/education/te... ➡️ Upcoming teacher programs: www.humanitiestexas.org/news/article...

🎵 TOMORROW IN SAN MARCOS 🎵 Join us TUE, MARCH 31 at The Wittliff for 'La Ofrenda: Selena in Art & Pop Culture,' an afternoon discussion on Tejano singer Selena Quintanilla Pérez w/ artists Marc Burckhardt & Sara Hickman and photographer Al Rendon. 🎤 INFO: www.humanitiestexas.org/news/article...

**ATTN: TEXAS TEACHERS** Register now for "America After the American Revolution," a webinar exploring the immediate and long-term legacies of the American Revolution. #htxedu 🖥️ Webinar 🗓 March 30, 2026 🕔 5:00–6:15 p.m. CT ➡️ Register now: www.humanitiestexas.org/education/te...

**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!