Illustration of Langston Hughes by Winold Reiss, c. 1925. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution.
**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...
(From l to r:) Jill Brewster, El Paso area development manager for the Young Women's Preparatory Network; Mark Paz, El Paso ISD assistant superintendent of secondary schools; YWA seniors Trinity Ontiveros and Bellissa Marquez; Cynthia Ontiveros, YWA principal; Hector Retta, former Humanities Texas board member; OTA winner Rebecca Guerrero; U.S. Congresswoman Veronica Escobar; Brian Lusk, El Paso ISD Superintendent; and Sarah Venegas, El Paso ISD executive principal leadership development.
Humanities Texas Board Member Kerry Reyna presents Gilbert Flores with his award.
(From l to r:) State Representative Todd Hunter, former Humanities Texas Board Member Linda Valdez, OTA winner Joseph Fox, Rockport-Fulton ISD Superintendent Lesley Austin, Ray Fox, and RFMS Principal Jerry Howel.
(From l to r:) Former Humanities Texas Board Member Jay Moore, Craig Jordan, OTA winner Jennifer Jordan, Humanities Texas Executive Director Eric Lupfer, Abilene ISD Superintendent John Kuhn, and Abilene High School Principal Emme Siburt.
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.
Landscape with Rainbow by Robert S. Duncanson, 1859. Gift of Leonard and Paula Granoff. Smithsonian American Art Museum.
**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
Ulysses and the Sirens by John William Waterhouse, 1981. National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia.
**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.
The Surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown, October 19, 1781 by John Trumbull, 1820. Yale University Art Gallery.
**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
Juneteenth celebration at the Neill-Cochran House in Austin made possible in part with a Humanities Texas mini-grant.
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!
(From l to r:) Humanities Texas Executive Director Eric Lupfer, U.S. Congressman John Carter, OTA winner Jessica Blevins, Jarrell Middle School Principal Charlotte Mendoza, and Jarrell ISD Superintendent Toni M. Hicks.
State Senator José Menéndez (left) and OTA winner Samantha Marsh.
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...
Film poster for The Manchurian Candidate, 1962.
The Passage of the Delaware by Thomas Sully, 1819. Gift of the Owners of the old Boston Museum. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
**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
OTA winner Kimberly Grosenbacher with (from l to r) Humanities Texas Director of Grants Marco Buentello, Humanities Texas Board Member Daniel J. Gelo, and Jim Morales, legislative director to State Senator Donna Campbell.
OTA winner John Goodell (right) with one of his LASA High School students.
OTA winner Caroline Pinkston with one of her LASA High School students.
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...
The Passage of the Delaware by Thomas Sully, 1819. Gift of the Owners of the old Boston Museum. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
🌟 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! 📚
