Texas Institutions Mark History, Culture Milestones

Texas cultural institutions and events are highlighting the state’s history and creative life. A Bullock Texas State History Museum exhibition explores how the 1990s—from the rise of the internet to major cultural shifts—helped shape the modern world. Houston’s Julia Ideson Building, now home to the Houston History Research Center, marks 100 years, recalling Ideson’s decades of library leadership and advocacy for broader access to education and ideas. In West Texas, the Haley Memorial Library & History Center is celebrating its 50th anniversary and the opening of a research center focused on the Southwestern frontier after the Civil War. Austin audiences can also hear Texas poets Jacqueline Miller and Eddie Vega perform with the Double Vision Jazz Ensemble in a program combining poetry, original music and improvisation.