The Panhandle Plains Historical Museum is excited to announce the grand re-opening of The Petroleum Wing. The petroleum wing of the museum was closed a few years ago for renovations. They have updated, expanded and made this an amazing journey through the history of the oil boom in the Texas Panhandle and the new Petroleum Wing will finally be open again on Saturday, April 23rd. So don't miss
Amidst national controversy over the Confederate Flag and the role of the Confederacy in slavery, new Texas social studies text books are actively downplaying the role of slavery in the Civil War.