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November 19, 2025

George Foreman’s resilience: A two-time rags-to-riches story

Stories from Texas

By: W.F. Strong

Boxer, preacher, and grill super salesman George Foreman died in his longtime hometown of Houston in March.

Texas Standard commentator W.F. Strong has been thinking about Foreman’s life and how he literally fought his way from rags to riches more than once.

October 22, 2025

The two men who rescued Shiner Beer

In 1909, in the little town of Shiner, a group of German and Czech farmers decided they missed the beer of the old country. They pooled their money, built a ramshackle brewery, and called it the Shiner Brewing Association.

But they weren’t brewers. They were farmers. The beer was, well, bad. Locals apparently joked it tasted more like medicine than malt.

But Texas Standard commentator W.F. Strong tells us things started looking up for Shiner beer in 1914.

October 8, 2025

They called her ‘Babe’

Stories from Texas

By: W.F. Strong

Did you know a Texan actually co-founded the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA)? But before that, she showed prowess in several other sports.

Texas Standard commentator W.F. Strong explains that she was so good at baseball, she was nicknamed after one of the greatest players of all time. Here is the story of Mildred “Babe” Ella Didrikson.

September 24, 2025

Belle and Lea

Stories from Texas

By: W.F. Strong

Texas Standard commentator W.F. Strong has met a lot of Texans throughout the years. Some have shared bits of history from the Lone Star State. Some have recalled old family traditions or news of certain oddities.

But others have imparted on him some unique problem-solving skills. This story tells of two old friends and their quick thinking.

September 11, 2025

Cowboy Time

Stories from Texas

By: W.F. Strong

Texas Standard commentator W.F. Strong reminds us of a time you’ll find particularly in rural Texas – Cowboy Time.

August 13, 2025

The sky welcomes you home

Stories from Texas

By: W.F. Strong

The start of the school year means it’s the end of summer travel season for many families. As Texans well know, depending on where you live in the state, it can take longer to travel out of it than to cross several state lines beyond our borders.

Texas Standard commentator W.F. Strong reflects on coming back to Texas.

July 16, 2025

The hat that made the cowboy

Stories from Texas

By: W.F. Strong

There are a few symbols so deeply woven into the fabric of Texas that they seem as native as mesquite or bluebonnets. One of them is the Stetson hat. Not just any Stetson hat – the Boss of the Plains.

Texas Standard commentator W.F. Strong says that oddly enough, it didn’t come from Texas at all.

July 2, 2025

Creative smuggling when Texas was a republic

Stories from Texas

By: W.F. Strong

If there’s one thing the Texans of the early republic never lacked, it was imagination – especially when it came to dodging tariffs and taxes. Texas Standard commentator W.F. Strong explains.