The Houston Business Journal reported that the Texas State Hotel has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Currently in the building is Club Quarters Hotel, but they weren't mentioned by name in the brief article even though the company applied for the register listing. The Texas State is a the corner of Fannin and Rusk and opened in 1929. Joseph Finger was the primary architect, and the cast terracotta detailing he often......

You only have until Sunday to catch The Heritage Society’s exhibition Houston From Behind the Lens, which premiered during this year’s FotoFest. The exhibition includes many photographs of Houston from the 1920s through the 1990s. It’s a good representation of our progress throughout the last century. The photos are from Bob and Marvin Bailey’s collection, which are housed at the Center for American History. The collection includes scenes from the 1928 Democratic National Convention, Howard......