Texas Tales with Sam Houston

Every great state has someone whose vision helped shape its future. For Texas, that person was Stephen F. Austin . In this episode of Texas Tales with Sam Houston , we explore the remarkable story of the man known as the "Father of Texas." After inheriting his father Moses Austin's dream, Stephen F. Austin recruited the first Anglo-American settlers to Mexican Texas, organized the fa...

Episode 4: The Birth of San Antonio – How Fear of the French Built a Texas Icon Today, millions of people visit San Antonio each year to stroll along the River Walk, tour the Alamo, and experience one of Texas's most beloved cities. But why was San Antonio founded in the first place? In this episode of Texas Tales with Sam Houston , we journey back to 1718 to discover how Spain's fear of F...

Episode 3: La Salle's Lost Colony – The Wrong Turn That Changed Texas Forever Have you ever taken a wrong turn? Most wrong turns are little more than an inconvenience. But one navigational mistake in the late 1600s changed the course of Texas history forever. In this episode of Texas Tales with Sam Houston , we explore the incredible story of French explorer René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La S...

Episode 2: Cabeza de Vaca – The Explorer Who Walked Across Texas What if everything you planned for your life suddenly disappeared? In this episode of Texas Tales with Sam Houston , we follow one of the most extraordinary survival stories in American history. In 1528, Spanish explorer Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca was shipwrecked on the Texas coast. Over the next eight years , he endured starvation,...

Episode 1: The First Texans Every great story has a beginning—and the story of Texas begins thousands of years before the Alamo. In this inaugural episode of Texas Tales with Sam Houston , we travel back more than 13,000 years to meet the first people who called Texas home. Discover the Paleo-Indians, the incredible wildlife they hunted, and the Indigenous nations that built thriving cultures acro...

Texas Tales with Sam Houston is a journey into the people, places, legends, and events that shaped the Lone Star State. From Spanish explorers and frontier settlements to larger-than-life characters and forgotten stories, each episode brings Texas history to life through engaging storytelling and rich historical insight. Pull up a chair, sit a spell, and travel back in time as host Sam Houston unc...