Texas - San Antonio, Tokyo Cowboy Whisky Diner

Tokyo Cowboy Whisky Diner in San Antonio, Texas

This postcard was postmarked in 2025. 

 

Texas - Austin, The Original Chuy's Mexican Restaurant

Chuy's Mexican Restaurant 

This is the original one in Austin, Texas. 

This was postmarked in 2026. 

 

Texas - Fort Worth, The Cattle Drive

International Postcard Week
October 6-12, 2019
from Fort Worth, Texas, USA

Hello from Texas!
The Fort Worth Cattle Drive happens every day in the stockyards, rain or shine.  It's pretty amazing!

This postcard is from Janet in Keller, Texas.

Texas - San Augustine Library

413 East Columbia
San Augustine, TX  75972

San Augustine Public Library
Membership in the Texas State Library system assures large selection of books for county wide distribution.  Specializes in Texas history and provides  a quality collection of genealogical records.  Daily schedule includes literacy and reading programs for children and adults and guidance in the use of films,  VCR's and furnishing information by computer.
2009

Texas - Two Cowboys at Sunset - Silhouettes

Texas

The culture represented at Mesa Verde reflects more than 700 years of history.  From approximately 600 A.D. through 1300 A.D. people lived and flourished in communities throughout the area, eventually building elaborate stone villages in the sheltered alcoves of the canyon walls.

Photo: Connie Thompson

This is postmarked in 2009 with a 28 cent polar bear stamp.

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For about 30 minutes my family sat around the dinner table debating if the horses were riding into the sunset, or towards the camera!  One foot looks like it is facing one way, and the other foot the other direction.  Also, is the tail in front, or in back??

Texas - Bluebonnets - Flowers

Bluebonnets
Texas

Bluebonnets, one of 5,000 species of wild flowers that grow in Texas, blanket roadsides and meadows through the spring season.

Photo: D. Gulin

2014

Texas - Clear Lake, Manned Spacecraft Center

Manned Spacecraft Center
This Rendering shows the first U.S. Manned Space-craft Center now under construction at a cost of over 200 million dollars.  It is located at Clear Lake near Houston, Texas.

Photo Courtesy of Brown and Root.
1964

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The Manned Spacecraft Center was built in 1963. On February 19, 1973, the center was renamed The Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in honor of the late U.S. president and Texas native, Lyndon B. Johnson.

Texas - Port Isabel Lighthouse

23rd National Post Card Week
May 7-13, 2006

Port Isabel Lighthouse was built in 1853, and operated until 1905.  I was used by both the Confederate and Union forces during the Civil war for observation.  Now open to the public, it is operated by the Texas Parks and Wildlife.  You may climb a spiral stairway (74) steps) to the top for a spectacular view across Laguna Madre to South Padre Islands.

Set your course for the Gulf of Mexico and sail into the port for a visit to the Rio Grande Valley.

Barbara Turnbill

Texas - Map and Flag

Texas

Nickname: Lone Star State
Admission to Statehood: December 29, 1845
Capital: Austin
Flower: Bluebonnet
Tree: Pecan
Bird: Mockingbird
Animal: Longhorn (large)
Animal: Armadillo (small)
Song: "Texas, our Texas"
Motto: Friendship
Size: 268601 sq. mi
Origin of name: Based on a word used by Caddo Indians meaning "friends"
Highest point: Guadalupe Peak; 8,749 feet
Lowest point: Gulf Coast; sea level
Flag: the official state flag of Texas was adopted in 1845 when Texas became the 28th state.  The blue in the flag stands for loyalty, the white represents strength and the red is for bravery.
1999

Texas - Map, Flag, and More

Texas

Texas is the second largest state in the U.S. at 268,601 square miles.  Six flags have flown over Texas: Spain, France, United Mexican States, Confederate States of America,  the Republic of Texas and the United States of America, with eight changes of government.

Artwork: Smith-Southwestern, Inc.
2009

Texas - Wagon Wheel at Six Flags, Fiesta Texas

The Wagon Wheel

Hop aboard and hold on as your spin around on the two-seat gondola that suspends riders like spokes in a wheel.  As it spins the ride lifts at an angle while sending the rider skyward in an exhilarating circle.

Fiesta Texas
A Six Flags Theme Park
1999

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This ride was removed in 2011. 

Texas - Corpus Christi, Spohn Park

Spohn Park and Skyscrapers, Corpus Christi, Texas
1935

Texas - "The Lone Star State" Longhorn

Texas "The Lone Star State"

The longhorn has always been a popular symbol of Texas.  The horns can have a spread of over six feet.

Photo by Tx Dot
2010

Texas - Austin, State Capitol with Flag

The Texas State Capitol
Austin, Texas
2010

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The Texas State Capitol, located in Downtown Austin.  Originally designed in 1881 by architect Elijah E. Myers, it was constructed from 1882 to 1888 under the direction of civil engineer Reuben Lindsay Walker. A $75 million underground extension was completed in 1993. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970 and recognized as a National Historic Landmark in 1986.

Texas - Lone Star State, Multiview, Horses and Cows

Texas
Lone Star State

Greetings from Texas
2010

Texas - McAllen, Veterans Memorial

Veterans Memorial
McAllen, Texas

National Post Card Week
May 5-11, 2013

American Spire of Honor
Honoring 1.3 Million American Military Men and Women killed in all wars and conflict of the Untied States of America

This postcard is limited edition # 91 of 250.

Arizona, New Mexico and Texas - Road Trip Map

National Postcard Week
May 4-10, 2014

Road Trip with Allison, Payton, Trey and Alexis
Postcard limited edition of 1000 by Demaris Swint.

This postcard features art by Rick Geary.

Shown on the map is:
Arizona:
Grand Canyon, Painted Desert, Meteor Crater, Petrified Forest, Mesa, Queen Creek, Tucson Saguaro National Park

New Mexico:
Taos Pueblo, Carrizozo, Roswell, Carlsbad Caverns

Texas:
El Paso, Pecos, Ft. Stockton, Beeville, and The Alamo 

Texas - Saddling up a Big Jack Rabbit (Exaggeration Postcard)

"Only in Texas"

Saddling Up Big Jack.  It is not unusual to break these big fellows and use them for ranch work here in Texas.
2010

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It is so hard to find Exaggeration postcards!  I was very happy to have someone send me this one  :)

Texas - Austin, State Capital, Aerial View

Austin Texas
Austin, the State Capitol of Texas, named for Stephen F. Austin, has a population of over 477,000.

Photo by Ken Raveill
2002

Texas - State Capitol, Flag and Flowers

Texas State Capitol
The Texas State Flag
Blue Bonnets, The Texas State Flower

Blue Bonnet is the state flower of Texas and blooms in the Spring.  When in bloom it is one of the most beautiful sights to be seen, a gorgeous field of blue.