Groups representing the historic American cattle drives have pledged to work together to promote the valuable role of the cattle drives in the history of the Old West. On Nov. 1, in Dodge City, Kansas ...

In his latest Texas history column, Ken Bridges explores the legacy of Jesse Chisolm beyond his iconic cattle trail.

Stories of cowboys and cattle are always colorful and exciting. On Friday, the public is invited to hear the Western Cattle Trail come to life through tales from masters like Gary and Margaret ...

The guide details four historic trails: The Great Comanche War Trail, General Sam Houston’s route of retreat, Frederick Law Olmsted’s route through Texas in 1854, The Butterfield Overland Mail route ...

One day in the late 1930s, Daniel Webster Wallace—“80 John,” as he was known in ranching circles—rode his favorite horse, Blondie, from his Mitchell County ranch to the Loraine post office. It was a ...

Cattle bosses on the Great Western Trail were dreamers, and the rangy longhorns they drove from Texas through here on the way to Kansas and Nebraska, fetched fortunes, but they probably never imagined ...

OELRICHS - Along with all of the other activities for the Oelrichs 125 year celebration , the placing of a marker on a splinter portion of the Western Cattle Trail was a highlight for a dedicated ...

When Shane Pennington, a 56-year-old cattle farmer near Canadian, Texas, first saw flames from an enormous wildfire approaching the ranch he manages, his first concern wasn’t his home. It was his ...

LAWTON, Okla. -- Southern Oklahoma and North Texas have experienced a difficult three years of dry conditions. And while no one knows what the environmental conditions hold for the area, agricultural ...

LIVE OAK COUNTY, Texas/TAPACHULA, Mexico/PANAMA CITY (Reuters) -He was only eight years old in 1973, but fifth-generation Texas rancher Kip Dove remembers spending countless days trotting up to sick ...