There’s a picnic spot along the route, or you can stop at the famous Devil’s Backbone Tavern that’s home to the oldest shuffleboard in Texas.
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Fraternities and sororities held pageants and events at The Coast, but one event was by far the favorite amongst the Greek community.
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1991 marked the opening of the LBJ Library outfitted with a new Macintosh computer lab.
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You could find just about anything in Paper Bear. From stationary to metal farm animals, there wasn’t a bare wall in the place.
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Students who stayed in San Marcos over the summers found unique ways to spend their time.
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You might know it now as Mayloo’s, but ten years ago this building on the square was Rocky LaRue’s, a rowdy college bar frequented by fraternity brothers and Texas State fans.
Soap Box cars are different from your everyday motorized vehicle. These cars rely completely on gravity, only stopping when they lose momentum or run into barriers.
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The “Wacker-Backers” were enthusiastic fans who cheered on Texas State coach Jim Wacker in the 1980’s.
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The permanently closed Pepper’s at the Falls restaurant now only exists as an archived Facebook page and an empty building. While you can’t eat at Pepper’s anymore, there are hundreds of fans and former employees who’d still call this place a staple for Texas State.
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Doc Augustin and Bill Poston share stories from the Yucatan and beyond in this extended podcast.
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In 1987, the Student Foundation came up with the idea for a fundraiser. The event would be an intramural volleyball tournament with a twist - it would be played in the mud.
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Byron, or “Doc,” Augustin has 42 years of teaching under his belt, but he didn’t limit his teaching experience to the traditional classroom.
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Almost 100 years ago, the university’s yearbook staff established the Gaillardian nomination which occurred yearly during homecoming. The award was supposed to honor 12 of “the most popular students on campus” according to the Pedagog from 1928.
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On Valentine’s Day in 1975, Grin’s opened with its two new owners Paul W. Sutphen and Jonny Ferrell. As a young man, Paul didn’t have money or a job but he was offered to manage Grin’s and then bought out one of the partners.
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In 1903 for 10 cents you could get one candle and a guided tour of Texas’ first show cave. About 15 years later, Bever’s Cave was sold for $50, one gray horse and a saddle to one Mr. Rodgers who renamed it Wonder Cave.
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What do mermaids, swimming pigs and endangered salamanders have in common? They were all a part of the theme park that used to reside at Aquarena Springs between 1951-1994.
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Take a walk down the Texas State Memory Lane. The Chilympiad was a Texas State tradition held annually in September from 1970 to 2002. It was the world’s largest chili cook-off at the time, often having over 400 entries.
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