The stories of Medina County, TX
8 narrated audio stories from across Medina County — hidden history, true crime, food legends, and local lore from its towns, landmarks, and back roads.
Medina County
The Prison Presence Near Hondo
How a prison presence became part of life around Hondo.
Medina County
How Henri Castro Planted Alsace in Texas
A colony on the Medina River became a lasting French and Alsatian foothold in Texas.
Castroville Historic District
Where Texas Keeps an Alsatian Memory
How a Texas colony left behind a village of stone, timber, and European memory.
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How Henri Castro Brought Alsace to a Texas Table
A frontier land grant became a lasting Alsatian food culture in Texas.
Joe Ney State Jail
When Tough-on-Crime Texas Reached Hondo
How a new kind of jail made Hondo a correctional hub.
Medina County
Where Alsace Took Root in Texas Kitchens
How Castroville’s Alsatian settlers made food a lasting form of memory.
Castroville Historic District
How Castroville Became Little Alsace of Texas
Immigrants, architecture, and a Texas town that kept its European heart.
Medina County
Promises to the Medina
How a colonization contract became a hard journey to frontier settlement.
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