Houston Notable Figures — Points of Interest by Autio

Autio

Explorers, revolutionaries, military leaders, scientists, storytellers, activists, and local heroes connected to Houston and the Texas coast emerge through the lives of individuals who shaped the region’s character.

Episodes

Ostermayer and his Texas Diary

A.J. High: Aviator and Air Force Veteran

Tap Dancer and Singer Ann Miller

Sally Ride, First Woman in Space

Annie Zhu

James Dean & the Shamrock Hotel

Cabeza de Vaca

Jack Johnson: The Galveston Giant

Texas Seafarer Levi Harby

Weatherman Was Tragically Wrong

Yankee in Rebel Navy: Leon Smith

Texas’s Tie to Revolutionary War

“The Mother of Houston”

“Father of Texas Railroads”

Lifeguard Peter Leroy Colombo