PROFESSIONAL TOUR GUIDE ASSOCIATION OF HOUSTON
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PROFESSIONAL TOUR GUIDE ASSOCIATION OF HOUSTON
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P.O. Box 132496 Spring, TX 77393 281.772.9526 WWW.TexanaTours.com WWW.TexanaStudios.com Richard is fourth generation Texan and a native Houstonian. He is a Past President of the Professional Tour Guide Association of Houston and presently sits on the Board of Directors as a Member At Large. He operates a tour business, TexanaTours, in Houston and specializes in a basic discovery tour of Houston, revealing both old and modern aspects of the city. Richard graduated from Stephen F. Austin State University with a degree in Political Science. Richard is considered by many as a true expert on Texas History. His passion for Texas and Texas History goes beyond the academic. Richard can relate the “Texas Mystique” to all, explaining its origin, popularity and most of all, how it is changing with today’s political climate. Richard is a well known Texas History aficionado and specializes in Texas history tours. He can take you to all important Texas history sites and show you right where it happened. He can tell the story so good that you will feel like you were there when it happened.. He also specializes in Texas oil history. He is one of the few tour guides that can take you into the oil field and show the spots of the discovery wells that made Texas the oil center of the universe. Richard was recently featured at the David Dike Fine Art Gallery's "An Auction of Texas Art" in Dallas. As a guest speaker, Richard's presentation of "SpindleTop & Patillo Higgins: For the want of a good Brick" gave an in-depth glimpse into the history of Texas Oil. Richard has been featured in several travel articles on Houston. He was recently featured in the City Style and Living Magazine Canada International Edition, Winter 2009-2010. In this article, " Texas Rising, a Tale of Two Cities, Houston and Galveston, " Richard was the featured tour guide for Houston. Richard also operates a Texas History Art and Gift business known as TexanaStudios in Spring, Texas. WWW.TexanaStudios.com specializes in genuine "made in Texas" items to include custom made pictures and mementos.
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