The Tex Factor

Stomp Wars is the nation’s largest youth stepping competition, and this year’s battle in North Texas was bigger than ever.

What do you get when you put an international rock star in the same room as a Texas baseball icon and a local branding expert? Warstic! Jack White, Ian Kinsler, and Ben Jenkins started a baseball bat business in the heart of Deep Ellum and are hitting it out of the park with their art-inspired products with a “warriors” message.

This Tex Factor episode shows you how a Plano man is taking paratransit possibilities to a whole new height with his disabled son in the passenger seat.

Experience John Wayne like never before. Wayne's youngest daughter takes The Tex Factor on a personalized tour of the exhibit dedicated to The Duke, located in the historic Fort Worth Stockyards.

The 127-year-old venue in Waxahachie was destroyed by fire several times, but Texans have always brought it back to life. The Tex Factor shows you the theater's past, thriving present and what is in store in the future.

20,000 man-hours and more than a million dollars went into making TrainTopia a North Texas destination spot for train lovers and history buffs. The Tex Factor takes you on board this magnificent train layout and gives you a view of its history you won’t get anywhere else.

The National Multicultural Western Heritage Museum tells the real history of the West that Hollywood movies and many books left out. The Tex Factor takes you to Fort Worth’s historic Stockyards to see the museum’s collection of clothing, weapons, artwork, tools, and saddles used by famous Native Americans, Buffalo Soldiers, and Hall of Fame cowboys and cowgirls of color.

H.R. Pufnstuf, Sigmund and the Sea Monsters, Land of the Lost, and Lidsville are just a few of the 26 television shows and specials Sid and Marty Krofft created in the late 60s, 70s, and 80s. The Tex Factor takes you behind the scenes with Sid Krofft to learn about his 81 years in entertainment, his Texas roots and much more.

The Tex Factor is celebrating all things odd, curious, and collectable. From human teeth jewelry and ghost sightings to outrageous artwork and even an antique morgue table. And wait till you see the local couple’s collection at home. See why North Texans are so enamored with taxidermy, crazy art, human bones, and the macabre. Credits: Benny Jack Antiques, Dolly Python, Benny and Gretchen Hinkle, Gabby Brewster

National Videogame Museum co-owner John Hardie gives us a personal tour of the Frisco facility, which includes 20 interactive exhibits, a 70s-themed living room, an 80s-themed bedroom, and an 80s-themed full arcade with all your past-time favorites.