Texas Cities With the Coolest Summers, Old Parkland and More From Curious Texas This Week

Happy Friday, Curious Texans! We answered three of your questions this week. Here's what we found:1. What part of Texas has the coolest summers? Texas summers can be brutal -- with temperatures reaching the 100s for days. But summers aren't terrible in all Texas cities.2. What's the history behind Dallas' Old Parkland on Maple Avenue? The Old Parkland campus on Maple Avenue may be home to more than 100 companies today, but it was once Dallas' first public hospital.3. What happened to Dallas High School -- the city's first public high school? The current three-story building was built in 1907 to replace an older wooden school building that stood in its place. The Dallas Independent School District sold the school building for $6.1 million to investor Robert Yu in 1998.Tell us: What do you wonder about the culture, people and institutions of North Texas -- and the rest of our great state? Help us investigate stories that matter to you.   Continue reading...