▁series ▁which ▁a ired ▁original ▁episodes ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁The ▁program ▁focused ▁on ▁unique ▁people , ▁events , ▁and ▁places ▁throughout ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Texas . ▁It ▁was ▁produced ▁and ▁synd ic ated ▁by ▁K P RC - TV ▁and ▁Stone fil ms , ▁both ▁in ▁Houston . ▁The ▁series ▁won ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁awards ▁and ▁produced ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁travel ▁gu ides ▁covering ▁the ▁state , ▁inter tw ining ▁notable ▁locations ▁featured ▁in ▁the ▁program ▁with ▁the ▁usual ▁tour ist ▁attra ctions . ▁ ▁Host s ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁host , ▁K P RC ▁news ▁director ▁Ray ▁Miller ▁( 1 9 1 9 – 2 0 0 8 ), ▁created ▁the ▁show ▁and ▁n urt ured ▁it ▁through ▁the ▁early ▁years . ▁The ▁E yes ▁of ▁Texas ▁evol ved ▁into ▁a ▁week ly ▁celebr ation ▁of ▁Texas ▁culture , ▁history , ▁and ▁people . ▁After ▁Miller ▁retired , ▁K P RC ▁anchor ▁Ron ▁Stone , ▁whose ▁production ▁company ▁synd ic ates ▁the ▁series , ▁took ▁over ▁as ▁host . ▁ ▁Begin ning ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁K P RC ▁presented ▁several ▁" Best ▁of " ▁programs ▁featuring ▁memor able ▁stories ▁a ired ▁during ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁run , ▁inter sp ers ed ▁with ▁recent ▁pieces ▁on ▁various ▁events ▁and ▁places ▁in ▁the ▁style ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁series . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁new ▁episodes ▁have ▁been ▁air ing ▁period ically , ▁hosted ▁by