Fall is here, the nights grow longer, and Halloween is just around the corner—perfect timing for a ghostly Texas legend. And unlike the literary version who supposedly lost his head to a cannonball, the Texas tale is rooted in brutal frontier justice. In the mid-1800s, stealing horses on the wild Texas frontier was a hanging offense—or worse. Texans began whispering of a ghostly rider seen in the desolate stretches of South Texas. (Credit: Inspired by AmericanFolklore.net and FolkloreThursday.com)If You Haven’t Been to the Texas Tech Museum in Years, Here’s What You’re Missing The Museum of Texas Tech University is free to the public and open every day of the week, aside from major holidays.