In this 2008 episode of The Eyes of Texas, Phil Archer recalls Cuban Prime Minister Fidel Castro’s 1959 visit to Texas. Owen Conflenti then highlights efforts to preserve Texas dance halls, while Jerome Gray shares the history of Bellaire, Texas. The episode also revisits past segments about rock musician Roy Orbison, banding birds in Galveston, Mayor Babe Aycock of Mart, Teas Nursery Company in Bellaire, and farrier Mark Dandre of Bayside. Produced by Houston’s KPRC-TV from 1969 to 1993, The Eyes of Texas was a regional television program highlighting unique people, places, and events across the state. This repurposed episode aired on March 28, 2008.