T.R. Fehrenbach was previously a chair of the Texas Historical Commission and served on the commission for three terms from 1983-2001. In 2001, he was appointed commissioner emeritus by Gov. Rick Perry. Fehrenbach has published 18 nonfiction books including Lone Star (1968, 1999), the most widely read history of Texas and the basis for the 1986 PBS miniseries. His book This Kind of War (1963, 1995) is considered the classic military history of the Korean War and is required reading for all forces stationed in Korea. He served on the Texas 2000 Commission, has chaired the Texas Antiquities Committee, and is a trustee of the State History Museum Foundation.
Fehrenbach is a fellow of the Texas State Historical Association, member of the Philosophical Society of Texas, a knight of San Jacinto, and member of the Authors Guild and Science Fiction Writers of America. He is a Sunday editorial columnist for the San Antonio Express-News and contributes to several periodicals.
