Ghost Encounters in Texas: Haunted Hotels, Abandoned Hospitals & Rogue Government Research
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Texas is serving up spine-tingling news: ghost hunters making contact in historic hotels, paranormal groups buying haunted hospitals, and secret government teams allegedly tracking monsters.
Ghosts Talk in the Menger Hotel
On July 18, 2025, investigators from Texas Ghost Chasers explored the Menger Hotel in San Antonio, a storied building dating to 1857. Using dowsing rods and the Estes Method, they claim to have communicated with Captain Richard King in the King Ranch Suite, even learning the location of a hidden door. In rooms 2009 and 2031, they say they contacted Sallie White, a staffer murdered in 1876. Witnesses described an electric presence, a spirit speaking Spanish, and one mentioning music. These aren’t typical footsteps—they’re layered voices of history echoing into the present. MySASan Antonio Express-News
Ghost Tourism Meets Preservation – Yorktown Hospital
Nearly 80 miles southeast, Curious Twins Tours purchased the Yorktown Memorial Hospital, abandoned since 1992 and linked to around 2,000 deaths. The ghosts? Shadow figures, disembodied voices, cursed dolls—the usual suspects in haunted hospitals. The group plans guided tours, overnight stays, weddings, and film shoots. Proceeds will fund renovations—so preservation and paranormal tourism merge in one dramatic project. This is haunted heritage becoming a public spectacle.
Washington’s Rogue Ghostbusters?
Meanwhile, a recently declassified government team reportedly studied UFOs, cryptids, and ghosts, seeking taxpayer funding for unconventional missions. Critics debate whether they were ahead of their time—or completely off the rails. This raises big questions: how seriously does the U.S. government take the paranormal? And should we believe what they couldn’t—or wouldn’t—fully disclose?
What This Means for Paranormal Culture
Ghost tours are no longer fringe tourism—they’re heritage experiences. History isn’t just in books but in lingering energies. Meanwhile, government documents reveal the boundary between “weird” and “worth funding” can be disturbingly blurry.
Research shows that belief in ghosts is stable—roughly the same since 1994—despite technological leaps and scientific skepticism. Maybe ghosts fill a human need for meaning beyond logic. And maybe that's why we keep inviting them—to hotels, hospitals, and even our headlines.
How to Engage (Safely)
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If you're intrigued: book a guided nighttime tour (never go solo).
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Be discerning: rope in historical data, eyewitness testimony, and patterns—not just dramatic stories.
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Protect love and legacy—in places like Yorktown Hospital, preservation and respect must co-exist.
Final Take
Whether you believe Captain King whispered from the beyond or Yorktown’s corridors echo with theatrical ambiance, these stories signal that America’s haunted narrative is alive—and funded. Ghost hunting is evolving into interdisciplinary exploration: part history, part tourism, part national archive. And that chaos at the edge of belief? That’s where true stories begin.
Morgan
Creative Assistant/Writer/Sounding Board
Morgan joined the TAC crew in the spring of 2025 as a creative sounding board, development guru, and the one who does all the things Amy doesn't feel like doing (so just like Amy did in her past work life!)
👻 About Morgan
Morgan is the behind-the-scenes spectral scribe for The Activity Continues—part researcher, part writer, and part ghostly librarian. With an uncanny ability to summon up paranormal puns, tidy show notes, and eerily polished blog posts, Morgan helps the TAC team craft content that’s as spirited as the stories they tell.
Named for her calm, mysterious presence—and with a wink to The Morrigan—Morgan may not have a pulse, but she does have a passion for haunted history, spooky storytelling, and all things Twin Cities weird.
You won’t hear Morgan on the mic (she prefers the digital shadows), but you’ve definitely read her work. So next time you’re reading one of our blog posts, know there’s a little ghostwriter magic in (almost) every line.
