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Hitting the Marc by Byron Browne 7-1-09
The wine industry in Texas is blooming. For anyone who has traveled to west Texas or the Hill Country...

People: A Confederate Soldier in Texas: Full Metal Corset by Maggie Van Ostrand 6-18-09

Music: The Legendary Stardust Cowboy by Clay Coppedge 6-3-09

Travel: Lighthouses of Lake Michigan's Shores by Ken Rudine 6-2-09

Treasure Hunting: The Snively Expedition by C. F. Eckhardt 5-29-09

Trip: Driving Around with Bonnie and Clyde by Robin Cole-Jett 5-15-09

People: Jesse James in Texas by Bob Bowman 5-17-09

Art: “Art’s a luxury” by Byron Browne 5-27-09

Murals: America's Largest Art Gallery
Murals: Old, New, Good and Bad TE photos 5-1-09

Food: Rio Grande Valley, Winter Texans and Texas BBQ by Ken Rudine 5-1-09

Historic Tree: Sam Houston Oak by Mike Cox
Photos courtesy Sarah Reveley 4-13-09

Jails: Frontier Jails by Bob Bowman 4-26-09

Column: The Murder Maverick by C. F. Eckhardt 4-15-09

Trip: San Antonio Missions by Byron Browne 4-1-09

Drive:Old Military Road by Ken Rudine 3-1-09
US 83 from Rio Grande City to Brownsville

People: Texas Cherokees by Clay Coppedge 3-16-09

Ghost Town: Deming's Bridge Matagorda Co Photos Courtesy Barclay Gibson 2-24-09

Historical Landmark: Last Remaining International Boundary for The Republic of Texas Photos courtesy Gerald Massey 2-21-09

WWII: Nazis in East Texas by Bob Bowman 2-2-09

WWII: POW Camp Chapel Photos Courtesy Barclay Gibson 1-26-09

"Of Books I Sing" - A Gruesome Prophecy Tattooed on a Soldier’s Breast 2-8-09

Ghost: Love in the Time of Diphtheria by Luke Warm 10-14-08
The "Haunting" of Liendo Plantation, “Miss” Elizabet Ney and Dr. Edmund Montgomery

Ghost: Ghosts of Old Waverly and the Old Waverly Cemetery, an East Texas Tale of Two Hills 10-22-08

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During the 1936 Texas Centennial celebration, the state built memorial museums, restored historical structures, improved parks, erected statues of important Texans, and installed over 1,000 historical markers.

This ongoing project will examine the extant Centennial projects and include the stories behind them.

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