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Being an “old school” writer, I keep a dictionary on my desk to help with spelling, or to define the meaning of unfamiliar words. Somewhere in a box is my Webster’s paperback edition from college that divided itself into multiple sections from wear and tear. My present Webster’s was gifted to my daughter upon her

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In a city now rife with Tex-Mex restaurant options on nearly every street, once upon a time Houston boasted only a select few options. When a skinny 18-year kid named Raul Molina decided to seek a better life for himself, that all changed. Raul struck out from Laredo, Mexico, for places unknown in Texas, but

Scurry County preservationist Paula Hatfield’s family roots are in East Texas, but…

I t’s an irony, no doubt, that the men’s correctional institution operating since…

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Have you ever deliberately tried to spend a night in jail? And gladly paid for the experience? In Clifton, heritage travelers can do just…

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Driving up U.S. Highway 90 from Del Rio, in the desert reaches of West Texas, who would imagine the sight of the Pecos River and the Pecos High Bridge appearing suddenly in view? Soaring 322 feet…

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