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It is said that state mottoes reflect the character and beliefs of the citizens of that state; or, at least it did when the motto was adopted. A state motto is typically a phrase or sentence that showcases a state’s ideals, its unifying beliefs, or its goals. All U.S. states have at least one motto,

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Mike Capron is a well-known Texas cowboy artist and a U.S. Marine Corps Vietnam War veteran. Capron says he has always been fascinated with riding, roping and painting. After graduating from high school, he eventually landed his first “real” cowboy job working on the Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation. Then in 1965, Capron enlisted in the

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

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On an unusually brisk April afternoon in 2018, county residents packed the courthouse square in Karnes City, located about an hour’s drive southeast of…

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Faith is central to the story of Texas. One of the most iconic scenes in the story of our state took place at the…

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When young university student, Donna Shaver arrived at Padre Island National Seashore in 1980 from Syracuse N.Y., she fell in love with both the ocean and saving an endangered species. “I had never seen the ocean…

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