Fans love to debate who’s the best among competitors in various sports. Among female stars, an incredibly gifted athlete from Southeast Texas – Mildred Ella Didrickson Zaharias – inevitably earns recognition by many sports enthusiasts as the greatest of all time. The story of this super-competitive, multi-sport dynamo, who sadly lost her race with cancer
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Bob McCullough
Bob lives near Camp Verde and frequently contributes to regional and national magazines. He’s also communications director for Morgan’s Wonderland in San Antonio, the world’s first theme park designed with special-needs individuals of all ages in mind.
Texans typically like to be thought of as resilient, durable and able to withstand adversity. It’s no surprise then that the state’s official native shrub – purple sage – exhibits those traits synonymous with toughness. In all likelihood, most sons and daughters of the Lone Star State aren’t aware that Texas even has an official
To enjoy Pioneer’s most-requested recipe – follow the directions listed below! Ingredients 1 cup brown sugar, packed ½ cup pecans, chopped ¾ tsp – cinnamon ¾ cup – butter; room temperature 1 cup – sugar 3 each – eggs, large,…
Of the many species of exotic animals inhabiting the Texas Hill Country, the first to arrive were camels from the Middle East, part of an experiment undertaken by the U. S. government before the Civil War. Some observers at the time termed it folly; others believed it to be genius. In any case, the camels
The Rise & History of San Antonio's C. H. Guenther & Son Food Empire - from Gravy to Breads. "Texas is now the place where you can make money." So wrote ambitious, 24-year-old millwright Charles Hilmar Guenther to his parents back in Germany in 1851 after he emigrated to America three years earlier. He found
For almost a half-century, he’s crisscrossed the state as sort of a “detective,” gathering artifacts and clues, assessing the evidence and arriving at well-thought-out conclusions about matters of historical significance. His most-notable detective work involved the mid-1990s discovery and excavation…
Three major European powers of the 18th century – Spain, France and England – competed for control of territory that ultimately would become Texas. To help solidify its claim, Spain established missions, introduced cattle-raising and thus founded the ranching industry…
If indeed Bandera is the “Cowboy Capital of the World,” then one of the key contributors to that reputation is Arkey Blue’s Silver Dollar, touted as the oldest continuously operating honky-tonk in Texas. A red door at 308 Main St.,…
“Prolific” cannot begin to describe Mike Cox, the celebrated Texas author of more than 30 non-fiction books and hundreds of magazine articles, newspaper columns and essays. Now at age 72, the Amarillo native continues to tackle massive writing projects and,…
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