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Off The Beaten Path - Porterville, TX

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by joe817 » Thu Jun 13, 2019 8:38 am

PORTERVILLE, TEXAS. Porterville was located in the southwestern corner of Loving County on the east bank of the Pecos River, twenty-five miles...

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This Day In Texas History - June 13

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by joe817 » Thu Jun 13, 2019 8:34 am

1691 - Don Domingo Teran de Los Rios founded a mission at the headwaters of a beautiful river surrounded by lush plains. Since June 13th was sacred...

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Houston found a way to pay the FD

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by Scott B. » Fri Mar 08, 2019 12:05 pm
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I don't have a dog in this fight, living outside the city, but it's been an interesting story.

This past election, city voters approved Prop B a pay...

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Yeah, that's going to be a popular move. Ouch.
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Thu Jun 13, 2019 6:38 am
Video: 10 ways the Secret Service protects the President.

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by surprise_i'm_armed » Wed Jun 12, 2019 7:33 pm

The above video is 10 minutes, 7 seconds long, and details 10 ways that the Secret Service protects the President.

Enjoy.

SIA

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Off The Beaten Path - Sweetwater, Texas

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by joe817 » Fri Jun 07, 2019 10:41 am

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SWEETWATER, TEXAS. Sweetwater, the county seat of Nolan County, is on Interstate Highway 20, U.S. Highway 80/84, State Highway 70, Farm Road 419, and...

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joe817:

You are not intruding my friend. Your account of past history, added to my contemporary visit, gives readers a more complete picture of...

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Wed Jun 12, 2019 7:13 pm
RoT rally 2019 - anybody going?

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by LDP » Mon Jun 10, 2019 4:54 pm

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Pretty much what the title says.
Wondering if I'll see anyone there from this forum.
I'll probably just ride in on Friday night and attend some...

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Get your facts straight, Acevedo is originally form Cuba, made a stop over in Commiefornia. :nono:

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Off The Beaten Path - New Braunfels, TX

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by joe817 » Wed Jun 12, 2019 9:39 am

NEW BRAUNFELS, TEXAS. New Braunfels, the county seat of Comal County, is at the confluence of the Guadalupe and Comal rivers and the intersection of...

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Wed Jun 12, 2019 9:39 am
This Day In Texas History - June 12

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by joe817 » Wed Jun 12, 2019 9:14 am

1813 - Ignacio Elizondo, commander of 1,050 troops, which he led into Texas on June 12, 1813, was ordered to reconnoiter the forces of José Bernardo...

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Wed Jun 12, 2019 9:14 am
Happy Birthday vjallen75!!

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by Jusme » Wed Jun 12, 2019 5:39 am

Happy Birthday vjallen75!! :cheers2:

Hope you have a great day!!

:thewave

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Wed Jun 12, 2019 5:39 am
Off The Beaten Path - Cameron, TX

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by joe817 » Mon Jun 10, 2019 8:34 am

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CAMERON, TEXAS (Milam County). Cameron, the county seat of Milam County, is at the intersection of U.S. highways 77 and 190, on the Atchison, Topeka...

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Cameron has a nice little GA airport we like to fly into and do T&Gs.

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This Day In Texas History - June 11

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by joe817 » Tue Jun 11, 2019 9:56 am

1837 - On this date in 1837, with the will of the people and the Texas Congress, the Texas Navy ships, the Brutus and the Invincible set sail to do...

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Tue Jun 11, 2019 9:56 am
Off The Beaten Path - Mount Bonnell

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by joe817 » Tue Jun 11, 2019 9:56 am

MOUNT BONNELL. Mount Bonnell overlooking Austin, Texas, is one of the most popular sightseeing destinations in the city. It is located within the...

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Tue Jun 11, 2019 9:56 am
Happy Birthday LJM!!

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by Jusme » Tue Jun 11, 2019 6:36 am

Happy Birthday LJM!! :cheers2:

Hope you have a great day!!
:thewave

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Tue Jun 11, 2019 6:36 am
TSA Precheck

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by daniel2002p » Tue Jul 08, 2014 8:04 am
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Since I travel quite a lot of work I figured I would sign up for TSA Precheck at DFW Airport. I made an appointment but as usual it is not until end...

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I may have related this story a while back.... sorry if I'm repeating.

Last year I was returning into DFW from an overseas trip. I get off the...
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Mon Jun 10, 2019 11:36 am
Happy Birthday ajwakeboarder!!

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by Jusme » Mon Jun 10, 2019 9:10 am

Happy Birthday ajwakeboarder!! :cheers2:

Hope you have a great day!!

:thewave

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This Day In Texas History - June 10

Last post by joe817 « Mon Jun 10, 2019 8:36 am

by joe817 » Mon Jun 10, 2019 8:36 am

1821 - Moses Austin died in Missouri. Austin, was the first man to receive permission to bring Anglo-American colonists into Spanish Texas. In 1798,...

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Mon Jun 10, 2019 8:36 am
Uniquely Texan - Waylon Jennings

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by joe817 » Sat Jun 08, 2019 9:50 pm

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JENNINGS, WAYLON (1937–2002). Country music icon Waylon Jennings was born near Littlefield, Texas, on June 15, 1937, the son of William Albert and...

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Also noteworthy is the remake he did of 'Stagecoach' with Cash, Willie, Kristofferson, Schneider, Crosby and others in 1986.

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Sun Jun 09, 2019 2:46 pm
Kemah Police Chief Missing after falling off boat

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by howdy » Fri Jun 07, 2019 10:40 pm

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The Chief and his wife were in a boat and a big wave hit the boat and he went overboard.

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:iagree: :patriot: :txflag: :tiphat:

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This Day In Texas History - June 9

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by joe817 » Sun Jun 09, 2019 11:07 am

1837 - Huntsville was founded in 1835 or 1836 by Pleasant and Ephraim Gray as an Indian trading post and was named for Huntsville, Alabama, former...

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Sun Jun 09, 2019 11:07 am
Off The Beaten Path - Eureka, TX

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by joe817 » Sun Jun 09, 2019 11:05 am

EUREKA, TEXAS (Navarro County). Eureka is at the junction of U.S. Highway 287 and Farm roads 637 and 3243, eleven miles southeast of Corsicana in...

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Indy

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by jmorris » Wed Apr 24, 2019 8:23 pm

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Arrived late Tuesday night, making the drive, with trailer, in two days. Staying at the Indiana State Fairgrounds campground, 15 minutes from the...

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Fringe waking up this thread reminded me it was here. It was fun, played firearm inspector again,talked to lots and lots of people, both vendors and...

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This Day In Texas History - June 8

Last post by joe817 « Sat Jun 08, 2019 9:58 am

by joe817 » Sat Jun 08, 2019 9:58 am

1819 - the US signed a treaty with Spain that gave Florida to the US in exchange for the US giving up it's claim to Texas. Following the LaSalle...

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Sat Jun 08, 2019 9:58 am
Off The Beaten Path - Chandler, TX

Last post by joe817 « Sat Jun 08, 2019 9:57 am

by joe817 » Sat Jun 08, 2019 9:57 am

CHANDLER, TEXAS. Chandler is twenty-five miles northeast of Athens in northeastern Henderson County. The area, originally inhabited by Caddo Indians,...

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Sat Jun 08, 2019 9:57 am
Happy Birthday paperchunker!!

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by Jusme » Fri Jun 07, 2019 4:55 am

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Happy Birthday paperchunker!! :cheers2:

Hope you have a great day!!
:thewave

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You needed to post this twice, within a minute of one another?

rlol

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This Day In Texas History - June 7

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by joe817 » Fri Jun 07, 2019 10:36 am

1842 - The Republic of Texas granted three million acres between the Llano and Colorado rivers to Henry Fisher, Burchard Miller, and Joseph Baker....

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Fri Jun 07, 2019 10:36 am
June 6, 1944

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by Pawpaw » Thu Jun 06, 2019 10:34 am

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:patriot:

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My great granny's brothers were in WW2. I believe 2 stayed state side and only one was sent to Europe. He never said much about what he did except he...

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Fri Jun 07, 2019 9:37 am
Happy Birthday paperchunker!!

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by Jusme » Fri Jun 07, 2019 4:54 am

Happy Birthday paperchunker!! :cheers2:

Hope you have a great day!!
:thewave

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This Day In Texas History - June 6

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by joe817 » Thu Jun 06, 2019 9:19 am

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1794 - Philip Nolan, having spent two years living with the Indians in Texas, and given up for dead, was back in Nacogdoches with a passport from the...

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I didn’t know that Billy Preston was Texan. I remember his passing.

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Thu Jun 06, 2019 11:47 pm
The Complete Guide to Making a DIY First Aid Kit

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by bblhd672 » Tue Jun 04, 2019 8:36 pm

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The Complete Guide to Making a DIY First Aid Kit

Written by a DFW area paramedic and Marine Corps veteran, the article contains good advice on do...

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:smilelol5: Rub some dirt on it and quit whining!

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Thu Jun 06, 2019 4:01 pm
TX: speaking of veteran memorials

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by philip964 » Fri May 24, 2019 10:45 am

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Dallas approves sale of Robert E Lee statue removed from City Park.

Min price of 450k, cost to remove it. (Really)

Cannot be displayed inside...

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I wonder if he is related to Lawdog.

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Thu Jun 06, 2019 1:37 pm
Urban protection for women on the East Coast, LA or Chicago

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by philip964 » Wed Jun 05, 2019 5:09 pm

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Air pods.

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I traveled by my self by train at 1:30 in the morning out of Penn Central Station in NYC 25 years ago. A friend thought I was crazy and that I would...

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Thu Jun 06, 2019 12:52 pm
Pop Quiz

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by canvasbck » Thu Jun 06, 2019 9:07 am

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Pop quiz! which of the following groups can this quote be attributed to? I chopped of the very beginning of the quote to not give away the answer....

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:iagree:

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Thu Jun 06, 2019 12:03 pm
Off The Beaten Path - Ballinger, TX

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by joe817 » Thu Jun 06, 2019 9:17 am

BALLINGER, TEXAS. Ballinger is at the junction of U.S. highways 67 and 83 and State Highway 158, thirty-six miles northeast of San Angelo in south...

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Thu Jun 06, 2019 9:17 am
Aerial Gunfight: Shot Down by a .45

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by joe817 » Wed Jun 05, 2019 11:28 am

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The M1911 and M1911A1 pistols are legends among firearms. Their remarkable exploits in the hands of American service personnel have been handed down...

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Good article! :thumbs2: :patriot:

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Wed Jun 05, 2019 2:05 pm
Off The Beaten Path - Independence, TX

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by joe817 » Wed Jun 05, 2019 11:05 am

INDEPENDENCE, TEXAS (Washington County). Independence is at the intersection of Farm roads 390 and 50, twelve miles northeast of Brenham in northeast...

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Wed Jun 05, 2019 11:05 am
This Day In Texas History - June 5

Last post by joe817 « Wed Jun 05, 2019 10:59 am

by joe817 » Wed Jun 05, 2019 10:59 am

1823 - John Smith was one of the first Texas Rangers and a member of Stephen F. Austin's Old Three Hundred. As a member of the first Texas Rangers he...

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Wed Jun 05, 2019 10:59 am
This Day In Texas History - June 4

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by joe817 » Tue Jun 04, 2019 10:40 am

1808 - Jefferson Davis, the first president of the Confederate States of America and a man with quite a few ties to Texas, was born in Todd County,...

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Tue Jun 04, 2019 8:52 pm
Tax code chapter 41 question

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by jason812 » Tue Jun 04, 2019 5:01 pm

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I just came back from my protest hearing for my property taxes. We will just say I am not happy about the decision and I am thinking about appealing...

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Thanks Don T.

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Tue Jun 04, 2019 5:11 pm
15 Years Ago Today

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by devgrew » Tue Jun 04, 2019 12:36 pm

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:patriot:

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Happy Killdozer Day

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Tue Jun 04, 2019 12:37 pm
Off The Beaten Path - Pledger. TX

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by joe817 » Tue Jun 04, 2019 11:30 am

PLEDGER, TEXAS. Pledger is at the junction of Farm roads 1301 and 1728, nineteen miles north of Bay City in the northern corner of Matagorda County....

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Tue Jun 04, 2019 11:30 am
East Coast being over run by deer

Last post by anygunanywhere « Tue Jun 04, 2019 8:11 am
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by philip964 » Mon Jun 03, 2019 5:19 pm

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The deer in your yard are here to stay.

Unintended consequences of well its the East Coast?

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You need to read forum rule #1.

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Tue Jun 04, 2019 8:11 am
Governor signs bill banning red light cameras in Texas

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by The Annoyed Man » Sun Jun 02, 2019 1:16 pm

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Mon Jun 03, 2019 2:45 pm
Interesting Tidbits of Texas History - Anahuac Disturbances

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by joe817 » Mon Jun 03, 2019 11:02 am

ANAHUAC DISTURBANCES. Two major events at Anahuac, in 1832 and 1835, upset those who wanted to maintain the status quo with Mexican authorities and...

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Mon Jun 03, 2019 11:02 am
Off The Beaten Path - Anahuac, TX

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by joe817 » Mon Jun 03, 2019 10:40 am

ANAHUAC, TEXAS. Anahuac, the county seat of Chambers County, is on the northeast bank of Trinity Bay on the Texas Gulf Coast. The earliest...

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Mon Jun 03, 2019 10:40 am
This Day In Texas History - June 3

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by joe817 » Mon Jun 03, 2019 10:18 am

1836 - On this date in 1836, shortly after Sam Houston defeated Santa Anna at San Jacinto, twenty Texas Rangers (known as Texas Shore Marines), who...

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Mon Jun 03, 2019 10:18 am
Women’s sports

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Off The Beaten Path - Lukenbach, TX

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by joe817 » Sun Jun 02, 2019 10:02 am

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LUCKENBACH, TEXAS. Luckenbach is a scenic community in southeastern Gillespie County with strong musical associations. The site was settled in the...

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Our deer lease is on the BB Luckenbach ranch. My dad has hunted there for many years. I joined him there several years back. I love that part of...

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Sun Jun 02, 2019 7:25 pm
This Day In Texas History - June 2

Last post by joe817 « Sun Jun 02, 2019 9:49 am

by joe817 » Sun Jun 02, 2019 9:49 am

1849 - Maj. Robert S. Neighbors arrived in San Antonio after leading an expedition to survey an upper, or northern, route to El Paso. His expedition...

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Sun Jun 02, 2019 9:49 am
UK: Are you extreme right wing (XRW)? Take the British Army test

Last post by joe817 « Sat Jun 01, 2019 8:44 pm
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by philip964 » Fri May 31, 2019 10:29 am
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Post your score.

I only made a C with 15 out of 20.

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I fear that as well, my friend. When that happens, and you are so in mind, I welcome you and your compatriots to Texas with heartfelt cheers and open...
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Sat Jun 01, 2019 8:44 pm
Off The Beaten Path - Plainview, TX

Last post by joe817 « Sat Jun 01, 2019 12:28 pm
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by joe817 » Sat Jun 01, 2019 9:38 am

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PLAINVIEW, TEXAS (Hale County). Plainview, the county seat of Hale County, is on Runningwater Draw at the intersection of Interstate Highway 27, U.S....

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:tiphat: Good info Steve! Thank you for the input!

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