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Happy Birthday ForeverRoosky!!

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by Jusme » Tue May 21, 2019 11:44 am

Happy Birthday ForeverRoosky!! :cheers2:

Hope you have a great day!!

:thewave

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TX: Fort Worth has new interim police chief

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by philip964 » Tue May 21, 2019 9:10 am

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Compared to Houston, I didn’t know Fort Worth was having police management issues.

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Good riddance, you are now free to pursue a job in all of the failed Democratic run cities.

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This Day In Texas History - May 21

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by joe817 » Tue May 21, 2019 7:11 am

1542 – The Spanish explorer Hernando De Soto died of a fever and Moscoso Alvarado led his expedition into Texas.

1831 - William Barrett Travis,...

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Off The Beaten Path - Barstow, TX

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by joe817 » Tue May 21, 2019 7:09 am

BARSTOW, TEXAS. Barstow is at the intersection of U.S. Highway 80 and Farm Road 516, on the Missouri Pacific Railroad, five miles east of Pecos in...

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Tue May 21, 2019 7:09 am
This Day In Texas History - May20

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by joe817 » Mon May 20, 2019 8:31 am

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1805 - A royal order commanded the viceroy of Mexico to compile all pertinent data concerning the true boundary between Texas and Louisiana. Fray...

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There should be a documentary on Van Cliburn. He was the only American allowed to travel, with the blessings of JFK, to the USSR during the Cuban...

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Mon May 20, 2019 9:18 pm
Sound familiar?

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by bblhd672 » Mon May 20, 2019 9:55 am

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Shocker Down Under: Leading in Every Single Poll, Australia's Leftist Labor Party Loses, Conservatives Hold Power

Must be deplorable, bitter...

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You win the internet today! rlol

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Mon May 20, 2019 7:33 pm
Rashida Tlaib allegiance

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“Honestly, I never felt more Palestinian than I ever felt in Congress. Even in Palestine when I’m visiting my grandmother I’m more American,” Tlaib...

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Signed.
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Nobody but John Cornyn

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by philip964 » Sun May 19, 2019 9:47 am
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Days of ignoring Climate Change are over says Texas Senator John Cornyn.

CO2 is necessary for life. If the CO2 levels on Earth drop below 100 PPM...

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As has been stated, the global warming/climate change hoax/deceit is another socialistic excuse for distribution of wealth AND power. Following the...
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Off The Beaten Path - Cuero, TX

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by joe817 » Mon May 20, 2019 8:30 am

CUERO, TEXAS. Cuero is at the convergence of U.S. highways 183, 77A, and 87, in central DeWitt County. It is the largest city in the county and the...

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Newest H-E-B opened down the road, traffic is horrible...

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by SigM4 » Sat May 11, 2019 8:03 am
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H-E-B opened their newest store yesterday in Hudson Oaks; to my knowledge this is their northern-most store (if you don’t count Central Markets) and...

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Pretty decent, it’s not Central Market, but for standard grocery staples the quality is very good.
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Off The Beaten Path - Charleston, TX

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by joe817 » Sun May 19, 2019 10:03 am

CHARLESTON, TEXAS. Charleston is on Farm Road 895 some nine miles east of Cooper in southeastern Delta County. It is bordered by Evans Branch on the...

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This Day In Texas History - May 19

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by joe817 » Sun May 19, 2019 10:00 am

1829 - George B. McKinstry took the oath of Mexican citizenship, required of all settlers in Texas at that time. McKinstry, born in Ireland in 1801,...

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Off The Beaten Path - Hallettsville, TX

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by joe817 » Sat May 18, 2019 10:41 am

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HALLETTSVILLE, TEXAS. Hallettsville, the county seat of Lavaca County, is on the Lavaca River at the intersection of U.S. Highway 77 and alternate...

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My pleasure you all! :tiphat: Glad you enjoy these little looks into towns not to well known.

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This Day In Texas History - May 18

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by joe817 » Sat May 18, 2019 10:43 am

1817 - The pirate Jean Laffite sailed from Galveston to Matagorda.

1835 - Green Dewitt, empresario of Dewitt's colony, died in Monclova, Coahuila,...

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Sat May 18, 2019 10:43 am
Loved Big Bang Theory final - Vanity Fair not so much

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by philip964 » Sat May 18, 2019 10:33 am

I guess I didn’t feel there was anything controversial about the Big Bang Theory finale, except it was a great ending to a show I enjoyed.

Vanity...

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Sat May 18, 2019 10:33 am
AG Barr appoints prosecutor to investigate origin of spying on Trump

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by ELB » Mon May 13, 2019 9:17 pm

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This Day In Texas History - May 17

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by joe817 » Fri May 17, 2019 8:56 am

1831 - John Henry Moore, one of the Old Three Hundred and a participant in the Texas Revolution, constructed a twin blockhouse. He called the...

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Fri May 17, 2019 8:56 am
Off The Beaten Path - Albuquerque, TX

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by joe817 » Fri May 17, 2019 8:54 am

ALBUQUERQUE, TEXAS. Albuquerque was on the Clear Fork of Sandies Creek two miles south of the junction of Gonzales, Wilson, and Guadalupe counties in...

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Fri May 17, 2019 8:54 am
Happy Birthday Sport Coach!!

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by Jusme » Fri May 17, 2019 5:23 am

Happy Birthday Sport Coach!! :cheers2:

Hope you have a great day!!

:thewave

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Fri May 17, 2019 5:23 am
Social Security pending Insolvency

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by Bitter Clinger » Thu May 16, 2019 8:02 am

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Q: What are the 'odds' that Congress will completely fail to do anything about this?
A: About the same as the MSM even talking about it.

Starting...

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Wait, you mean the pyramid is going to crumble?

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This Day In Texas History - May 16

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by joe817 » Thu May 16, 2019 9:20 am

1837 - The early settlers of Fannin County in Northeast Texas faced many difficulties with Indians, particularly with the Cherokees and their Twelve...

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Thu May 16, 2019 9:20 am
Off The Beaten Path - Jean, TX

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by joe817 » Thu May 16, 2019 9:18 am

JEAN, TEXAS. Jean, at the intersection of State Highway 114 and Farm Road 1769, in north central Young County, was settled in 1875 by rancher S. B....

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Thu May 16, 2019 9:18 am
E-bikes: anybody have one?

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I'm getting very interested in e-bikes and have been looking at some of them online. It's an expensive proposition, so I'm trying to do my due...

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Thank you!
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Thu May 16, 2019 8:31 am
FBI finds terrorist training compound right here in America

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by Bitter Clinger » Tue May 14, 2019 10:36 am

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This Day In Texas History - May 15

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by joe817 » Wed May 15, 2019 9:54 am

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1755 - Tomás Sánchez de la Barrera y Garza founded Laredo with his family and several others. Sánchez was born near Monterrey, Nuevo León, in 1709....

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:tiphat: Thanks for taking time to read these.

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Wed May 15, 2019 7:48 pm
Nobody but Kamala Harris

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by philip964 » Fri Apr 26, 2019 5:37 pm

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The Presidential candidate who plans to ban guns as an executive order if elected, has apparently admitted to owning a handgun.

This USA editorial...

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I predict Trump wins.

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Wed May 15, 2019 3:27 pm
Off The Beaten Path - Port Isabel, TX

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by joe817 » Wed May 15, 2019 9:53 am

PORT ISABEL, TEXAS. Port Isabel is on the point where Texas Highway 100 meets the Laguna Madre in southeastern Cameron County, sixteen miles...

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Wed May 15, 2019 9:53 am
Nation's oldest Medal of Honor recipient, who fell on German grenade, dies at 98

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by bblhd672 » Tue May 14, 2019 10:51 am

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Nation's oldest Medal of Honor recipient, who fell on German grenade, dies at 98

Rest in peace sir. :patriot:

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One of the Greatest Generation. He saved a lot of his peers from getting wounded.

He hailed from the City of Bend, Oregon. 2017 population = 94,520....

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Tue May 14, 2019 6:52 pm
Off The Beaten Path - Pena Station, TX

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by joe817 » Tue May 14, 2019 9:02 am

PEÑA STATION. Peña Station, at the eastern edge of the site of present Hebbronville in northern Jim Hogg County, was a crossroads freight station...

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Tue May 14, 2019 9:02 am
This Day In Texas HIstory - May 14

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by joe817 » Tue May 14, 2019 9:01 am

1831 - A Masonic and military ceremony marked completion of the foundation for Fort Anahuac on May 14, 1831. The exterior walls were 100 by seventy...

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Tue May 14, 2019 9:01 am
Any ham trader sites...

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by TxLobo » Sat May 11, 2019 8:06 pm

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Worth looking at?

I'm new to the amateur radio side, been threatening myself to get my license for years, I've worked emergency communications,...

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Guys,

Thanks.. I'm off looking. I can find lots of Chinese knockoffs.. some new brands I've not heard of. And the clear understanding that this is...

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Tue May 14, 2019 6:10 am
Offended By What Someone Said? Now You Can Report Them To Law Enforcement

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by bblhd672 » Sun May 12, 2019 11:42 pm

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Offended By What Someone Said? Now You Can Report Them To Law Enforcement

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I would use the app to report the daily hate speech by elected officials, main sewer media and academics. :biggrinjester:

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Mon May 13, 2019 1:36 pm
No place but Iran

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by philip964 » Mon May 13, 2019 11:00 am

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Men ordered to not look at women during Ramadan.

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I would be concerned more about the saber rattling.

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Mon May 13, 2019 1:08 pm
This Day In Texas HIstory - May 13

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by joe817 » Mon May 13, 2019 10:21 am

1846 - Following America's annexation of Texas in 1845, Mexico sent troops along the Rio Grande River. Last month, 1,600 Mexican troops crossed in to...

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Mon May 13, 2019 10:21 am
Off The Beaten Path - Tascosa, TX

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by joe817 » Mon May 13, 2019 10:19 am

TASCOSA, TEXAS. Tascosa, on the Canadian River in northeastern Oldham County, was named for Atascosa (Spanish for boggy ) Creek, which flows into the...

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Mon May 13, 2019 10:19 am
This Day In Texas History - May 12

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by joe817 » Sun May 12, 2019 8:33 am

1858 - Iron Jacket (Po-hebitsquash, Pro-he-bits-quash-a, Po-bish-e-quasho) was a Comanche chieftain and medicine man to whom the Indians attributed...

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Sun May 12, 2019 8:33 am
Off The Beaten Path - Country Campus, Texas

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by joe817 » Sun May 12, 2019 8:32 am

COUNTRY CAMPUS, TEXAS. Country Campus, on State Highway 19 some twelve miles northeast of Huntsville in northeastern Walker County, was established...

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Sun May 12, 2019 8:32 am
The battle of the Little Wichita River

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by joe817 » Sat May 11, 2019 7:15 pm

Although a a branch of the Little Wichita River was the northernmost boundary on the place where I grew up, a noteworthy battle took place several...

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Sat May 11, 2019 7:15 pm
Off The Beaten Path - Henrietta, TX

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by joe817 » Fri May 10, 2019 11:35 am

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HENRIETTA, TEXAS. Henrietta, the county seat of Clay County, is on U.S. highways 287 and 82, State Highway 148, and Farm Road 1197, on the Burlington...

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:lol: :smilelol5:

I was actually born in Ft. Worth. And moved up the ranch in 1958.But thanks for remembering! :tiphat:

I have too many stories...

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Sat May 11, 2019 5:56 pm
TSCRA: 30 TX/OK LEO's arresting cattle thieves, cattle scammers.

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by surprise_i'm_armed » Sat May 11, 2019 3:44 pm

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The TSCRA is the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association. Its enforcement arm consists of 30 rangers who have jurisdiction in all of Texas...

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They have a great website that reports on thefts surrounding their mission:

My family were members for many years when we were in the cattle and...

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Sat May 11, 2019 5:43 pm
This Day In Texas History - May 11

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by joe817 » Sat May 11, 2019 10:53 am

1675 - The BOSQUE-LARIOS EXPEDITION reached the Rio Grande, probably a little below the present site of Eagle Pass. Bosque took formal possession of...

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Sat May 11, 2019 10:53 am
Off The Beaten Path - Rockdale, TX

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by joe817 » Sat May 11, 2019 10:52 am

ROCKDALE, TEXAS. Rockdale is at the intersections of U.S. Highway 79 and Farm roads 908 and 487, thirteen miles south of Cameron in southern Milam...

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Sat May 11, 2019 10:52 am
Anaheim PD LEO's fire 76 rounds on move, through windshield.

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by surprise_i'm_armed » Thu May 09, 2019 7:16 pm

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The link above contains text about this incident, as well as the LEO's bodycams.

The driver LEO fired 64 rounds. He was on the force less than a...

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I am not a LEO, but do police academies teach one handed shooting through the windshield while driving in a high speed pursuit??

Kinda reminded me...

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Fri May 10, 2019 11:45 pm
Thia Day In Texas History - May 9

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by joe817 » Thu May 09, 2019 6:07 pm

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1840 - Sam Houston marries Margaret Lea in Marion, Alabama. In 1837, as President, Houston passed a law allowing divorce, (something not allowed...

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The Orange Show toured by The Day Tripper:

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Fri May 10, 2019 9:06 pm
Thia Day In Texas History - May 10

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by joe817 » Fri May 10, 2019 11:34 am

1801 - The first deed on record in the future Angelina County began before the Texas Revolution of 1836. The first deed conveyed 5½ leagues of land...

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Fri May 10, 2019 11:34 am
No Newscasters but CNN

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by philip964 » Wed May 08, 2019 3:30 pm

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CNN asks how black will the Royal baby be?

Author responds that his critics didn’t read the whole article.

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Of course they are. The Clinton News Network won't be investigated just like Clinton won't.

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Fri May 10, 2019 10:35 am
Chelsea Manning has attempted suicide twice now.

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Funny how my view of Wikilinks has changed.

You may remember Chelsea Manning as Bradley Manning.

Seems that solitary confinement in Fort...

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Manning released from jail. Did not testify.

Grand Jury term expired.
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Thu May 09, 2019 10:49 pm
Ditch-pik knife by JB Knife & Tool

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by AndyC » Wed Apr 24, 2019 7:18 pm
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A nice flat and wicked little knife; customizable by order in various ways (the Sneak-Reaper logo is only for alumni of Ed Calderon's Weaponology or...

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No. Not since about 2013.
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Thu May 09, 2019 7:24 pm
Off The Beaten Path - Meadow, Texas

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by joe817 » Thu May 09, 2019 6:06 pm

MEADOW, TEXAS. Meadow is on U.S. highways 62 and 82 twenty-five miles southwest of Lubbock in northeast Terry County. The town is now in its third...

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Thu May 09, 2019 6:06 pm
Off The Beaten Path - Fort Spunky, TX

Last post by joe817 « Wed May 08, 2019 7:34 pm
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by joe817 » Wed May 08, 2019 8:48 am

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FORT SPUNKY, TEXAS. The remnants of the Fort Spunky community are on Farm roads 199 and 2174 and Lake Granbury in the southeastern corner of Hood...

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Great website! I look at it every day. That's where 'Texas Tales' comes from. Your detector is far superior to mine. :grumble I too wish I had more...

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Wed May 08, 2019 7:34 pm

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