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Texas Tales: The Scalping of Josiah Wilbarger

An Announcement and a Warning. First the warning. The following article relates the true story of a scalping, a savage custom that was not uncommon on…

Sep 5 •

August 2024

It's Hot Outside, Y'all

I winter in Texas and summer in Hell, it’s cooler there.

Aug 15 •

Ten Texas Things Worth Sharing

Aug 8 •

Texans in the 2024 Summer Olympics, Y'all

In the dust of defeat as well as the laurels of victory there is a glory to be found if one has done his best.

Aug 1 •

July 2024

Cowboy Character: Cheerfulness

[Bose Ikard] never failed to answer me in the most cheerful and willing manner, [he] was the most skilled and trustworthy man I had.

Jul 18 •

The Chili Judge

I belched and four people in front of me needed paramedics.

Jul 4 •

June 2024

Texas Tales: Pranking a Tenderfoot

His was a humor with hair on its chest like the life he lived.

Jun 20 •

Down in the Valley

Ten Texas Things Worth Sharing

Jun 6 •

May 2024

Texas Tales: The Capture of Rachel Parker Plummer

May 16 •

Cowboy Etiquette: Strangers

A stranger’s business ain’t yours.

May 2 •

April 2024

Peggy McCormack Damns Sam Houston

To the devil with your glorious history!

Apr 21 •

A Letter to Remember

Ten Texas Things Worth Sharing

Apr 11 •

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