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The Martyrs of the Alamo (1915)
On the martyrdom of those fallen heroes was built “The Lone Star State.”
Mar 12
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The Legend & Legacy of "The Line"
It is a Grand Canyon cut into the bedrock of human emotions and heroical impulses.
Mar 6
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The Banner of Independence
The new star gleaming on a blue flag over Goliad for the first time was fluttering and fighting with the winds of a raging storm.
Mar 2
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February 2026
Fisticuffs in the Rio Grande
The battle will be swift and hard.
Feb 26
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Blue Duck and the Cowardice of Bullies
Hard-boiled eggs are yellow at the core.
Feb 19
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On the Death of "Augustus McCrae"
Playing Augustus McCrae was kind of like my Hamlet.
Feb 17
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Derrick Jeter
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The Largest Cattle Drive in History
When I reached my eighteenth birthday .
Feb 12
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Derrick Jeter
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Texas Tales: Marvels of a Changing World
That hideous monster, belching smoke and hissing steam, and with glaring lights bore down upon us at terrific speed, and we ran, scrambling over rocks…
Feb 5
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January 2026
How to Fly & Fold the Lone Star Flag
A downloadable graphic for paid subscribers
Jan 29
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Derrick Jeter
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On Blue Pigs
Dogs look up to you, cats look down on you.
Jan 22
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Derrick Jeter
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Chuckwagon Grub: Cowboy Coffee
The cowboy’s recipe for making coffee was “take one pound of coffee, wet it good with water, boil over a fire for thirty minutes, pitch in a horseshoe…
Jan 15
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Texas 101: State Symbols
An out-of-Stater said, “You Texans look down on other people, don’t you?” ¶ The rancher drawled, “Not that I know of—but we sure as h— don’t look up to…
Jan 8
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Derrick Jeter
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