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H.E.A.R.T.S. Veterans Museum
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Gone But Never Forgotten at the H.E.A.R.T.S. Veterans Museum

Veterans and their family members do not have to travel far to pay their respects to those who served in one of the United States’s most controversial wars. Outshining the “prison city” reputation of Huntsville, the H.E.A.R.T.S. Veterans Museum pr ovides a new reason to head to East Texas, with an 80 percent-scale replica of […]

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From Trekkie to Space Traveler: Bernard Harris Inspires Youth to Dream Big

This is the story of how Bernard Harris dreamed big, defied the odds, and achieved something astronomical.

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A Camel Caravan led by Baum
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Doug Baum’s Camels and His Quest to Share the Story of the U.S. Army Camel Experiment

A brief period of military camels in Texas became lost to even most history books.

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Gold Bars
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Texas Lost Treasure: Part 1

As a standard for mythical tall tales and legends, it comes as no surprise that Texas holds the national corner on stories of lost treasure.

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First National Bank of Cisco, TX
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The Year Santa Robbed the First National Bank

This story about a 1927 robbery of First National Bank is so crazy it's almost hard to believe! A man dressed as Santa along with 3 other masked robbers looted the bank and escaped after a gun battle. They almost got away with it but a three days-long chase led to an unsatisfying end for most involved.

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Vintage Peruna with Handlers
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Texas Mascot Minutiae: Part Two

Being a mascot is a serious responsibility in the Lone Star State. While all are adored, some have origin stories larger than life.

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Raider Red Mascot from Texas Tech
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Texas Mascot Minutiae: Part One

We take our mascots seriously here the Lone Star State. While all are adored, some have origin stories larger than life.

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Texas Women You Should Know

Over the years, Texasliving has shared the stories of many inspiring women across the state of Texas. Though all have incredible stories, here are a few of the noteworthy individuals.

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A Woman Called Babe: World’s Greatest Female Athlete

The most gifted female athlete of the 20th century, and perhaps of all time, was a Texas woman called Babe. Mildred Ella “Babe” Didrikson Zaharias became a U.S. sensation and an international phenomenon after she won three medals in track and field at the 1932 Olympics.

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Katherine Stinson: Schoolgirl of the Sky

The famed founder of the San Antonio airfield by the same name, Katherine Stinson may have been the fourth licensed female pilot in history, but she went on to perform the first of many aviation feats. A woman in a man's world, she bucked traditional stereotypes and became a worldwide sensation.

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Building on an Architect’s Vision

Robert Harvey Harold Hugman did not earn a degree in architecture, but what he lacked in the culmination of a formal education, he more than compensated for in foresight, vision, and tenacity. The architect of one of San Antonio's most famed tourist destinations, the San Antonio River Walk, Hugman left a tangible legacy that will endure for generations to come.

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Ranching, Writing, and Recording: Three Generations of McMurtrys Leave Their Mark on Texas

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel Lonesome Dove to books like Horseman, Pass By and The Last Kind Words Saloon, America has seen the Old West through the eyes of Larry McMurtry. McMurtry’s lifelong pursuit began with just an inheritance of a small sack of books.

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Christmas Carols: Stories Behind the Songs

You know it is “that time of year” when Christmas music begins playing on the radio and in stores. With the Christmas season creeping slightly earlier and earlier each year, or so it seems, the merry tunes can lose their novelty by the time the big day rolls around! To put some jingly spirit back into the classic tunes that underscore the holiday season, enjoy some lesser-known stories behind the songs.

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TOMS Founder Has Heart & Sole

His name may not be as recognizable as his brainchild, TOMS, the $625 million apparel company best known for their canvas slip-on shoes, but Blake Mycoskie does not appear to be someone who concerns himself with frivolities like fame. Often seen in pictures with a signature look of long hair, a beard, and a festival of pendants around his neck (including […]

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All-Around Legend

For Bobby Lackey, it seems, it is not the third time – but the first – that has always been the charm. Now in his 80s, the Weslaco native set the stage for a standout collegiate career in football at the University of Texas at Austin when, in 1957, in one of his first games as starting quarterback for the Longhorns, he […]

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Anita Martini: Houston’s First Lady of Sports

Fighting for representation in a predominantly male industry, women have had to overcome many obstacles to earn respect as professionals in the sports industry. Women in the field today have many strong, female influences to thank for paving the way thus far, including Texas’s own Anita Martini, the Galveston native who opened the door to gender equality for female sports […]

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