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The Dallas Cowboys are back in Oxnard, Calif., for their monthlong training camp. The Golden State has long been a base of operations for the Cowboys –…
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In 1967, famed landscape artist Peter Hurd unveiled a portrait of then-President Lyndon B. Johnson. It was to be Johnson's official portrait and would…
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It's common knowledge that in 1621 the first Thanksgiving was celebrated at Plymouth. But some say the “real” first Thanksgiving took place more than 20…
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Bevo, the bovine booster of the University of Texas Longhorns, is a nearly century-old institution.There have been 14 incarnations of the mascot, with the…
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In 1966, Gordon Knight quite literally dodged a bullet.The longtime Austin American-Statesman newspaper salesman should’ve been walking his usual beat on…
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One hundred eight years ago, Harper Baylor Lee’s hobby became something more than that.The 24-year-old worked for the Central Mexican Railroad in…
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The “Godzilla” El Niño that brought plenty of rainfall to Austin – and record flooding to parts of Central Texas – last year is no more, and Austinites…
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Today is the birthday of sorts for Texas’ favorite brain tonic: Dr Pepper.The first DP was served in 1885 in a Waco pharmacy by proto-soda jerk Charles…
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Well, it’s summer. And, if there are any certainties in this life, you’re bound to hear people complaining about the heat – you’re also likely to see a…
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Well, yesterday was flag day – a day that marks the anniversary of the adoption of the U.S. flag, Betsy Ross' famed stars and stripes design.But, if…