Tent showman was toast of West Texas

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October 4, 2023

This Week in Texas History

Harley Sadler, a household name throughout West Texas, made his last personal appearance at a benefit for the Boy Scouts on Oct. 9, 1954, but this time there would be no curtain call for the much loved king of the tent shows.

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Texas courtroom scene of historic trial

On Nov. 24, 1923, a Fort Worth jury came back with a verdict in the federal fraud trial of disgraced explorer, Dr. Frederick Albert Cook. A decade and...

November 21, 2023

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Quest for revenge ends in execution

As the Texas Ranger lieutenant prepared to fight 150 or more Indians with only 18 men on Nov. 10, 1837, he must have questioned the wisdom of his reck...

November 8, 2023

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Taft believed Texas might go republican

As the presidential special sped him back to Washington on Oct. 26, 1909, William Howard Taft dared to dream of carrying the Lone Star State in 1912. ...

October 25, 2023

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Life no bed of roses for Bob Wills

Bob Wills was inducted on Oct. 18, 1968 into the Country Music Hall of Fame, an ironic honor since the King of Western Swing never thought there was a...

October 18, 2023

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Escaped convict turns over a new leaf

After Joe Horner’s battle with the buffalo soldiers on Oct. 11, 1874, the wild young outlaw seemed headed for an early grave. Who could have imagined...

October 11, 2023

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Texas league slugger breaks home run record

By Bartee Haile Two weeks after breaking the Texas League home run record that had stood for 32 years, Ken Guettler hit his sixtieth round-tripper of ...

August 23, 2023

Hays County, Main...

Parents, former employees raise concerns over The Learning Experience

November 15, 2023

HAYS COUNTY — Among parents' top concerns in a childcare facility are safety, reliability and the well-being of their child. For some parents of chil...

Breaking News, Buda...

No injuries reported following train, car crash

By Staff Report

November 13, 2023

At approximately 8:07 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 12, the Buda Police Department responded to a report of a vehicle stuck on the train tracks at the crossing at...

Breaking News, Hays County...

Kyle PD makes arrest following AMBER Alert

By Staff Report

November 22, 2023

KYLE — On Tuesday, Nov. 21 at approximately 9:25 p.m., an AMBER Alert was broadcasted to locate two children, 6-year-olds Jaylynn and Jordyn Webber-Da...

Buda, Community...

Hays County Brown Santa looks for elf volunteers

November 8, 2023

HAYS COUNTY — The Hays County Brown Santa program has started its annual drive for money, food and toys to assist families in need in Hays County. The...

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Hays County native performs at Apollo Cafe in New York

November 15, 2023

HAYS COUNTY— A local resident recently performed in New York. Joshua Banbury was born in San Marcos, attended Lehman High School and graduated from th...

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