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Quest for revenge ends in execution
THIS WEEK IN TEXAS HISTORY BY BARTEE HAILE
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Bartee Haile, Texas History on
November 8, 2023
This Week in Texas History
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 reckless decision to part company with his captain, William Mosby Eastland.

Texas courtroom scene of historic trial
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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
Taft believed Texas might go republican
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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
Life no bed of roses for Bob Wills
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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
Escaped convict turns over a new leaf
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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
Tent showman was toast of West Texas
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Tent showman was toast of West Texas
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 tim...
October 4, 2023
Texas league slugger breaks home run record
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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
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Kyle PD makes arrest following AMBER Alert
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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...
EmilyAnn Trail of Lights celebrates 25 years
Community, Main...
EmilyAnn Trail of Lights celebrates 25 years
By Megan Navarro 
November 15, 2023
WIMBERLEY – Strolling through local neighborhoods to gaze upon the twinkling lights and festive displays is a family tradition for many around the hol...
Hays CISD bands find success on the field
Education, Hays County...
facing the music
Hays CISD bands find success on the field
November 21, 2023
Editor's note: This story has been updated as of 11/27/2023 to reflect the accurate placements of the bands at competition. “Teamwork makes the dream ...
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