Former Kyle-connected literary giant dies

One of the giants of the Texas literary world – one with ties to Kyle and Hays County – died this week.

Don Ballew Graham, a distinguished professor, author, critic and an authentic Texas character who the Dallas Morning News described as the premier scholar on Texas literature, was 79. He once lived in Kyle and taught at Texas State University in San Marcos (then Southwest Texas State University) before moving to teach in the Ivy League and then the University of Texas, achieving fame along the way.

Funeral services had not been set as of press time.