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On the Road with Tiki, the Traveling Macaw of Texas
Originally from Trinidad, Tiki the macaw has set claw in 204 of the state's 254 counties, participating in dozens of parades and other events.
Shelley Wayne moved to this East Texas town to join the Rangerettes and never left Kilgore Rangerettes, College Brochure, Great Northern Railroad, Only In Texas, Rangers Football, Shakespeare Festival, Drill Team, East Texas, Piano Teacher
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Only In Texas
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Piano Teacher
My Hometown: A True-Blue Rangerette Explains Why There’s More to Kilgore Than Oil and the Drill Team
Shelley Wayne moved to this East Texas town to join the Rangerettes and never left
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Lbj Ranch
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Kennebunkport Maine
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Exhibit at George W. Bush Center in Dallas Explores Texas Presidential Escapes
As visitors this summer to the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas will discover, presidents seize opportunities to depart Washington, D.C. The Center’s exhibit on presidential retreats, which runs through Oct. 6, highlights Camp David and three Texas-related venues: LBJ Ranch in the Hill Country, George and Laura Bush’s Prairie Chapel Ranch near Crawford and the Bush family compound, Walker’s Point, in Kennebunkport, Maine.
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Race Track
Trumpeter Robert Ortiz Has Been Playing the ‘Call to Post’ at Gillespie County Fairgrounds for 18 Years
How many race-track trumpeters do you know? Meet Robert Ortiz, who for 18 years has been the track trumpeter for the horse races at the Gillespie County Fairgrounds in Fredericksburg. Ortiz plays the “Call to Post” before each race during the summer, the signal for jockeys dressed in a rainbow of silks to parade their mounts past the crowd. There are two more race weekends this season: Aug. 10-11 and Aug. 24-25.
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Trumpeter Robert Ortiz Has Been Playing the ‘Call to Post’ at Gillespie County Fairgrounds for 18 Years
How many race-track trumpeters do you know? Meet Robert Ortiz, who for 18 years has been the track trumpeter for the horse races at the Gillespie County Fairgrounds in Fredericksburg. Ortiz plays the “Call to Post” before each race during the summer, the signal for jockeys dressed in a rainbow of silks to parade their mounts past the crowd. There are two more race weekends this season: Aug. 10-11 and Aug. 24-25.
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Bob Marley Music
Bob Marley Pictures
Reggae Bob Marley
Peter Tosh
Robert Nesta
Nesta Marley
Jacqueline Bisset
Roots Reggae
Donald Sutherland
In Fort Worth, See Intimate Portraits of Rock and Art Icons Through the Lens of Kate Simon
Fort Works Art presents 'Chaos and Cosmos,' the first major retrospective of the prominent rock photographer.
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Moon Made
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Rice University
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Glory Days
50 Years After JFK’s Moonshot, Historian Douglas Brinkley Recounts Its Lasting Influence on Texas
The Apollo 11 mission to the moon made Houston synonymous with NASA’s glory days
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Anthony Head
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Mexican Artists
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The Story of Mi Tierra's 'American Dream' Mural in San Antonio
Featuring portraits of more than 100 people, "American Dream" was the idea of Jorge Cortez—the son of Mi Tierra founders Pedro “Pete” and Cruz Cortez. “I wanted to honor my father and mother, who came to the U.S. as immigrants,” Cortez says of the mural.
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Jerry Jeff Walker
Long Exposure Photos
Old Desks
River Trip
Texas State University
Willie Nelson
Make Photo
Texas State
Long Exposure
Bill Wittliff, Lauded Texas Writer and Founder of Cultural Archives at Texas State, Has Died
One of Bill Wittliff’s most recent projects is a series of long-exposure photos of the sun. Each solargraph can take months to make. Photo: Will van Overbeek
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Texas Gulf Coast
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Harbor Bridge
Nature Museum
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College Station
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How Sweden-born Artist Kent Ullberg Found His Muse Along the Texas Gulf Coast
How Sweden-born Artist Kent Ullberg Found His Muse Along the Texas Gulf Coast | Texas Highways
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Charley Crockett Takes His Texas Sound on a World Tour
Charley Crockett Takes His Texas Sound on a World Tour | Texas Highways
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Homemade Body Butter
Roasted Coffee Beans
Hand Poured Soy Candles
Essential Oil Scents
Lotion Bars
Organic Herbs
Raw Honey
Cold Process Soap
Cold Process
Meet Our Makers: Jae Benjamin of Benjamin Soap Co.
Meet Our Makers: Jae Benjamin of Benjamin Soap Co. | Texas Highways
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How To Play Dominoes
Concept Phones
Charley Pride
Fort Worth Stockyards
Rural America
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Show Me The Way
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Willie Nelson Opens up About His Musical Family, His Love of Texas, and Why He’s Still on the Road to the Next Stage
Willie Nelson Opens up About His Musical Family, His Love of Texas, and Why He’s Still on the Road to the Next Stage | Texas Highways
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Hank The Cowdog
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For the love of life, land and cowdogs
John Erickson, the cowboy-writer behind "Hank the Cowdog."
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Famous Dogs
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Extraordinary Texans – ’16
What does it take to be and #Extraordinary Texan? Read about Crocodile Lile to find out.