01 1930s farm labor
The Man Behind the Machine: A 1939 Snapshot of West Texas Farm Labor
A May 1939 photograph by Russell Lee captures a day laborer racing to fix a tractor mid-planting on a 4,900-acre farm near Ralls, Texas.
THE LEAD 1913 ambulance service
Texas City's Ambulance Company No. 3: A 1913 Snapshot of a City Still Finding Its Footing
A 1913 postcard photo of Ambulance Company No. 3 captures the U.S. Army's massive 2nd Division encampment that briefly turned tiny Texas City into a military boomtown.
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3 dispatches 02 Big Bend camping
The Best Places to Go Camping in Texas
Texas has over 80 state parks and two national parks, and the range of camping — from Panhandle canyon rims to East Texas bayous — is unlike anywhere else in the country. Here are five spots that represent the best of it.
03 Camper Van Road Trip
Why I Keep Seeing European Union License Plates on Galveston Beaches
A Galveston-based writer on why European camper vans keep showing up on Texas beaches, with a route from the Gulf Coast through the Hill Country to Big Bend.
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250th anniversary
Happy 4th of July! 🎇
Don't do anything tooooo crazy on the 250th birthday of the USA! 😍
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San Antonio Zoo
Why the Texas Horned Lizard Is Suddenly Everywhere on Google Right Now
The Texas horned lizard is trending after a possible first wild-born hatchling discovery in Blanco County. Here's the "horny toad" comeback story behind the search spike.
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250th anniversary
Happy 250th birthday from US Rep. Troy Nehls (R) — TEXAS
Congressman Troy Nehls brushed off a question about affordability with a Fourth of July menu of lobster tails and rib-eyes — then told paycheck-to-paycheck Americans they might just not work as hard as he does.
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