Slaughter Family, part two

In 1898, J. B. built a house in Fort Worth for his family. He sold his holdings in Glasscock County and leased land in Borden and Garza Counties. There he met Abraham Nave and James McCord who owned the Square and Compass Ranch. J. B.

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Pumpkins. They’re a triple-use commodity. Carve one for Halloween. Then turn the scary face 180 degrees and voilà! You’ve got an autumn porch decoration. Third use? Want to guess? GUESS PAUSE. Pumpkin pie. Yeah, right. Don’t try this at home. Life’s too short not to buy the pumpkin in a can.

Main Street Now and Then

I can see the cars going up and down Main Street from my desk at the Post Dispatch. It is very different than when I was a kid making the drag. Back in the day, the middle of the street was wide open for parking from either side.

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Mygrandmotherusedtolooktothesunin the sky to know what time it was. She owned a watch. She wore it to church on Sunday maybe to time the preacher. Not that timing a preacher changes the length of the sermon. What will be will be. It’s like a weather forecast.

Abbott, House deadlocked over school choice, teacher pay

Gov.GreggAbbottandthe Texas House are at loggerheads over which will come first–vouchersforparentsto payforprivateschooltuition, or funneling more money to public schools, The Dallas Morning News reported.

A quiet, small gesture in the World Series

Before Saturday night’s World Series game, I didn’t know squataboutTommyPham,the35-year-olddesignatedhitterfor the Arizona Diamondbacks. A quick Internet search revealed thattheveteranhadmovedaroundquiteabitinhisnine-year MLBcareer,playingforsevendifferentteams.

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Sometimes you just have to settle. Ask me. The Camino de Santiago beckons. Most of us are never going to travel that famous well-worn pilgrimage route across northern Spain. My chances are slim as long as I stick with my nonpilgrimage husband. So I settled.

Tarrant County inmate dies in custody at private jail in Garza County

An incarcerated person who was transferred from the Tarrant County Jail to a private jail in Garza County under a county contract has died, Brandon Wood, the Texas Commission on Jail Standards executive director, said Monday. The inmate was pronounced dead Sept.

Paxton acquitted on all impeachment counts

Ken Paxton has been reinstated as Texas Attorney GeneralaftertheTexasSenate on Saturday acquitted him of chargesofbriberyandmisuse ofoffice.

Groundbreaking for the courthouse pavilion on the schedule of events for the 100-year anniversary of the courthouse

The south lawn of the Garza County Courthouseoffersanunobstructedsideview of the 100-year-old courthouse. Look quick. Plansforapavilionareoffthedrawingboard. Contingent on funding from donations and matches, the site could soon be a gathering place for the community.