Biannual publication "devoted to the rich history of Dallas and North Central Texas" as a way to "examine the many historical legacies--social, ethnic, cultural, political--which have shaped the modern city of Dallas and the region around it." The theme of this issue is "Disasters: Natural and Man-Made."

The 6th edition of "Essentials of Texas Water Resources," providing a beneficial education to new students of Texas water issues as well as assisting experienced water practitioners to continue their education, especially on emerging issues. Includes chapters on desalination, aquifer storage and recovery, reuse, conjunctive use, flood management, etc.

From their founding in the 1820s up to the modern age, the Texas Rangers have shown the ability to adapt and survive. Part of that survival depended on their use of firearms. The evolving technology of these weapons often determined the effectiveness of these early day Rangers. John Coffee “Jack” Hays and Samuel Walker would leave their mark on the Rangers by incorporating new technology which allowed them to alter tactics when confronting their adversaries. The Frontier Battalion was created at about the same time as the Colt Peacemaker and the Winchester 73—these were the guns that “won the West.” Firearms of the Texas Rangers, with more than 180 photographs, tells the history of the Texas Rangers primarily through the use of their firearms. Author Doug Dukes narrates famous episodes in Ranger history, including Jack Hays and the Paterson, the Walker Colt, the McCulloch Colt Revolver (smuggled through the Union blockade during the Civil War), and the Frontier Battalion and their use of the Colt Peacemaker and Winchester and Sharps carbines. Readers will delight in learning of Frank Hamer’s marksmanship with his Colt Single Action Army and his Remington, along with Captain J.W. McCormick and his two .45 Colt pistols, …

Annual journal of the Texas Gulf Historical Society publishing papers about the history of people, events, and development in the Texas Gulf region.

Born in Ponca City, Oklahoma, Bob Camblin (1928-2010) was an artist, first and foremost. He earned his BFA and MFA degrees from the Kansas City Art Institute. His studies were followed by a Fulbright Fellowship that allowed him a year’s stay in Italy. Returning to the USA, he held teaching positions at the Ringling Museum, the University of Illinois, Detroit Mercy, and the University of Utah before moving to Houston in 1967 to teach at Rice’s new art department. He was active in Houston during the late 1960s through the 1980s, collaborating with Earl Staley and Joe Tate on many projects, including “happenings” on the beach in Galveston. His career led him to creative undertakings all over the world. Throughout his lifetime he constantly experimented with various art media. He remained open to new ideas and new techniques until his death in Louisiana in 2010. Camblin was a central figure in the period of artistic fermentation in Houston that is now beginning to receive increasing critical attention. He chose Rowland to be his historian while still at Rice, and her insights into him are based on many personal letters and conversations. In addition, she is a trained art historian and …

Weekly newspaper from Tulia, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Tulia, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Tulia, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.

Special edition of the Denton County Historical Commission newsletter focusing on the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II. It includes various articles about the impact of the war on Denton County as well as important people and events during that period.

Weekly newspaper from Schulenburg, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Triweekly newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Schulenburg, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Triweekly newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Triweekly newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Triweekly newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.