Duval County Picture (San Diego, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 33, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 15, 1990 (open access)

Duval County Picture (San Diego, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 33, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 15, 1990

Weekly newspaper from San Diego, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 15, 1990
Creator: Cardenas, Alfredo E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
South Texas Catholic (Corpus Christi, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, August 15, 2003 (open access)

South Texas Catholic (Corpus Christi, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, August 15, 2003

Semi-monthly newspaper from Corpus Christi, Texas published by the Diocese of Corpus Christi that includes news of interest to Diocese members along with advertising.
Date: August 15, 2003
Creator: Goldapp, Paula J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Harper Herald (Harper, Tex.), Vol. 59, No. 33, Ed. 1 Friday, August 15, 1975 (open access)

The Harper Herald (Harper, Tex.), Vol. 59, No. 33, Ed. 1 Friday, August 15, 1975

Weekly newspaper from Harper, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 15, 1975
Creator: Dietel, Norman J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
South Texas Catholic (Corpus Christi, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, August 15, 2008 (open access)

South Texas Catholic (Corpus Christi, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, August 15, 2008

Semi-monthly newspaper from Corpus Christi, Texas published by the Diocese of Corpus Christi that includes news of interest to Diocese members along with advertising.
Date: August 15, 2008
Creator: Goldapp, Paula J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Tribune (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 64, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 15, 1933 (open access)

The Tribune (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 64, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 15, 1933

Semi-weekly newspaper from Hallettsville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 15, 1933
Creator: Malec, Walter
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 15, 1985 (open access)

The Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 15, 1985

Weekly newspaper from Rio Grande City, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 15, 1985
Creator: Roberts, Kenneth
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Galveston Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 225, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 15, 1911 (open access)

Galveston Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 225, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 15, 1911

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 15, 1911
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 88, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 15, 1991 (open access)

The Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 88, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 15, 1991

Weekly newspaper from Rio Grande City, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 15, 1991
Creator: Roberts, Kenneth
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Arlington Weekly Journal. (Arlington, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 33, Ed. 1 Friday, August 15, 1902 (open access)

The Arlington Weekly Journal. (Arlington, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 33, Ed. 1 Friday, August 15, 1902

Weekly newspaper from Arlington, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 15, 1902
Creator: Stanberry, William M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 260, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 15, 1956 (open access)

Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 260, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 15, 1956

Daily newspaper from Brownwood, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 15, 1956
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Hereford Brand (Hereford, Tex.), Vol. 78, No. 31, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 15, 1979 (open access)

The Hereford Brand (Hereford, Tex.), Vol. 78, No. 31, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 15, 1979

Daily newspaper from Hereford, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 15, 1979
Creator: Sims, Paul
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Jewish Herald-Voice (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 66, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 15, 1974 (open access)

The Jewish Herald-Voice (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 66, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 15, 1974

Weekly Jewish newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 15, 1974
Creator: Samuels, Joseph W. & White, Ida S.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mercedes Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 79, No. 33, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 15, 1990 (open access)

The Mercedes Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 79, No. 33, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 15, 1990

Weekly newspaper from Mercedes, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 15, 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Lawton Constitution & Morning Press (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 22, No. 33, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 15, 1971 (open access)

The Lawton Constitution & Morning Press (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 22, No. 33, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 15, 1971

Weekly newspaper from Lawton, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 15, 1971
Creator: Bentley, Bill F.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Austin Statesman (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 224, Ed. 2 Tuesday, August 15, 1916 (open access)

The Austin Statesman (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 224, Ed. 2 Tuesday, August 15, 1916

Daily newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 15, 1916
Creator: Lochridge, Lloyd P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 307, Ed. 1 Monday, August 15, 1966 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 307, Ed. 1 Monday, August 15, 1966

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 15, 1966
Creator: Hartman, Fred
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

Eleven Days in Hell: the 1974 Carrasco Prison Siege in Huntsville, Texas

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
From one o’clock on the afternoon of July 24, 1974, until shortly before ten o’clock the night of August 3, eleven days later, one of the longest hostage-taking sieges in the history of the United States took place in Texas’s Huntsville State Prison. The ringleader, Federico (Fred) Gomez Carrasco, the former boss of the largest drug-running operation in south Texas, was serving life for assault with intent to commit murder on a police officer. Using his connections to smuggle guns and ammunition into the prison, and employing the aid of two other inmates, he took eleven prison workers and four inmates hostage in the prison library. Demanding bulletproof helmets and vests, he planned to use the hostages as shields for his escape. Negotiations began immediately with prison warden H. H. Husbands and W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director of the Texas Department of Corrections. The Texas Rangers, the Department of Public Safety, and the FBI arrived to assist as the media descended on Huntsville. When one of the hostages suggested a moving structure of chalkboards padded with law books to absorb bullets, Carrasco agreed to the plan. The captors entered their escape pod with four hostages and secured eight others to …
Date: August 15, 2004
Creator: Harper, William T.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 13, Ed. 1 Friday, August 15, 2008 (open access)

Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 13, Ed. 1 Friday, August 15, 2008

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state, and national news and advertising of interest to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community.
Date: August 15, 2008
Creator: Nash, Tammye
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The UNT Digital Library
Galveston Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 225, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 15, 1916 (open access)

Galveston Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 225, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 15, 1916

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 15, 1916
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Paso Herald (El Paso, Tex.), Ed. 1, Saturday, August 15, 1914 (open access)

El Paso Herald (El Paso, Tex.), Ed. 1, Saturday, August 15, 1914

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 15, 1914
Creator: Slater, H. D.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 262, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 15, 1971 (open access)

Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 262, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 15, 1971

Daily newspaper from Brownwood, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 15, 1971
Creator: Fisher, Norman
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oklahoma City Times (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Ed. 2 Friday, August 15, 1975 (open access)

Oklahoma City Times (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Ed. 2 Friday, August 15, 1975

Daily newspaper from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 15, 1975
Creator: Bennett, Charles L.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Lawton Constitution & Morning Press (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 16, No. 33, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 15, 1965 (open access)

The Lawton Constitution & Morning Press (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 16, No. 33, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 15, 1965

Weekly newspaper from Lawton, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 15, 1965
Creator: Shepler, Ned
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
El Paso Morning Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 15, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 15, 1909 (open access)

El Paso Morning Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 15, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 15, 1909

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 15, 1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History