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These 10 County Courthouses Show off the Beauty and History of Small-Town Texas
Texas’ Historic County Courthouses shine with grandiosity and ambition. Often politically controversial because of their expense, courthouse projects in the 19th and early 20th centuries lasted years as counties selected architects and builders, quarried and imported materials, then painstakingly assembled the larger-than-life landmarks in the middle of town. It’s not hard to imagine a farmer stopping by a courthouse construction site to take in the scene, scratching his head at the columns, parapets, and towers rising from the prairie.
Beauty and the Beast: The Battle of the Bluebonnet Co-Capitals of Texas
When the Texas Legislature focuses on bluebonnets, it can take unprecedented action, with our State Flower getting drawn into regional rivalries and larger political disputes.
A Mesquite Artist Sets Out to Capture Every Courthouse Square in Texas
When Mesquite artist Tony Delane is not behind the wheel of a truck hauling glass for Trulite Glass and Aluminum Solutions, driving from DFW to deep East Texas to the Cross Timbers and the northern edge of the Hill Country, he most likely can be found with a paintbrush or a pen in the hand.
The Town of Mason Mourns the Loss of Its Beloved Historic Courthouse
A temporary fence has gone up around the charred ruins of the Mason County Courthouse, which was destroyed by fire last Thursday.
The Rainbow Bridge of Southeast Texas: Making Drivers Think Twice Since 1936
I am looking at a picture of the Rainbow Bridge—and it gives me the creeps. The bridge is too high, the road rises at too sharp an angle.
6 Texas Daytrips to Drive Away the Winter Blues
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, my wife and I have been laying low. Our ages and autoimmune issues put us squarely in the highest at-risk category.
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