
This week in Texas History: Who bushwacked the Bandit Queen
When Belle Starr retired for the night on Feb. 2, 1889, she had no way…
When Belle Starr retired for the night on Feb. 2, 1889, she had no way…
By Bartee Haile No one who saw Willie Shoemaker take that terrible tumble at Santa…
By Bartee Haile Four brothers busted out of the Graham jail on Jan. 14, 1889…
By Bartee Haile Woodward Maurice Ritter was born on Jan. 11, 1905 deep in the…
By Bartee Haile On Dec. 30, 1847, eleven years after the death of Stephen F.…
By Bartee Haile On Dec. 27, 1859, Texans laid to rest “Three-Legged Willie,” one of…
By Bartee Haile Stamford won the battle of the Bulldogs on Dec. 21, 1956, beating…
By Bartee Haile Speaking behind closed doors on Dec. 10, 1839, Mirabeau Lamar shared a…
By Bartee Haile Herbert Noble buried his wife on Dec. 4, 1949, four days after…
By Bartee Haile (Hard as it may be to believe, this is my 2,000th column!…