Oct 12, 2011 | The Bee-Picayune, Beeville, Texas
Anyone who lived through the Dust Bowl days of the 1930s has their experiences etched in memory.
An exciting announcement came on Friday from Texas A&M University-Central Texas.
In conjunction with the 175th anniversary of Texas Independence, Jacksonville ISD students got an up-close look at the life of a Republic of Texas solider and his weapon - a Tryon 1816 Model, Type III, .69 caliber smoothbore, one of only five like it in the world.
ICE intelligence chief suspended in fraud probe
A top U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement intelligence officer has been suspended amid allegations he helped a subordinate file bogus travel expense reports and took some of the cash they generated, an FBI agent testified in a Texas courtroom Wednesday.
Texas Independence Day celebration centers on musket
Texas Independence Day celebrations in Jacksonville centered around one relic left behind - a Tryon 1816 Model, Type III, .69 caliber smoothbore, flintlock musket, one of only five others like it in the world.