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Smithville, Texas is located in Bastrop County. Zip codes in Smithville, TX include 78957. More Smithville information.

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Tuesday Feb 7 | KTEN-TV Denison

LBJ's personal Lincoln Continental up for auction

A white 1964 Lincoln Continental convertible used by President Lyndon B. Johnson has been put up for auction in Texas.

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Tue Jan 31, 2012

FANGORIA

Come up to the attic in new "Beneath the Darkness" clip

Dennis Quaid goes homicidally nuts in BENEATH THE DARKNESS, a psychothriller that hits the disc scene next month following brief theatrical play a few weeks back, and a clip you can watch past the jump gives you a taste of his mania as he visits a special friend in his attic.

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Wed Jan 25, 2012

Texas Highways

Smithville Revisited

My sister Joan was in Austin last weekend visiting from Dallas, and we decided to forgo the usual big-city haunts and spend an afternoon in Smithville.A I had written about Smithville's movie-town status in November TH , and Joan wanted to explore downtown Smithville.

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Tue Jan 24, 2012

Austin American Statesman

Oscars 2012: An early summary with Austin perspective

Terrence Malick's "The Tree of Life," which was filmed in Smithville and Central Texas, earned three Oscar nominations on Tuesday for best picture, director and cinematography.

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Fri Jan 20, 2012

CW33 Dallas KDAF-TV

Real life 'Jane Roe' Norma McCorvey to star in pro-life movie

Next month, McCorvey will take her pro-life activism to Hollywood, with a cameo appearance in the feature film, A'DoonbyA'. Her face isn't familiar to most, but her pseudonym "Jane Roe" is at the heart of nearly every rally surrounding the abortion debate.

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DreadCentrol.com

Make a Date to Go Beneath the Darkness

The official artwork and home video details for Image Entertainment's release of Beneath the Darkness are here, and we've got all the info you need straight outta the coffin! The rural bliss of small town life has been celebrated as part of the American dream, but sometimes a small town is the perfect place to hide one's secrets, one's mistakes, ... (more)

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Mon Jan 16, 2012

The Westerner

2009 Bastrop wildfire lawsuit 'resolved'; more people join suit in 2011 blaze

A $6 million lawsuit against Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative and McCoy Tree Surgery over a 2009 wildfire that damaged 26 homes in Bastrop County ended without a decision by a jury Friday morning.

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