Today Margie and I visited Fedor, Texas. We again broadcast a live Instagram video, but since all good and decent people hate vertical video, I wanted to have a horizontal format clip to post here on Facebook, on YouTube, and on my web site. Things didn’t work out as I’d intended, but this video is …
José Policarpio ”Polly” Rodríguez, a Methodist minister, settled in Bandera County in the 1850s and acquired a large amount of land in the area. Rodríguez was a scout in US Army and served with Robert E. Lee and Albert Sidney Johnston while they were stationed in Texas, and in 1958 received a presidential citation for his …
Earlier this year my daughter (who will turn twelve in a few days) asked me if there are any ghost towns in Texas. “Yes,” I replied, “and we’ve even been to a few. Dubina, Serbin, Northrup, Washington on the Brazos, Manda…” My response surprised her. I can’t say I blame her; when I was her …