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Basil M. Hatfield, a San Jacinto Battlefield soldier, steamer captain and saloon owner, built a plantation home south of Old Washington. The home still stands in its elegance that travelers
Read moreAUSTIN- On July 9, Gov. Greg Abbott announced the receipt of $15 million in federal funding meant to increase operational capabilities of federal, state, local and tribal law enforcement agencies.
Read moreOpuntia spp., the several species of prickly pear cactus, are native to the Americas. They are stem succulents growing to 11 feet but may be prostrate. Erect, they’re about 3½
Read moreAUSTIN — Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, on June 28 released the names of his appointees to the Texas Legislature’s 2021 Redistricting Committee. Patrick, who presides over the 31-member state Senate,
Read morePunica granatum, pomegranate, means “apple with many seeds” and is common in Grimes County. It’s a deciduous tree or shrub, often with multiple trunks, usually about 10 to 20 feet
Read moreThe book, “Sandbars and Sternwheelers Steam Navigation on the Brazos,” written by Navasotian Pamela Puryear and Nath Winfield, Jr. of Chappell Hill, has become the ‘bible’ of the Brazos River
Read moreIn 1843, William W. Arrington purchased acreage at a sheriff’s sale in the west central part of what became Grimes County. There were three sulphur springs bubbling in a concentrated
Read moreNISD Family & Rattler Nation - There is a famous poem written by Edgar A. Guest that reads: “I watched them tearing a building down, A gang of men in
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