Southern Texas is home to 93 dragonfly and damselfly species, making it one of the most biologically diverse regions in the United States. The ninth annual Dragonfly Days weekend is a chance to see why dragonflying is becoming as popular as birding in some places. The event takes place in Weslaco May 15-18 and is sponsored by the Estero Llano Grande State Park World Birding Center site near Weslaco and the Valley Nature Center.
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City election results for Bonham, Ivanhoe, Honey Grove, Ector, Leonard, Honey Grove, Ladonia and Savoy. School election results for Bonham, Trenton, Ector and Fannindel.
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My grandmother's bureau had knobs all over. Most of them were purely decorative, but the real ones were easy to detect; they came out when you pulled them.
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Interim charges are the issues that the Speaker asks committees to study during the time between regular legislative sessions in order to make recommendations for legislation for the following legislative session. Legislators rely on public input when crafting legislation, and it is important that they hear from citizens during the interim.
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What a delightful afternoon we spent listening to both Lidia and Joe Bastianich share their wealth of knowledge and experience about cooking good Italian food and the good Italian wines that accompany them. The location for this fascinating mother and son duo was the Dallas Central Market Cooking School on Lover’s Lane at Greenville Avenue on Friday, May 2, 2008.
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1310 - Fifty-four members of the Knights Templar are burned at the stake in France for being heretics. The Knights Templar have become associated with legends concerning secrets and mysteries handed down to the select from ancient times. Rumors circulated even during the time of the Templars themselves. Freemasonic writers added their own speculations in the 19th century, and further fictional embellishments have been added in modern movies such as National Treasure and Kingdom of Heaven, video games, and best-selling novels such as Ivanhoe and The Da Vinci Code. Many of the Templar legends are connected with the Order's early occupation of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, and speculation about what relics the Templars may have found there. One legendary artifact that does have some connection with the Templars is the Shroud of Turin. In 1357, the shroud was first publicly displayed by the family of the grandson of Geoffrey de Charney, the Templar who had been burned at the stake with Jacques de Molay in 1314.
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Dolph Briscoe, governor of Texas from 1973 until 1979, is the largest individual landowner and rancher in a state famous for its huge ranches. He is one of the most respected businessmen in Texas, with a portfolio that includes banks, agribusinesses, cattle, and oil and gas properties.
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“We are excited about the opportunity to expand in this area,” says Bill Sparks, President of ProDox. “We feel that there is a strong pool of qualified candidates with great potential in this market. We are looking forward to partnering with the people in this area to grow our business nationally.”
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Soldiers Angels is the nations largest all volunteer military support group. It was started by the mother of an American soldier who said his buddies weren’t getting mail. There is now over 180,000 volunteers sending out messages of support in the form of cards, letters and lots of care packages.
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The beef brisket, treasured by most Texas barbecue connoisseurs and a common staple found inside smoking pits throughout the Lone Star State, contains 'depots' or tiny reservoirs of healthy monounsaturated fatty acids, according to new research.
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Two problems that occasionally confront parents of school-age children are cheating and fighting. If the problems are left unsolved, a child can develop poor learning skills, a negative self-concept and inappropriate ways of dealing with anger and frustration.
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1865 - American Civil War: Union soldiers ambush and mortally wound Confederate raider William Quantrill in Kentucky, who lingers until his death on June 6. Quantrill’s actions remain controversial to this day. The William Clarke Quantrill Society continues to research and celebrate his life and deeds. Some historians view him as an opportunistic, bloodthirsty outlaw; James M. McPherson, one of America's most prominent experts on the Civil War today, calls Quantrill and his subordinate Bloody Bill Anderson "pathological killers" who "murdered and burned out Missouri Unionists."
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