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Apaches too much for Spaniards

Apaches too much for Spaniards

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Apaches too much for Spaniards

Texas History By Bartee Haile
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
On Mar. 24, 1775, Gen. Hugo Oconor, an Irish mercenary on the Spanish payroll, submitted for the viceroy’s approval an ambitious plan to annihilate the Apaches. Although the men from Madrid preferred to parley, peace talks were doomed from the start.

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Game Warden Field Notes

News Staff
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
How do you Solve a Problem Like Maria? A landowner called Texas Game Wardens when a group of quail hunters requested assistance rescuing a dog that had fallen into an abandoned grain siloturned well.
Nine accused of sex trafficking at center

Nine accused of sex trafficking at center

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Nine accused of sex trafficking at center

State Capital Highlights
Wednesday, March 16, 2022
Nine employees at a Bastrop County facility that cares for young victims of sex trafficking have been accused of trafficking those same girls, according to the Austin American-Statesman.
Ask Rusty – Please Help Us with Social Security Planning

Ask Rusty – Please Help Us with Social Security Planning

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Ask Rusty – Please Help Us with Social Security Planning

News Staff
Wednesday, March 16, 2022
Dear Rusty: Would you please advise on my wife and my Social Security planning? I’m 69 & 2 months, my wife is 66 & 2 months, so we both hit full retirement age. We both plan on starting to take SS next month.
Texans catch U.S. running guns to Mexico

Texans catch U.S. running guns to Mexico

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Texans catch U.S. running guns to Mexico

Texas History By Bartee Haile
Wednesday, March 16, 2022
While on patrol off the Mexican coast on Mar. 20, 1836, the Invincible whipped an enemy man-of-war and seized an American blockade runner on the high seas. All in a day’s work for the Texas Navy.
State high court hears challenge to abortion law

State high court hears challenge to abortion law

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State high court hears challenge to abortion law

News Staff
Wednesday, March 2, 2022
The Texas Supreme Court heard oral arguments last week on the question of whether state regulators can be sued by abortion providers hoping to block enforcement of the state’s restrictive abortion law, known as Senate Bill 8.
Looking Back 3/5/1992

Looking Back 3/5/1992

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Looking Back 3/5/1992

News Staff
Wednesday, March 2, 2022
Along with the heavy rains Wednesday came gusty winds in which at least one tree was blown down along with this street light at the on-ramp of I-10 just east of Main Street. The tree that was blown down, took out at least part of a mobile home on Claire Street.
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