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statewide links a few important people Amarillo, Texas Austin, Texas Dallas / Fort Worth area El Paso, Texas Houston, Texas Lubbock, Texas San Antonio, Texas Waco, Texas smaller counties & towns A thru C • D thru G • H thru L • M thru R • S thru Z movie & TV industry Railroads of Texas Indian Country of Texas reading material, other media image gallery

short-lived Republic of the Rio Grande

Official Government Links & Info
Texas covers 268,581 square miles {696,241 square kilometers}; elevation ranges from sealevel to 8,751 ft (2,667.4 m).
Established as the Republic of Texas on 2 March 1836; admitted to the Union on 29 December 1845 {the 28th state}.
The population of Texas is 25,674,681 (2011 estimate) - non-Hispanic whites 45%, Hispanic/Latino 38%
The popular name is 'The Lone Star State'.
The state flower is the Bluebonnet; the state tree is the Pecan.
The state bird is the Mockingbird; the state animals are Armadillo & Longhorn Cattle.
There is now (2022) a movement to designate the state snake as Ted Cruz.
The Texas legislature proclaimed chili the official state food of the Lone Star State in 1977.

The official state song is "Texas, Our Texas" (adopted in 1929), although
many would assume that it is "The Yellow Rose of Texas", a traditional folk song.  
Time zones in Texas are Central Time for most of the state, Mountain Time in the southwest 'tip'.

Official Website of the State of Texas
Texas Portal at Wikipedia
Texas State Legislature Online
Texas State Library & Archives Commission
The Friends of Libraries & Archives of Texas
official Texas State Veterans Portal
official Texas State Tourism website
Texas State Lottery [est. 1991]
THC.state.TX.US/travel
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Texas
Texas Rangers

Texas Commission on the Arts

Texas Department of Agriculture
Go Texan! Day began in 1999 as the last Friday in February and has since been expanded to various programs year-round,
including special celebrations at schools and an exhibit at the State Fair in the Fall.

Texas Film Commission [est. 1971]
Texas Film Commission's online production services directory
Texas movie & TV industry links

Statewide Links
Texas Assn. of Counties
Texas Escapes website
Texas Book Festival [Oct 2019 = #24]
Office Space for Lease in Texas
Southwest Restaurants Assn.
Power Across Texas energy production lobbying group based in Austin, Texas
Southwest Directory's Texas pages
Texas Farm Bureau Federation [est. 1933] based in Waco, Texas
'Must Read Texas' daily political newsletter {leans Republican} based in Austin, Texas

Bullock Texas State History Museum [opened 2001], 1800 Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas
Texas State Historical Assn. Digital Gateway
Texas Heritage Society [] based in The Woodlands, SE Texas
Texas Folklore Society [est. 1909] based in Nacogdoches, Texas
Texas Institute of Letters
http://www.texasretiredamericans.org/
Writers’ League of Texas [est. 1981] based in Austin, Texas
  Beans & Brews Coffeehouse of Salt Lake City, Utah [est. 1993] is planning 12 new locations in TX (2023)

Regional Links
Rio Grande Valley [TX] Chamber of Commerce
Highland Lakes area in Central Texas
Texas Prairie Rivers Region
Texoma Area of North Texas and South Oklahoma

Rick Walker's Route 66 Research Page / Texas Section Route 66 Pages at Spirit of America Bookstore

A Few Important People
Governor Greg Abbott [2015-2022; GOP]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Abbott#2018_election

  former Governor Rick Perry [12/2000-1/2015; GOP] is now Secretary of Energy for Emperor Trump [since 3/2017]

State Senator and rising Democratic star Wendy Davis announced 10/2013 her run for Governor of Texas in 2014;
after several missteps by Davis, the vote count in November was 59% for Abbott and 39% for Davis.
official website • Wikipedia • campaign website
Wendy Davis for Governor 10/2013 campaign video [4:36] on YouTube

Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick [since 2015; GOP]
former Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst [2003-2015; GOP]

TEA Party favorite U.S. Senator Ted Cruz [since 2013; GOP] was re-elected in 2018
Ted Cruz won the March Republican primary with 85% of the vote, which amounts to 1.5M; newcomer 'Beto' O'Rourke won the Democratic primary with 62%
against two others, with a combined plurality of 1.04M - the November statewide elections remain a tough win for Texas Democrats.

former Cong. Robert Francis 'Beto' O'Rourke [TX-16 2013-2018; Dem]
almost beat Republican Ted Cruz for Senate (48.3% to 50.9%); is running for President in 2020
Wikipedia • campaign website

U.S. Senator John Cornyn III [since Dec 2002; GOP] is up for re-election in 2020

George W. Bush Page at Spirit of America Bookstore

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Stephen F. Austin [1793-1836] - known as 'The Father of Texas'
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_F._Austin
http://www.amazon.com/Wilderness-Pioneer-Stephen-Austin-Texas/dp/1885777167/

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Texas cattle baron S. Burk Burnett [] and the Four Sixes Ranch

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explorer Αlvar Nϊρez Cabeza de Vaca [1490?-1557?]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81lvar_N%C3%BA%C3%B1ez_Cabeza_de_Vaca

"Cabeza de Vaca" musical TV movie [CBS-TV June 1962] /tt1069952/

"Cabeza de Vaca" film [Mexico 1991] /tt0101529/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabeza_de_Vaca_(film)

"Opuntia" film [festival circuit 2017-2018]

docudrama written & directed by David Fenster about conquistador-turned-shaman Cabeza de Vaca that explores his cultural, personal, and natural transformation • Co-produced by Missy Laney, narrated by David Verdaguer & Vicente Celis DVD/Blu-ray not yet available • bare credits at IMDb • official movie site watch 10/2017 official trailer [1:49] at YouTube

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Afro-American polymath George Washington Carver [1864?-1943]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington_Carver
George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center in Austin, Texas

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J. Frank Dobie: A portrait of Pancho by Winston Bode (1968) /B0006BVEXK/

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barbeque expert Aaron Franklin of Austin, Texas
widely regarded as one of the most influential pitmasters in the United States
browse books • credits listing [since 2012] at IMDb • official website
Aaron's educational videos about barbeque

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Sam Houston

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Robert E. Howard [1906-36], creator of Conan the Cimmerian
Robert E. Howard Museum in Cross Plains, Texas

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prolific author Joe R. Lansdale lives in Nacogdoches, Texas
browse books • official website • IMDb listing • Wikipedia

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author James A. Michener [1907-97] Page at Spirit of America Bookstore

author Larry McMurtry [1936-2021] lived in Archer City, Texas

"What On Earth Is An Atheist!" [] by Madalyn Murray O'Hair

painter Georgia O'Keeffe [1887-1986]
lived in Amarillo, Texas (1912-1914) and in Canyon, Texas (1916-1918)

  former Governor Rick Perry [12/2000-1/2015; GOP] is now Secretary of Energy for Emperor Trump [since 3/2017]

William Sydney Porter [1862-1910] {pen name O. Henry} Page
at Spirit of America Bookstore

Ann Richards [1933-2006], Texas Governor [Dem; 1991-95]
"Ann Richards' Texas" documentary [2012] /tt1833206/

State Capitol of Austin, Texas  [est. 1839]
Fourth-largest city in Texas by population
official website • entry at Wikipedia

G.E. Nordell's Austin, Texas Travel & Business Links Page
top of page • official links • general links • food & beverage • lodging • print & broadcast media •
motion picture industry • reading material & other media • nearby cities & towns • image gallery

CultureMap Daily Digital Magazine for Austin, Texas

Travis County, Texas [est. 1840]
official website • entry at Wikipedia • travel & business links

Williamson County, Texas [est. 1848]
official website • entry at Wikipedia • travel & business links

City of Amarillo, Texas  [incorp. 1899]
14th-largest city in Texas by population.
official website • entry at Wikipedia
Amarillo [TX] Chamber of Commerce
Amarillo, Texas C.V.B.
Amarillo [TX] Globe-News daily newspaper
http://www.amarilloart.org/
American Quarter Horse Assn. [est. 1940] based in Amarillo, Texas
Amarillo Club [est. 1947], Firstbank Southwest building, 30th floor in Amarillo, Texas
Happy State Bank [est. 1908, name changed 2002] in Happy (Amarillo), Texas
Palace Coffee Company {5 locations} in Amarillo, Texas

Summit Shopping Center, SW 34th Avenue & S. Coulter Street in Amarillo, Texas has no website! (10/2019)
current tenants include: TJ Maxx, Sears Outlet, Natural Grocers, Julie's Hallmark, Pretty Woman, The Good Feet Store, Small Town Gypsy, Amarillo Grape & Olive, Jason's Deli,
The Vitamin Cottage, Fuzzy's Taco Shop, Care Express, Kenneth Wyatt Gallery, Champion BBQ, Amarillo National Bank, amd many other retailers & eateries
  Beef O'Brady's Family Sports Restaurant [chain est. 1985], 7306 SW 34th Avenue in Amarillo, Texas
  Fire Slice Brick Oven Pizzeria [est. 2009], Summit Shopping Center, 7306 SW 34th Avenue in Amarillo, Texas

Potter County, Texas [est. 1887]
official website • entry at Wikipedia

Dallas / Fort Worth area in Texas
The Dallas-Ft. Worth Metroplex consists of 14 counties and contains the cities of Dallas (#3 in population in Texas), Fort Worth (#5), Arlington (#7),
Plano (#9), Garland (#12), Irving (#13), McKinney (#18), Mesquite (#19), Carrollton (#24), Denton (#26), and Richardson (#32).

KXAS-TV N.B.C. News Channel 5 in Dallas/Fort Worth

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City of Dallas, Texas
Third-largest city in Texas by population.
Dallas [TX] C.V.B.
http://www.downtowndallas.com
http://www.DCCCD.edu
http://www.VictoryPark.com
http://www.DallasNews.com
http://www.GrapevineTexasUSA.com ___ old RR
http://www.DallasSymphony.com
Dealey Plaza = http://www.JFK.org
museum http://www.OldRed.org
district http://www.DallasWestEnd.org
Standing Dog Interactive [est. 2005] of Dallas, Texas
http://www.watermelon-kid.com/history/dallas/dal_index.htm
http://www.DallasCulture.org
http://www.DallasOpera.org
museum http://www.KimbellArt.org
http://www.DallasMuseumofArt.org
http://www.AngryDog.com
http://www.TheModern.com = MoMa Ft. Worth
http://www.h3ranch.com/booger.html
The Texas Black Film Festival [Feb 2011 = #4] in Dallas, Texas
http://www.dallasconventioncenter.com/
North Texas Mensa [est. 1978] covers the Dallas area, but not Fort Worth
CultureMap Daily Digital Magazine for Dallas, Texas
U.S.A. Film Festival year-long events [est. 1971] in Dallas, Texas
Vintage Racing League [est. 2006] social networking site based in Dallas, Texas
Broadway Tour: Broadway shows in Dallas, Texas
Park Cities Historic & Preservation Society [est. 1982], at Highland Park Village in Dallas, Texas
SpyGuy Security online store [est. 2014] in Dallas, Texas
http://www.BlackFriarPub.com
Burger House Hamburgers [est. 1951] 4 locations in Dallas Metro Area
http://www.IdleRichPub.com
http://www.OldMonkDallas.com

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City of Fort Worth, Texas [settled 1849]
Fifth-largest city in Texas by population.
http://www.FortWorth.com
CITY CLUB OF FORT WORTH Fort Worth, TX 76102 = http://www.cityclub-ftw.com/
http://www.SidRichardsonMuseum.org FtWorth
http://www.GingerBrowns.com Olde Tyme Restaurant + STAR cinnamon rolls
http://www.GraceFortWorth.com = luxe
http://www.CasaRitasMexicanGrill.com
http://www.SpiralDiner.com = vegan & organic
http://www.BarcadiaBars.com chain
http://www.FrankiesBar.com sports
http://www.beerknurd.com > Flying Saucer chain
http://www.MalonesPub.com
http://www.FWnaturecenter.org
http://www.HPB.com = Half Price Books
http://www.MyComicShop.com = Lone Star Comics
http://www.FortWorthZoo.org
http://www.TheModern.org
American Paint Horse Assn. [est. 1965] based in Ft. Worth, Texas
National Cowgirl Museum & Hall of Fame in Fort Worth, Texas

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Dallas County, Texas [est. 1846]
official website • entry at Wikipedia

Garland, Texas []
12th-largest city in Texas by population.

Irving, Texas area
13th-largest city in Texas by population.
Greater Irving - Las Colinas [TX] Chamber of Commerce
The Studios at Las Colinas [] north of Irving, Texas were sold to wingnut Glenn Beck's The Blaze Network in June 2013
Gentiva Hospice Foundation {based in Irving, Texas}

http://www.MesquiteChamber.com

Richardson, Texas [] is mostly within Dallas County, partly in Collin County

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Tarrant County, Texas [est. 1849]
official website • entry at Wikipedia

Arlington, Texas []
Seventh-largest city in Texas by population.
Mindy Lu's Pie Company of Arlington, Texas
http://www.PotagerCafe.com in Arlington
American Mensa, Ltd. [est. 1960] is based in Arlington, Texas

Grapevine, Texas
http://www.grapevinetexasusa.com/
Grapevine Vintage Railroad in Tarrant County
http://www.grapevinetexasusa.com/ThingsToDo/GrapevineVintageRailroad/tabid/267/Default.aspx

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other cities in the Dallas/Ft. Worth metro area

Carrollton, Texas [] is within Denton, Dallas & Collin counties

Denton, Texas []
http://www.discoverdenton.com

Frisco, Texas [est. 1902] ZIP 75033-35 is within Collin & Denton counties
http://www.friscotexas.gov/
Frisco Heritage Museum and Village [est. 2008], 6455 Page Street in Frisco, Texas
Museum of The American Railroad [est. 1963] is moving to Frisco, Texas

McKinney, Texas [] is in Collin County, Texas
http://www.visitMcKinney.com

Plano, Texas [] is in Collin County, Texas
Ninth-largest city in Texas by population.
http://www.plano.gov/
http://www.PlanoCVB.com

El Paso, Texas  [founded 1659]
Sixth-largest city in Texas by population.
official website • entry at Wikipedia

G.E. Nordell's El Paso, Texas Travel & Business Links Page
top of page • official links • general links • food & beverage •
lodging • print & broadcast media • nearby cities & towns

Houston, Texas [founded 1836]
Largest city in Texas by population (surpassed by the Dallas-Fort Worth MetroPlex).
official website • entry at Wikipedia
Downtown Houston Management District [est. 1995]
Houston's News aggregate blog
Houston cityblog [est. 2004]
Houston [TX] Press news & entertainment weekly [est. 1989]

http://www.murderbooks.com/ Houston + LAbooks
THE HOUSTON CLUB Houston, TX 77002 = http://www.houstonclub.com/home.htm
famous Brazos Bookstore in Houston
Houston Space Center

Pecos League of Professional Baseball Clubs [est. 2010] based in Houston, Texas
CultureMap Daily Digital Magazine for Houston, Texas
http://www.continentalclub.com/Houston.html
http://www.KemahBoardwalk.com = Kemah TX {s & w of Houston}
Houston Cattle Baron's Ball [April 2012 = #24] for The American Cancer Society
George Ranch Historical Park
Sysco Distributors [est. 1969] of Houston, Texas
artist Earl Staley of Tomball/Houston, Texas
14 Pews community culture center [est. 2010], 800 Aurora Street (in East Sunset Heights)
H-Town Multicultural Film Festival [June 2013 = #1] in Houston, Texas
Matt Marshall's 'Kaizen Radio' podcast [est. January 2014] based in Houston, Texas
Houston [TX] Amputee Society [est. 2013]
Broadway Tour: Broadway shows in Houston, Texas

'SynRG: The Final Frontier' Regional Gathering of Gulf Coast Mensa [May 2016] in Houston, Texas
Comicpalooza [June 2016 = #9] at George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas

Blacksmith Coffee bar, 1018 Westheimer Road in Houston, Texas
Irma's Restaurant & Irma's SW Grill in Houston, Texas
Vic & Anthony’s Steakhouse [launched 2004] in Houston, Texas
Houston’s acclaimed Rainbow Lodge
Brennan’s of Houston, Texas

Harris County, Texas [est. 1836]
official website • entry at Wikipedia

Texas Track Solution [], 209 Sheldon Road in Channel View (Houston area), Texas 77530
Menards Railroad Materials [est. 2001] based in Humble/Houston, Texas

Texas Railroading Heritage Museum {formerly Houston RR Museum; est. 1961}
is in the process of moving to Tomball, Texas

City of Lubbock, Texas [settled 1890, incorp. 1909]
11th-largest city in Texas by population.
official website • entry at Wikipedia
Lubbock [TX] C.V.B.
River Smith's Chicken & Catfish in Lubbock, Texas
The Pancake House in Lubbock, Texas
Lubbock [TX] Avalanche-Journal newspaper
National Cowboy Symposium & Celebration [Sept 2007 = #19] in Lubbock, Texas
Lubbock = SB's Coffee sugarbrowns.blogspot.com
http://www.LubbuckLegends.com
http://www.lubbockonline.com/
http://www.lubbockfunclub.com/Dining.html
Firehouse Subs chain - 2 locations in Lubbock, Texas
Used2BNew Booksellers [est. 2/2007], 2625-74th Place in Lubbock, Texas: Facebook • online at Amazon
♠ The Spade Ranches [est. 1889] based in Lubbock, Texas
Cooper's Drive-In, 1102 Farm Road 1585 in Lubbock, Texas
United Family Stores [est. 1918], 7830 Orlando Avenue in Lubbock, Texas   

Lubbock County, Texas [est. 1876]
official website • entry at Wikipedia

San Angelo, Texas [est. 1867] ZIP 76903
official website • entry at Wikipedia
Cactus Hotel
Miss Hattie's Bordello Museum
Fort Concho
Goodfellow Air Force Base
San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts
Angelo Civic Theater, the oldest civic theater in Texas, was founded in 1885
Angelo State University
San Angelo Standard-Times
KANG-CA (TeleFutura)
KERA-TV (PBS)
KEUS-LP (Univision)
KIDY (Fox)
KLST (CBS)
KSAN-TV (NBC)
KTXE-LP (ABC)
Railway Museum of San Angelo [est. 1997] in the Historic Orient/Santa Fe Depot [built 1910] in San Angelo, Texas

Tom Green County, Texas [est. 1874]
official website • entry at Wikipedia

San Antonio, Texas [founded 1718]
second-largest city in Texas by population (surpassed by the Dallas-Fort Worth MetroPlex); the four largest cities in Greater San Antonio are San Antonio
(seat of Bexar County), New Braunfels (seat of Comal County), Schertz, and Seguin (seat of Guadalupe County)
official website • entry at Wikipedia
Mayor of San Antonio Juliαn Castro [since 2009; Dem]
City of San Antonio Guide To Arts & Culture
San Antonio [TX] C.V.B.
http://www.SanAntoniovisit.com
San Antonio Film Commission [est. 1985]
http://www.sa-zoo.org

Cong. Joaquνn Castro [TX-20 since 2013; Dem] campaign website
San Antonio native actress Summer Glau

http://www.BuckhornMuseum.com & saloon
http://www.buckhornmuseum.com/pages/texasrangermuseum.html
Alamodome
Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center
http://www.MengerHotel.com [est. 1859] =or= 1887 Menger Hotel
Museo Alameda latino museum opened 4/2007 + SA/latino
Comfort Inn in the Bexar County Jail [built 1878, opened 2007]
Wooden Nickel Museum in San Antonio
http://www.wingspress.com/
http://www.bismarckartgallery.com/ Bismarck Studios Contemporary Fine Art Gallery in San Antonio
Pearl Brewery [est. 1883, now a mall]
http://www.LukeSanAntonio.com in the Pearl Brewery Mall
  Texas Transportation Museum [est. 1964] in San Antonio, Texas
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, http://www.swri.org/
Black Mambo truckers
Aztec Theatre [built 1926, refurbished 2014], 104 No. St. Mary's Street in San Antonio, Texas
http://www.reachfortheheights.org = Balcones Heights near San Antonio, TX

http://www.restaurants.sanantoniobuzz.com/
http://www.aldacosrestaurants.com 3 locations in San Antonio
http://www.Boudros.com Texas bistro on San Antonio's renowned Riverwalk
http://www.chefjohnnyhernandez.com/restaurants/home operates 5 restaurants in San Antonio, TX
Luby's Cafeteria chain [est. 1949] was founded in San Antonio
Osteria Il Sogno [ closed ] in the Pearl Brewery Mall
restaurants & bars at Pearl Brewery Mall in San Antonio, Texas
Papa Dean's Gourmet Popcorn [est. 1982] in San Antonio, Texas { closed 2014 }

BOOK "Around San Antonio (Images of America Series)" [] by Pauline T. Newton isbn=0738503118
BOOK "Inventing The Fiesta City" by Laura Hernandez-Ehrisman [2008]

Bexar County, Texas [est. 1836]
official website • entry at Wikipedia

Waco, Texas [est. 1849]
official website • entry at Wikipedia
Waco Downtown Development Corp.
http://www.baylor.edu
http://www.baylorlariat.com/
The Waco Hippodrome Theater [built 1914, restored 1987, renovated Summer 2014]
TX = Balones Distillery in Waco
http://www.BalconesDistilling.com = Hopi blue corn whiskey
  The Dr. Pepper Museum [est. 1991]
Pufferbelly's toy train traders [est. 1998] of Waco, Texas

McLennan County, Texas [est. 1850]
official website • entry at Wikipedia

Crawford, Texas
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crawford,_Texas
movie "Crawford" + Coffee Station cafe
Lone Star Iconoclast of Crawford, TX

Smaller Counties of Texas, A to Z
There are 254 counties in the State of Texas. The several population centers detailed above are within Bexar County (San Antonio), Collin County (McKinney, Plano), Dallas County (Carrollton, Dallas, Garland, Irving, Richardson), Denton County (Denton), El Paso County, Harris County (Houston), Lubbock County, McLennan County (Waco), Potter County (Amarillo), Tom Green County (San Angelo), Tarrant County (Arlington, Ft. Worth), and Travis County (Austin)
— leaving 242 counties to be listed alphabetically below.

'list of counties in Texas' page at Wikipedia

JUMP TO: A thru C {just below} • D thru G • H thru L • M thru R • S thru Z

Texas State Railroad [opened 7/1976] in Palestine, Texas
runs 30 miles from Palestine, Texas (Anderson County) thru Fairchild State Forest to Rusk, Texas (Cherokee County).
Texas State Railroad Society {website hijacked 2015} is based in Jacksonville (Cherokee County), TX

Andrews County, Texas [est. 1876]

Angelina County, Texas [est. 1846]

Aransas County, Texas [est. 1871]

Archer County, Texas [est. 1858]
Archer City Royal Theater (star of "Last Picture Show") re-opened 8/2000
Archer City McMurtry's Booked Up [est. 1986]

Armstrong County, Texas [est. 1876]
Armstrong County Museum + Gem Theatre in Claude, Texas

Atascosa County, Texas [est. 1856]

Austin County, Texas [est. 1836]

Bailey County, Texas [est. 1876]

Bandera County, Texas [est. 1856]
www.FrontierTimesMuseum.org in Bandera, Texas
www.BanderaCowboyCapital.com
www.DixieDudeRanch.com in bandera?

Bastrop County, Texas [est. 1836]

Baylor County, Texas [est. 1858]

Bee County, Texas [est. 1857]

Bell County, Texas [est. 1850]
Killeen, Texas
http://www.KilleenCVB.org
U.S. Army's Fort Hood [est. 1942] near Killeen, Texas
Under The Hood Cafι [est. 2008] anti-war, pro-soldier coffeehouse in Killeen, Texas
Heritage Museum of Temple, Texas

Big Bend Region of West Texas
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Bend_(Texas)
http://www.NPS.gov/bibe = Big Bend Natl Park
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Bend_Ranch_State_Park_(Texas)
http://www.visitBigBend.com/ {Brewster County Tourism Council}
www.ChisosMountainsLodge.com inside Big Bend Natl Park

Blanco County, Texas [est. 1858]

Borden County, Texas [est. 1876]

Bosque County, Texas [est. 1854]

Bowie County, Texas [est. 1840]

Brazoria County, Texas [est. 1836]
Riverview Trains [est. 1980], 120 No. Velasco Street in Angleton (Brazoria County), Texas {placeholder website}

Pearland, Texas 77584 [est. 1894]
City of Pearland, Texas official website
Pearland, Texas C.V.B.
Pearland, Texas Chamber of Commerce
Pearland Crawfish Festival [April 2015 = #?]

Brazos County, Texas [est. 1841]

Brewster County, Texas [est. 1887]
mensan = www.AlpineGuestLofts.com in Alpine TX
Alpine [TX] Cowboys baseball team [est. 2010]

Briscoe County, Texas [est. 1876]

Brooks County, Texas [est. 1911]

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Brown County, Texas [est. 1856]
http://www.brownwoodchamber.org/ TX
http://www.runawaytraincafe.com
http://www.ci.brownwood.tx.us/
Martin & Frances Lehnis Railroad Museum [est. 2007], 700 E. Adams Street in Brownwood, TX
1909 Santa Fe Depot & Fred Harvey House in Brownwood, Texas

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Burleson County, Texas [est. 1846]

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Burnet County, Texas [est. 1852]

City of Bertram, Texas [est. 1882]
http://www.bertramTX.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertram,_Texas
Fratelli Pizza, Farm Road 240 @ Highway 29 in Bertram, Texas
Mambo Italiano Ristorante Fine Cuisine [est. 2017], 100 W. Farm Road 243 in Bertram, Texas

City of Burnet, Texas [est. 1883, incorp. 1933]
http://www.cityofburnet.com/
http://www.burnetchamber.org/
http://www.bluebonnetfestival.org/ [April 2020 = #37]
http://www.burnetbulletin.com/
Burnet Depot & Museum, 401 E. Jackson Street in Burnet, Texas - operated by the Austin Steam Train Assn. [est. 1989]

Burger King {chain}, 1408 So. Water Street in Burnet, Texas
Captain D's Restaurant, 1404 So. Water Street in Burnet, Texas
Mama’s Home Cooking, 635 Buchanan Drive in Burnet, Texas
Mojo Coffee drive-thru in Burnet, Texas
Piratas Snack Bar, 1201 E. Polk Street in Burnet, Texas
Potato Haus food trailer, 607 E. Polk Street in Burnet, Texas
Storm's Drive-In, 700 No. Water Street in Burnet, Texas
Trailblazer Grille & Candy Rush Emporium [est. 2013], 216 So. Main Street in Burnet, Texas
Unshakable Grounds coffee shop, 134 So. Main Street in Burnet, Texas

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Caldwell County, Texas [est. 1848]

Calhoun County, Texas [est. 1846]

Callahan County, Texas [est. 1858]

Cameron County, Texas [est. 1848]

Camp County, Texas [est. 1874]

Carson County, Texas [est. 1876]

Cass County, Texas [est. 1846]

Castro County, Texas [est. 1876]

Chambers County, Texas [est. 1858]

Cherokee County, Texas [est. 1846]

Childress County, Texas [est. 1876]

Clay County, Texas [est. 1857]

Cochran County, Texas [est. 1876]

Coke County, Texas [est. 1889]

Coleman County, Texas [est. 1858]

Collingsworth County, Texas [est. 1876]

Colorado County, Texas [est. 1836]

Comal County, Texas [est. 1846]
http://www.WurstFest.com New Braunfels, TX [Nov 2005 = #45]
http://www.McNayArt.org in New Braunfels, TX
Guadalupe Brewing Company [est. 2012], 103 Gattuso Road in New Braunfels, Texas
Guadalupe Brewing Company Tasting Room - open Fri-Sat-Sun at 1580 Wald Road in New Braunfels, Texas
Schlitterbahn Water Parks & Resorts [est. 1979] based in New Braunfels, Texas

Comanche County, Texas [est. 1856]

Concho County, Texas [est. 1858]

Cooke County, Texas [est. 1848]

Coryell County, Texas [est. 1854]

Cottle County, Texas [est. 1876]

Crane County, Texas [est. 1887]

Crockett County, Texas [est. 1875]

Crosby County, Texas [est. 1876]

Culberson County, Texas [est. 1911]

Dawson County, Texas [est. 1876]

Deaf Smith County, Texas [est. 1876]

Delta County, Texas [est. 1870]

DeWitt County, Texas [est. 1846]

Dickens County, Texas [est. 1876]

Dimmit County, Texas [est. 1858]

Donley County, Texas [est. 1876]
Donley County, Texas
City of Clarendon, Texas [est. 1878]
Clarendon-Donley County [TX] Chamber of Commerce
weekly Clarendon [TX] Enterprise newspaper [est. 1878]
Steve's Texas Steakout Restaurant in Clarendon, TX
Clarendon Steakhouse in Clarendon, TX

Duval County, Texas [est. 1858]

Eastland County, Texas [est. 1858]
Eastland TX = took pic of Majestic Theater in 2005
Eastland Drug w/real soda fountain in Eastland TX
Greer's Western Store in Eastland TX

Ector County, Texas [est. 1887]

Odessa, Texas []
http://www.odessa-tx.gov/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odessa,_Texas

"Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, and A Dream" [Da Capo Press 1990] by H.G. 'Buzz' Bissinger
After publication of this nonfiction book, the anger toward the author in the city of Odessa, Texas was so strong that he had to cancel the Odessa portion of his tour; ostensibly
a chronicle of the 1988 season of the Permian Panthers high school football team, the book is also a social history and expose of an economically devastated region.
http://www.amazon.com/Friday-Night-Lights-25th-Anniversary/dp/0306824213/

"Friday Night Lights" [2004] /tt0390022/

"Friday Night Lights" TV series [2006] based on Bissinger's book /tt0758745/
"Friday Night Lights Complete TV Series" 19 disks on DVD [4/2011]
http://www.amazon.com/Friday-Night-Lights-Kyle-Chandler/dp/B005CA4SOM/

Edwards County, Texas [est. 1858]

Ellis County, Texas [est. 1849]

Erath County, Texas [est. 1856]
county seat Stephenville, Texas
Stephenville Chamber of Commerce [est. 1911]
  Hartley Ranch in Stephenville, TX

Falls County, Texas [est. 1850]

Fannin County, Texas [est. 1837]

Fayette County, Texas [est. 1837]

"Inside The Texas Chicken Ranch: The Definitive Account of The Best Little Wh*rehouse" [2016] by Jayme Lynn Blaschke The Chicken Ranch was an illegal but tolerated brothel that operated from 1905 until 1973 a few miles east of La Grange in Fayette County, Texas. The popular business was immortalized in the hit 1978 Broadway musical "The Best Little Wh*rehouse In Texas" and the 1982 film adaptation starring Dolly Parton & Burt Reynolds. Kindle Edition from The History Press [8/2016] for $6.49 The History Press 9x6 pb [8/2016] for $21.93

Fisher County, Texas [est. 1876]

Floyd County, Texas [est. 1876]

Foard County, Texas [est. 1891]

Fort Bend County, Texas [est. 1837]
Rosenberg [TX] Railroad Museum [est. 1992]

Franklin County, Texas [est. 1875]

Freestone County, Texas [est. 1850]

Frio County, Texas [est. 1858]

Gaines County, Texas [est. 1876]

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Galveston County, Texas [est. 1838]
Galveston [TX] Railroad Museum [built 1913; est. 1983], 2602 Santa Fe Place in Galveston, Texas
The Bryan Museum [orphanage built 1895; open 2013], 1315 21st Street in Galveston, Texas
The Moody Mansion [built 1895, restored 1991], 2618 Broadway in Galveston, Texas
Moody Gardens & Water Park [est. 1986] on West Galveston Island, Texas
The Post Newspaper in Texas City, Texas

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Garza County, Texas [est. 1876]

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Gillespie County, Texas [est. 1848]

Fredericksburg, Texas is 77 miles west of Austin, Texas
http://www.fbgTX.org + http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fredericksburg,_Texas
Fredericksburg, Texas Chamber of Commerce
Fredericksburg [TX] Convention & Visitors Bureau
Hill Country Film Festival [April-May 2015 = #6] in Fredericksburg, Texas
  Jennie's Smoked Burgers & Tornado Fries [est. 2015], 319 E. Main Street in Fredericksburg, Texas

Fischer & Wieser Specialty Foods [est. 1969] in Fredericksburg, Texas
Fischer & Wieser's Das Peachhaus Store [est. 1969] in Fredericksburg, Texas
1894 Pullman Palace #6666 Bed & Breakfast in Fredericksburg, Texas  

  Contigo Ranch [est. 1890s, purch 2014, open 6/2017], 13454 Lower Crabapple Road near Fredericksburg, Texas

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Glasscock County, Texas [est. 1887]

Goliad County, Texas [est. 1836]

Gonzales County, Texas [est. 1836]

Gray County, Texas [est. 1876]

Grayson County, Texas [est. 1846]

Gregg County, Texas [est. 1873]
City of Kilgore, Texas [est. 1872]
Kilgore [TX] Chamber of Commerce
Kilgore [TX] News Herald
Texas Shakespeare Festival [est. 1986] in Kilgore, TX
Kilgore Cafe = no site
Kilgore College

Grimes County, Texas [est. 1846]

Guadalupe County, Texas [est. 1846]

Hall County, Texas [est. 1876]
Hall County, Texas [est. 1876] official website
Turkey, Texas [est. 1893], the official hometown of Bob Wills
Bob Wills Foundation & Museum in Turkey, Texas
Bob Wills Day [April 2011 = #40] in Turkey, Texas
Church of Western Swing [built 1927] & Bob Wills Museum in Turkey, Texas
www.turkeybb.com built 1927 Turkey [TX] Hotel B&B
historic Gem Theatre [built 1928], 217 Main Street in Turkey, Texas

Just five miles west of Turkey, Texas on Highway 86 is the Midway Drive-in with weekend movies on a 50’ x 70’ screen;
open Friday through Sunday every weekend from Memorial Day to Labor Day.
For more information check out www.midwaydrive-in.com or give us a call at (806) 455-1467.

Bob Wills [1905-75] & His Texas Playboys Page at Spirit of America Bookstore

Hamilton County, Texas [est. 1856]

Hansford County, Texas [est. 1876]

Hardeman County, Texas [est. 1858]
Quanah, Texas
Quanah [TX] Chamber of Commerce
Medicine Mound Depot Restaurant {built 1910] in Quanah, Texas
QuanahNet web portal in Quanah, Texas

Hardin County, Texas [est. 1858]

Harrison County, Texas [est. 1839]

Hartley County, Texas [est. 1876]

Haskell County, Texas [est. 1858]

Hays County, Texas [est. 1848] is part of Greater Austin

Hemphill County, Texas [est. 1876]

Henderson County, Texas [est. 1846]

Hidalgo County, Texas [est. 1852]

Hill County, Texas [est. 1853]

Hockley County, Texas [est. 1876]

Hood County, Texas [est. 1866]

Hopkins County, Texas [est. 1846]

Houston County, Texas [est. 1837]

Howard County, Texas [est. 1876]

Hudspeth County, Texas [est. 1917]

Hunt County, Texas [est. 1846]

Hutchinson County, Texas [est. 1876]

Irion County, Texas [est. 1889]

Jack County, Texas [est. 1856]

Jackson County, Texas [est. 1836]

Jasper County, Texas [est. 1836]

Jeff Davis County, Texas [est. 1887]

Jefferson County, Texas [est. 1836]
Thomas Edison Museum [est. 2003] in Beaumont, Texas

Jim Hogg County, Texas [est.1913 ]

Jim Wells County, Texas [est. 1911]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice,_Texas
Tejano ROOTS Hall of Fame in Alice, Texas

Johnson County, Texas [est. 1854]

Jones County, Texas [est. 1854]

Karnes County, Texas [est. 1854]

Kaufman County, Texas [est. 1848]

Kendall County, Texas [est. 1862]

Kenedy County, Texas [est. 1921]

Kent County, Texas [est. 1876]

Kerr County, Texas [est. 1856]
www.KerrvilleTexasCVB.com
Camp Verde General Store est 1857 near Kerrville TX
Kerrville [TX] Folk Festival [est. 1972, runs 18 days] www.KerrvilleMusic.com

Kimble County, Texas [est. 1858]

King County, Texas [est. 1876]

Kinney County, Texas [est. 1850]
fading Alamo Village outdoor movie set near Brackettville, TX

Kleberg County, Texas [est. 1913]

Knox County, Texas [est. 1858]

Lamar County, Texas [est. 1840]

Lamb County, Texas [est. 1876]
Lowe's Market {regional chain est. 1964}, 1804 Hall Avenue in Littlefield, TX

Lampasas County, Texas [est. 1856]
Hostess House at Hancock Springs in Lampasas tx
http://www.lampasasdispatchrecord.com

La Salle County, Texas [est. 1858]

Lavaca County, Texas [est. 1842]
http://www.shiner.com/ Spoetzl Brewing Co. [est. 1909] of Shiner TX

Lee County, Texas [est. 1874]

Leon County, Texas [est. 1846]

Liberty County, Texas [est. 1836]

Limestone County, Texas [est. 1846]

Lipscomb County, Texas [est. 1876]

Live Oak County, Texas [est. 1856]

Llano County, Texas [est. 1856]

Loving County, Texas [est. 1931]

Lynn County, Texas [est. 1876]

Marion County, Texas [est. 1860]
http://www.jefferson-texas.com
http://www.historicjefferson.com
http://www.historicjeffersonfoundation.com
http://www.thegrove-jefferson.com
Historic Jefferson Railway 3-foot narrow-gauge tourist line [built 1985, re-opened 9/2002] in Jefferson, Texas
The Historic Jefferson Railway Depot

Martin County, Texas [est. 1876]

Mason County, Texas [est. 1858]

Matagorda County, Texas [est. 1836]

Maverick County, Texas [est. 1856]

McCulloch County, Texas [est. 1856]

McMullen County, Texas [est. 1858]

Medina County, Texas [est. 1848]

Menard County, Texas [est. 1858]

Midland County, Texas [est. 1885]
'CrudeFest' West Texas Red Dirt Country Music Festival [May 2016 = #7] in Midland, Texas

Milam County, Texas [est. 1836]

Mills County, Texas [est. 1887]

Mitchell County, Texas [est. 1876]

Montague County, Texas [est. 1857]

Montgomery County, Texas [est. 1837]
East Montgomery County Museum [] in Porter, Texas

Moore County, Texas [est. 1876]

Morris County, Texas [est. 1875]

Motley County, Texas [est. 1876]

Nacogdoches County, Texas [est. 1836]

Navarro County, Texas [est. 1846]

Newton County, Texas [est. 1846]

Nolan County, Texas [est. 1876]
Nolan County, Texas
City of Sweetwater, Texas [incorp. 1881]
Sweetwater [TX] Chamber of Commerce
Sweetwater [TX] Economic Development
Sweetwater [TX] Reporter daily newspaper [est. 1881]
National W.A.S.P. - W.W.I.I. Museum at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas
Sweetwater rattlesnake roundup est 1958 = Oct
Skeet's Texas Grill, 214 SE Georgia Avenue in Sweetwater, Texas {may require different browser}

Nueces County, Texas [est. 1846]
Corpus Christi is the eighth-largest city in Texas by population

Ochiltree County, Texas [est. 1876]

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Oldham County, Texas [est. 1876]
includes towns of Adrian, Vega & Wilderado, and ghost towns Boise, Landergin & Tascosa
official website • entry at Wikipedia
Oldham County, Texas Chamber of Commerce + Route 66 Page
Adrian, Texas
MidPoint Cafι & Gift Shop [est. 1928] in Adrian, Texas
Vega, Texas
Bonanza Motel [], 607 Vega Blvd. in Vega, Texas
Wildorado, Texas ZIP 79098
Randy's fine dining [circa 2005] in Wildorado, Texas
The Windy Cow Cafe & Dessert Bar [open 4/2015], 709 I-40 Frontage Road in Wildorado, Texas
Royal Inn Motel [], 711 I-40 Frontage Road in Wildorado, Texas

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Orange County, Texas [est. 1852]

Palo Pinto County, Texas [est. 1856]

Panola County, Texas [est. 1846]
http://www.carthagetexas.com/
http://www.carthagetexas.com/HallofFame/ est 1999

Parker County, Texas [est. 1855]

Parmer County, Texas [est. 1876]

Pecos County, Texas [est. 1871]

Polk County, Texas [est. 1846]

Presidio County (Marfa), Texas [est. 1850]
Marfa TX chamber = www.marfaCC.com
http://www.hotelpaisano.com in Marfa TX
Thunderbird Hotel in Marfa TX
The Brown Recluse coffee shop in Marfa TX

Rains County, Texas [est. 1870]

Randall County, Texas [est. 1876]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randall_County,_Texas
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canyon,_Texas zip 79015
Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum [est. 1921], 2503 Fourth Avenue in Canyon, Texas
Palo Duro Western Film Festival [one-off? May 2006] in Canyon, Texas
West Texas A&M University [est. 1910] in Canyon, Texas

Reagan County, Texas [est. 1903]

Real County, Texas [est. 1913]

Red River County, Texas [est. 1836]

Reeves County, Texas [est. 1883]

Refugio County, Texas [est. 1836]

Roberts County, Texas [est. 1876]

Robertson County, Texas [est. 1837]

Rockwall County, Texas [est. 1873]

Runnels County, Texas [est. 1858]

Rusk County, Texas [est. 1843]

San Augustine County, Texas [est. 1836]

San Jacinto County, Texas [est. 1870]

San Patricio County, Texas [est. 1836]

San Saba County, Texas [est. 1856]

Schleicher County, Texas [est. 1887]

Scurry County, Texas [est. 1876]
Skeet's Texas Grill, 4212 College Avenue in Snyder, Texas {may require different browser}

Shackelford County, Texas [est. 1858]

Shelby County, Texas [est. 1836]

Sherman County, Texas [est. 1876]

Smith County, Texas [est. 1846]

Somervell County, Texas [est. 1875]

Starr County, Texas [est. 1848]

Stephens County, Texas [est. 1858]

Sterling County, Texas [est. ]

Stonewall County, Texas [est. 1876]

Sutton County, Texas [est. 1887]

Swisher County, Texas [est. 1876]

Taylor County (Abilene), Texas [est. 1858]
Abilene, Texas 79601
not to be confused with Abilene, Kansas
www.abilene.com
Skeet's Texas Grill, 4325 Southwest Drive in Abilene, Texas {may require different browser}
Skeet's Texas Grill, 1207 No. Seventh Street in Merkel, Texas {may require different browser}

Terrell County, Texas [est. 1905]

Terry County, Texas [est. 1876]

Throckmorton County, Texas [est. 1858]

Titus County, Texas [est. 1846]

Travis County, Texas [est. 1846] is part of Greater Austin
includes most of capitol city Austin, Texas
official website • entry at Wikipedia • travel & business links

Trinity County, Texas [est. 1850]

Tyler County, Texas [est. 1846]

Upshur County, Texas [est. 1846]

Upton County, Texas [est. 1887]

Uvalde County, Texas [est. 1850]
Uvalde [TX] C.V.B.
Lone Star Saloon in Uvalde, Texas

Val Verde County (Del Rio), Texas [est. 1885]
entry at Wikipedia

saloonkeeper Phantly Roy Bean, Jr. [c.1825-1903]
famous for his time as Justice of the Peace in Vinegaroon & Langtry settlements in Val Verde County, Texas, 1882-1903

Van Zandt County, Texas [est. 1848]

Victoria County, Texas [est. 1836]
Film Exchange multi-market screening network [est. 2012] based in Victoria, Texas
Victoria [TX] Independent Film Festival [March 2015 = #4] in Downtown Victoria, Texas

Walker County, Texas [est. 1846]

Waller County, Texas [est. 1873]

Ward County, Texas [est. 1887]

Washington County, Texas [est. 1836]
Blue Bell Creameries {ice cream} in Brenham TX = www.bluebell.com [est. 1907]

Webb County, Texas [est. 1848]
Laredo, Texas is the tenth-largest city in Texas by population - ZIP 78045
Laredo Theater Guild International [merger 2009] in Laredo, Texas
Laredo is across the river from Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Old Mexico

Wharton County, Texas [est. 1846]

Wheeler County, Texas [est. 1876]

Wichita County (Wichita Falls), Texas [est. 1858]
Wichita Falls Texas Ranch Roundup [Aug 2005 = #25]

Wilbarger County, Texas [est. 1858]

Willacy County, Texas [est. 1911]

Williamson County, Texas [est. 1848] is part of Greater Austin
includes most of Round Rock, Texas and most of Cedar Park, Texas
official website • entry at Wikipedia • travel & business links

Wilson County, Texas [est. 1860]

Winkler County, Texas [est. 1887]

Wise County, Texas [est. 1856]

Wood County, Texas [est. 1850]

Yoakum County, Texas [est. 1876]

Young County, Texas [est. 1856]

Zapata County, Texas [est. 1858]

Zavala County, Texas [est. 1846]

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http://www.centervilletexas.com/
CliftonTexas.org + www.BosqueSculptureExpo.com [May]
Farm House Restaurant in Granite Shoals, TX
http://www.GrahamTexas.net
Heritage House Henderson TX
Hillsboro, Texas 76645 www.Hillsboro.net
Lockhart, Texas - 'The Barbecue Capitol of Texas'
Old Yeller Day [est. 1999] in October in Mason, TX
historic Odeon Theater in Mason, TX
Town of Memphis, Texas [incorp. 1906]: "Cotton Capitol of the Panhandle"
Hotel Memphis in Memphis, Texas
Imperial Ballroom in Muleshoe, Texas
www.OdessaCVB.com
http://www.odessaworks.com/
Odessa TX Sh. Globe [est. 1968]
Hotel Garza B&B [circa 1915] in Post, Texas
www.SanJacinto-Museum.org
South Padre Island [TX] C.V.B.
www.stephenvilletexas.org/
Terlingua TX = Starlight Theatre & Restaurant
www.VanHornTexas.org
Vernon [TX] Chamber of Commerce
Brown Cow Restaurant in Vernon, Texas
www.BirthplaceofTexas.com = Washington-On-The-Brazos, TX
www.WaxahachieChamber.com
http://www.WestFest.com = Czech & Polka Fest in West, Texas

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not sure what city/area these links belong in
http://www.TexasCamelCorps.com
http://www.bookpeople.com/ the largest bookstore in Texas > LAbooks + travel
http://www.ttu.edu
TX bookstore = http://www.fsbooks.com/
http://www.WildcatterRanch.com resort?
http://www.MDresort Texas B&B
http://www.WFMPEC.com
http://www.NTrehab.org
http://www.GPtexas.com
http://www.easttexasoilmuseum.com/
http://www.ganadocinema.com/home.html + PALACES
http://www.goldenspokeranch.com/

Texas Movie & TV Industry

Texas Film Commission's online production services directory

Texas Association of Film Commissions
Amarillo [TX] Film Commission
  Austin [TX] Film Office
Brownsville [TX] Border Film Commission
Dallas [TX] Film Commission
El Paso [TX] Film Commission
Houston [TX] Film Commission
San Angelo [TX] Film Commission
  San Antonio [TX] Film Commission
South Padre Island [TX] Film Commission

author & filmmaker Eric H. Heisner's Lean Dog Productions [est. 2008] is based in Austin, Texas

fading Alamo Village outdoor movie set near Brackettville, TX
20-acre Austin Studios facility
Spiderwood Studios [est. 2003], east of Austin, Texas
Studios at Las Colinas [] north of Irving, Texas

The Texas Archive of The Moving Image [est. 2002] based in Austin, Texas

                     
The Texas Black Film Festival [Feb 2011 = #4] in Dallas, Texas
Victoria [TX] Independent Film Festival [March 2015 = #4] in Downtown Victoria, Texas
Hill Country Film Festival [April 2011 = #2] in Fredericksburg, Texas
SXSW 91 (south by southwest music and media conference) in Austin, Texas (1991)
Austin Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival / Polari Film Festival [Oct 2012 = #25]

Railroads of Texas
listing of surviving steam locomotives in Texas
'list of Texas railroads' page at Wikipedia
TrainWeb / Tourist Railways / Texas website got hacked {2017}
U.P. Railroad Shortline Railroad Profiles for Texas
Texas Rail Advocates [est. 2000]
Harvey House Restaurants in Texas {1 gone, 4 standing}
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Railroad_museums_in_Texas

Texas Railroading Heritage Museum {formerly Houston RR Museum; est. 1961}
is in the process of moving to Tomball, Texas
official website • no entry at Wikipedia

ALCO 1945 Houston Belt & Terminal Rwy S-2 diesel switcher locomotive #14 is cosmetically restored
(at HB&T in 1960s; 1970s to Union Equity as #97; donated 1993, moved to museum in 2001)
Baldwin 1949 Texas Mexican Railway DS44-750 diesel switcher locomotive #510 is operative
(at Tex-Mex to 1970s; sold to Texas Crushed Stone Co. of Georgetown, Texas; retired as spare 1984; donated 1989)
Barney & Smith 1915 Spokane, Portland & Seattle RR R.P.O / mail storage car #50 (repainted SP&S 2009)
Pullman 1928 AT&SF end-door express car #1890 (ex-MoW #190497; donated 1984; used as museum's visitors center & gift shop)
Budd 1938 AT&SF baggage-railway post office car #3401 (donated 1968)
Pullman-Standard 1940 KCS Southern Belle streamliner tavern-lounge-observation car 'Good Cheer'
(built 1940 as diner-lounge; rebuilt 1949 by AC&F; donated 1968)
Pullman 1942 AT&SF 6-6-4 sleeper car 'Verde Valley' (donated 1969)
AC&F 1947 Gulf, Mobile & Ohio RR streamlined parlor car 'Alton' (sold 1972, purchased 1993)
Budd 1949 Missouri Pacific Texas Eagle streamliner 10-6 sleeping car 'Eagle Chasm' (purchased by museum in 2005)
1950 Pullman-Standard AT&SF Super Chief dormitory-lounge car #1344 (to Amtrak #3395 in 1971; donated 1999)
Pullman-Standard 1955 M.K.T. Texas Special all-stainless steel 'Jim Crow' chair car 'New Braunfels'
(served to 1960s; sold to Northern Pacific #530, then BN; sold to Amtrak 1971 as #6452; purchased at auction 1985; restoration is underway)
Pullman 1956 Seaboard Air Line 5-2-2 streamliner sleeper car 'Fort Lauderdale'
1927 CSOX (Cities Service Oil Co.) tank car #2198 (donated 1984; restored 2003)
shop-built 1949 M.K.T. cupola caboose #6 (donated by U.P. in 1989, repainted green 2008)  
1955 MHAX (U.S. Bureau of Mines Helium Field Operations) helium car #1237 (on loan from N.A.S.A. since 1999)
1979 Southern Pacific steel bay window caboose #4696)  
(built by I.C.C in Ohio for S.P.; purchased in 1994; repainted 2008)

Austin Steam Train Association [est. 1989], 401 E. Whitestone Blvd. in Cedar Park, Texas
Cedar Park Depot & Museum & Railyard
excursion trains run weekly to Bertram & Burnet {one-way maximum 35 miles}
Alco 1916 Southern Pacific 2-8-2 Mikado steam locomotive #786 [sidelined for repairs since 7/1999]
Alco 1960 RSD-15 C+C diesel road switcher #442 [purch 2000; out of service since 12/2016]
temporary replacement 1972 EMD GP40-3 HZRX B+B diesel locomotive #3134 [leased since 12/2016]
passenger cars in service (2019) include: 1949 coach Buckeye Lake, coach Buckeye Trail, 1946 coach/cafe Cedar Park, 1948 lounge car Eagle Cliff, 1950 lounge car
Maurice Beckham, 1937 bar-lounge Nambe, 1955 coach New Braunfels, 1949 bar-lounge Rippling Stream, and 1948 coach Silver Pine

Bertram, Texas
historic 1912 Bertram Depot [built at Orange Grove, Texas; moved in 1998; restored 2003]

El Paso, Texas
El Paso & Southwestern Railroad steam locomotive #1 is preserved at El Paso, Texas
The former EP&SW oil burning Baldwin 2-8-0 consolidation that became Southern Pacific steam locomotive #3420
is stored at the Phelps Dodge copper refinery in El Paso, Texas
Sun Metro Streetcars [six restored P.C.C. cars, open 11/2018] in El Paso, Texas • entry at Wikipedia   

Frisco, Texas
Museum of The American Railroad [est. 1963] is moving to Frisco, Texas

Galveston, Texas
Riding The Rails website [est. 2016] operated by The Galveston Center for Transportation & Commerce [est. 1983]
Galveston [TX] Railroad Museum [built 1913; est. 1983], 2602 Santa Fe Place in Galveston, Texas

Houston, Texas Area
Houston Area Live Steamers [est. 1992] in Hockley, Texas
Houston Area G-Gaugers Model Train Club [est. 1987]
Houston Small Scale Live Steamers []

Rosenberg, Texas in Fort Bend County
Harvey House Restaurant in Rosenberg, Texas [long gone]

Rosenberg [TX] Railroad Museum & Depot [est. 1992], 1921 Avenue F
The Rosenberg Depot that houses the museum is a replica of the one built in 1890
Quebec 1879 Canadian National RR business car #73 is restored and on exhibit at the museum  
1972 Missouri Pacific wideview cupola caboose #13591 donated 1992
original Tower 17 is fully restored
Houston Area G-Gaugers Model Train Club [est. 1987] is building a garden railroad at the museum
ALCO 1945 AT&SF S-2 diesel switcher #2350 was donated by the Gulf Coast Chapter of NRHS in 2002

City of Tomball, Texas in Harris County {near Houston}
Texas Railroading Heritage Museum {formerly Houston RR Museum; est. 1961}
is in the process of moving to Tomball, Texas {see details above}
Tomball [TX] Depot [built 1907, moved 1993, restored 2007]
red-painted T&BVRR bay window caboose #1907 is parked next to the depot  

Blacklands Railroad of Texas [est. 1999]
subsidiary Black Gold Terminals
switching/transfer operator at Central New Mexico Rail Park [contract 8/2018]

Fort Worth and Denver Railway (FWD) - nicknamed 'the Denver Road'

Fort Worth and Western Railroad

Grapevine Vintage Railroad in Tarrant County - open weekends Feb to Nov
http://www.grapevinetexasusa.com/ThingsToDo/GrapevineVintageRailroad/tabid/267/Default.aspx

Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Company [1873-1965]
After much harassment from the railroads at Houston, the citizens of Galveston incorporated the GC&SF Railway on 28 May 1873; construction foundered at the Brazos River in late 1878; the railroad was reorganized in April 1879; construction continued to Fort Worth (roughly 350 miles) and then to Purcell, Indian Territory (total distance 517 miles); the rail line was absorbed by the AT&SF in March 1886, but retained a separate identity. In 1937, AT&SF purchased the Fort Worth & Rio Grande Railway from SLSF and immediately leased it to GC&SF. Railroad consolidation in the 1960s resulted in the disappearance of the GC&SF identity in 1965.
no official website • GC&SF entry at Wikipedia

Gulf, Mobile & Ohio RR

Houston Belt & Terminal Rwy

Historic Jefferson Railway 3-foot narrow-gauge tourist line [built 1985, re-opened 2002] in Jefferson, Texas
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historic_Jefferson_Railway
three miles of track; operates Crown Metal 1964 narrow gauge 4-4-0 steam locomotive #7 'Robert E. Lee' {acquired 1986}

Kansas City, Mexico and Orient [1905-2001]

Kansas City Southern

Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad

Southern Pacific Railroad
Southern Pacific Railroad entry at Wikipedia
Southern Pacific RR Historical & Technical Society

Sugar Land Railroad [1893-1956] absorbed by Missouri Pacific
Sugar Land Railroad entry at Wikipedia {empty}
article by John Walker of Rosharon, Texas about the historic route of the Sugar Land RR

The Texas Central Railroad Partners high-speed rail project received federal approval 9/2020; the line will connect Dallas and Houston - Texas' two biggest cities
- within 90 minutes travel time; construction could begin in the first half of 2021. The project is opposed by Texans Against High Speed Rail [est. 2015], based on
a belief that the rail line will fail economically, either before or after being built.
read 9/2020 article at the Texas Tribune [est. 2009]

Texas & New Orleans (Southern Pacific Railroad Co.)

Texas Mexican Railway runs between Laredo and Corpus Christi
Texas Southeastern Railroad

Texas Pacifico Transportation Ltd. (took over South Orient Rail Line) [est. 2001]

Texas State Railroad [opened 1976] in Palestine, Texas
runs 30 miles from Palestine, Texas (Anderson County) thru Fairchild State Forest to Rusk, Texas (Cherokee County).

Trinity and Brazos Valley Railroad in Texas

Union Pacific Railroad

Velasco Terminal Railway Company [1891-1901]
Velasco, Brazos & Northern Railway Company [1901-06]
Houston & Brazos Valley Railway [1906-56] absorbed by Missouri Pacific

Indian Country of Texas?

Reading Material, Entertainment, Other Media
browse travel books about Texas U.S.A. at Amazon

'barbecue in Texas' entry at Wikipedia
Texas regional-style BBQ
Texas retail BBQ links

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	"Cowboys & Indians" Magazine [est. 1993] is now based in Dallas, Texas subscribe: 8 issues/year for $19.95 magazine official website
	"Downtown Houston" Magazine published by Downtown Houstom Management District [est. 1995] available only at newsstands & hotels in Houston magazine website
	"San Antonio" Magazine [est. 2005] published by Emmis Communications of Indianapolis, Indiana subscribe direct: 12 issues/year for $14.95 magazine website
	"Texas Highways: The Official Travel Magazine of Texas" [est.1980] based in Austin, Texas subscribe: 12 issues/year [USA only] for $19.95 magazine website
	"Texas Monthly" Magazine [est. 1973] based in Austin, Texas published by Emmis Communications of Indianapolis, Indiana subscribe: 12 issues/year [USA only] via Amazon auto-renewal for $12.00 subscribe on Kindle at Amazon: 12 issues/year for $19.99 magazine website Texas Monthly Magazine's TMBBQ column & blog

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Fox’s new Texas-based soap opera “Lone Star”
1980s TV series "Dallas"

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"The Revisionaries" documentary [Kino Lorber Oct 2012?] "An enthralling look at the resistance to the theory of evolution among prominent members of the Texas Board of Education"; announced 7/2012: the film will open nationwide in early October, with Indepen-dent Lens (P.B.S.) broadcasting the film in early 2013, when it will also be released on DVD and across all major digital platforms • Co-produced, co-written & directed by Scott Thurman; featuring creationist Don McLeroy, anti-education fundamentalist Cynthia Dunbar, progressive activist Kathy Miller, and scientist Ron Wetherington; won a Special Jury Prize for Best Documentary at Tribeca Film Festival Kino Lorber Films widescreen color DVD [4/2013] for $17.35 full credits at IMDb • official movie site • watch trailer [2:04] at YouTube

"Texas Rising" TV mini-series [History Channel May 2015] /tt3598496/
Directed by Roland Joffι; Bill Paxton as Sam Houston, from the birth of the Republic of Texas to the creation of the Texas Rangers;
won Western Heritage Bronze Wrangler Award
"Texas Rising: Capturing The Revolution - Filming Texas Rising" [2015] /tt5039362/

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