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Happy Birthday, Pattillo “Bud” Higgins!
Post dateDecember 5, 2016

Happy Birthday, Pattillo “Bud” Higgins!

Pattillo “Bud” Higgins was born in Sabine Pass, Texas on December 5, 1863. He seemed...
Happy Birthday, Oliver Loving!
Post dateDecember 2, 2016

Happy Birthday, Oliver Loving!

Oliver Loving, son of Joseph and Susannah Loving of Kentucky, was born December 4,...
Happy Birthday, Mary Martin and Lee Trevino!
Post dateNovember 30, 2016

Happy Birthday, Mary Martin and Lee Trevino!

Two Texas entertainers share a birthday on December 1.
Happy Birthday, Bat Masterson!
Post dateNovember 28, 2016

Happy Birthday, Bat Masterson!

Bat Masterson was born in Canada on November 26, 1853. So what’s he doing...
Happy Birthday, John Philp Thompson!
Post dateNovember 25, 2016

Happy Birthday, John Philp Thompson!

When John Philp Thompson was born in Dallas, Texas on November 25, 1925 the...
Happy Birthday, Glenn Hegar!
Post dateNovember 23, 2016

Happy Birthday, Glenn Hegar!

Not all famous Texans are historical figures. Not all are celebrities. Glenn Hegar has served...
Post dateNovember 21, 2016

Happy Birthday, Scott Joplin!

  Scott Joplin, “King of Ragtime,” was born on November 24, 1867 (or 1868)...
Post dateNovember 18, 2016

Happy Birthday, Robert LaSalle and Baron de Bastrop

Some people in Texas’ history (okay…maybe several of them) are more than a little...
Post dateNovember 16, 2016

Happy Birthday, Vice-President James Nance Garner and Wiley Post!

A LOT of famous Texans were born toward the end of November and the...
Happy Birthday, James “Red” Duke!
Post dateNovember 14, 2016

Happy Birthday, James “Red” Duke!

An icon is a symbol, and the Texas icon is larger than life–a maverick...

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