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Happy First Day of Texas Spring 2013 – March 20, 2013

Editor’s Note: Rick Vanderpool reached out to his network of friends from across Texas this past week soliciting accounts of the beauty of Spring. Rick then assembled the narrative that follows. At the end you can find a link to a set of Spring images  on Rick’s Flickr account. Many thanks to Rick Vanderpool for sharing this story with us, and also [...]

Life’s Better Outside – Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

I received the Winter 2012 Edition of Life’s Better Outside from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. I get these notices because I signed up for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s email subscription service. The parks still need your help. They have raised a little over a million dollars so there is good news. [...]

The Texas Hamburger: History of a Lone Star Icon: Rick Vanderpool

The book “The Texas Hamburger – History of a Lone Star Icon,” by Rick Vanderpool, is out. A picture of mine is included in the book, and yes, I feel very good about that. The picture is of a very popular old hamburger joint in Cleburne Texas. Description From The Publisher Texans are passionate about this signature sandwich, and photographer/writer [...]