We’re spending the week in Port Aransas, so naturally I went digging into its history. And friends, this little beach town has had more names than a stray dog. Long before any of us, the Karankawa Indians lived on these islands. Then in 1519 a Spanish explorer sailed through the pass, and local legend saysContinue reading “The Town That Named Itself After a Fish”
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The Body of Christ by the Bay
We’re headed to the coast this week, so I did what I do — I went and read up on where we’re going. And Corpus Christi, friends, has a story. Start with the name. Corpus Christi is Latin for “Body of Christ.” Way back in 1519 — before the Pilgrims, before Jamestown, before just aboutContinue reading “The Body of Christ by the Bay”
The Time the Army Invaded Lampasas, Texas
By Dinky If you think of Lampasas as a quiet little Hill Country town, picture it in the spring of 1952 with tanks rolling through, soldiers posted around town, and parachutes opening across the countryside. It looked like an invasion, and that was exactly what the United States Army wanted it to look like. TheContinue reading “The Time the Army Invaded Lampasas, Texas”
DINKY ON THE FARM | Bloom where you are planted
Did Billy the Kid Die in Hico, Texas? A Texas tale where history and legend meet Official history says the Kid died in New Mexico. Hico has never been so sure. There are some stories that settle down and behave themselves in the history books, and then there are stories that keep one boot inContinue reading “DINKY ON THE FARM | Bloom where you are planted”
The Koffee Kup Kafe
Hico’s Café with Two Histories Some places serve up more than a plate lunch. They serve a whole town’s story. The Koffee Kup in Hico is one of those places, and its story has two sides: one warm and familiar, and one hard enough that we ought not look away. The café opened in 1968Continue reading “The Koffee Kup Kafe”
