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Once Upon a Time in Texas Once Upon a Time in Texas will focus on lore, myth, legend, characters and stories in and around TX

13/11/2024

Did you know there was a city in Texas that was the second largest city in the state but only for one day. Also, ever heard of the Battle of Stone Houses? Today you will!

12/11/2024

Did you know that Texas had a Forest Service? Did you know they had lookout towers and some are still standing? What about a Rancher that got swindled and logged 30,000 miles on a great adventure to catch the guys that did it, even though he had no law enforcement experience?

30/10/2024

This week is Halloween so why not check out a few creepy Texas stories.

23/10/2024

Many folks hear of historical people in their area but never really dive into their history and their relationship to their area. I found a few folks that are important to Texas AND my neck of the woods here in Northwest Texas. Lets deep dive into four of these guys and see what we can find.

16/10/2024

Have you ever heard about a certain town names and wondered if there was an actual location or oddity that gave that town the name? Or, have you heard a town name and thought “how on Earth did they come up with that”? Well, here are a few for you right here in the Great State of Texas

08/10/2024

Have you ever heard about a certain geographic region like the Pacific Northwest, The Great Plains, The Delta or The Valley and wondered what’s it’s meaning was or how it got named? Some are pretty easy to decipher like Pacific Northwest is obviously a location, the delta is obviously a geograph...

02/10/2024

Have you ever felt a little off or creeped out by a place? Turns out there are a few places in Texas that give that feeling to lots of people. You are not alone. Lets take a look at a few of those places now.

25/09/2024

Have you ever read a book or novel and thought about where the author was raised? It makes you wonder if their books were based on their childhood or just their imagination. In this weeks episode, we are going to look at a few authors from Texas.

18/09/2024

Have you heard of the Karankawa Tribe. Did you know there is a group in Texas that’s trying to rebuild the tribe recover its language and its native lands?

11/09/2024

Have you seen the youtube videos of spelunkers exploring caves and some of the super tight spaces they get through. Lets explore some of the public caves in Texas.

04/09/2024

Have you ever wondered about animals that used to roam Texas. Some died out or migrated away. Lets look at a few of these animals.

28/08/2024

There are state “animals” for every state in the union and I got to wondering about which animals represented Texas. We have some interesting ones to say the least and of course, we have to hit on a few famous animals from Texas too. Oh, and I threw in a story about a Devil Duck too for good mea...

21/08/2024

So I often wonder about the largest ranches in Texas and of course, places like the 6666 Ranch, Waggoner Ranch and King Ranch are all tops. But, what is the largest ranch in the world and what does the XIT Ranch have to do with the Texas State Capitol?

14/08/2024

So I often wonder about place names and where they come from and recently Dallas/Fort Worth popped up. Most people shorten the whole area to DFW or the Metroplex but what is some of these two towns history and how did the get their names?

01/08/2024

Sorry all, got slammed this week snd did not get a podcast done.

26/07/2024

OK, did anyone else just feel an earthquake at 9:30? I was working in the The Michael Mitchell - NMLS # 1264002 - Victory Home Loans World Headquarters (garage apartment) and the whole building shook and one picture fell. It was barely on there but it still fell.

If I had a dollar for every time I've heard this......
26/07/2024

If I had a dollar for every time I've heard this......

24/07/2024

Was in a sales huddle this morning for United Wholesale Mortgage and it was suggested to ask "What have you done for someone/others today" rather than "how are you". It's a conversation starter and to be honest, how are you is a blanket questions that almost everyone answers as "I'm doing well" whether they are or not.

I may start asking this just to see peoples reactions and see if I can get some stories.

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