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The Texas Rangers: Milton H. West- from Ranger to Congressman

Milton H. West had a most interesting career. While investigating the assault of his brother on the Mexican border, he decided to sign up with the Texas Rangers. That got him interested in the law, which got him interested in politics. Every step of...

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EP. 124: Texans You Should Know- Sally Skull

Sarah Jane Newman grew up tough in a family that came with Austin’s Old 300. She watched her mother fight off Indians and became an expert judge of horses. Known as Sally Skull, she could outride, outshoot and outtrade any man. But she also...

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EP. 123: The Texas Rangers- Senior Captain Tony Leal (part 2)

Antonio “Tony” Leal served as a Texas Ranger from 1994-2011, including several years as the Senior Captain. In part 2 of an interesting and wide-ranging interview, you will learn about the Ranger service, life as a Ranger and many other interesting and informative things...

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EP. 122: The Texas Rangers- Senior Captain Tony Leal (part 1)

Antonio “Tony” Leal served as a Texas Ranger from 1994-2011, including several years as the Senior Captain. In this interesting and wide-ranging interview, you will learn about the Ranger service, life as a Ranger and many other interesting and informative things about the modern...

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Bonus Episode: The 72 oz Steak Challenge with James Webb

The Big Texan Steak Ranch in Amarillo is world famous for its 72 oz. steak challenge. If you can eat a 72 oz steak (that’s 4 1/2 pounds!), and all the sides, you get it for free and all the accolades that accompany such...

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Ep. 121: A Dead Man’s Horse: The Case of Issac Desha

Issac Desha had a checkered past. Though he was the son of a Governor, something just wasn’t right. When he was spotted with a dead man’s horse, things got “interesting.” He ended up in San Felipe before the revolution but his prospects didn’t improve...

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Wise About Texas on YouTube

On the Wise About Texas youTube Channel, you’ll find short videos from various historic sites, presentations, even episode audio!  Be sure and subscribe so you won’t miss a thing!