Uncommon Texas town names reveal quirky lore and history
A Guest View surveys unusual Texas towns from Cut N Shoot to Muleshoe and Half Acre, recounting colorful etymologies such as Slap Out coffee, Murder Creek, Hell's Half Acre, and other distinctive places, then notes author JoAn Martin and contact details.
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Atmore
Alabama
Martin
Slap Out Gully
Baytown
Slap Out
Murder Creek
Brewton
Nehi
Hell's Half Acre
Hell's
Half Acre
Opp
Veto
Eclectic
Buck Snort
History highlights December 16 2014 edition
Today in history on December 16 notes key events including the 1944 Battle of the Bulge beginning in Belgium and Luxembourg, the 1773 Boston Tea Party protest, the 1811 New Madrid earthquakes, and the 1907 Great White Fleet voyage. It also cites Truman’s 1950 emergency declaration and a 2013 NSA bulk-collection ruling. Helen Keller quote closes.
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Ardennes Forest
Belgium
Luxembourg
Boston
New Madrid
Mississippi Valley
U.S. Navy
Harry S. Truman
U.S. District Court
Richard Leon
National Security Agency
Helen Keller
The Glow of Christmas by a Baytown Lay Minister
Ronald DeLorge argues for celebrating Christmas as a sacred, scriptural joy. He honors the heavenly host and biblical figures from Luke, Isaiah, Micah, and Genesis, reinforcing belief that Jesus birth brings world changing hope and love. The piece champions personal devotion over obligation.
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Jesus
Christ
Zechariah
Mary
Joseph
Simeon
Israel
Anna
John
Satan
Isaiah
Micah
God
Christ Child
Ronald DeLorge
1St Baptist Church of
Baytown
Time for truth in taxes and roads funding
Texas faces a $5 billion congestion gap as legislators open the session. Governor-elect Abbott proposes $4 billion more annually for highways by shifting oil and gas tax proceeds and motor vehicle tax shares, while Senator Watson warns against tax cut fever and stockpiled dedicated funds.
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Texas
Greg Abbott
Texas Department of Transportation
Txdot
Abbott
Tx- Dot
Economic Stabilization Fund
General Revenue Fund
Kirk Watson
Austin
Watson
Senate
House-Senate
House
Charles Schwertner
Georgetown
Rick Perry
Schwertner
Austin American-Statesman
UT Austin
Pogo
Vietnam
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Dime Box
East
Tennesaw Timpson
Bobo & Blair
Nnde
JoAn Martin
Josbook
Mindspring.com
Josbooks.com
Joan
Sunnews
Baytownsun.com
Elisabeth
Merry Crominus
DODD/FRANK
Dave McNeely
Gmail
Dave
McNeely
The
Baytown Sun
Memorial Drive
Baytownsun
Facebook
Twitter
Janie Gray
David Bloom
Brenda Burr
Gregg Sanford
April Jones
Jim Finley
Jay Eshbach
M. A. Bengtson
Tony Polumbo
the Sun
Sun
P.O
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