Christmas and New Year in Texas in 1686 to 1843
Webb assembles frontier Texas holiday scenes from 1686 La Salle camp to 1843 candy pulling in Huntsville and to modern anecdotes in Houston and Galveston. The piece blends La Salle’s Christmas Mass, Lafitte’s New Year pranks, Mrs. Holley’s 1837–38 visits, and San Antonio Pastores in a panoramic holiday portrait.
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Texas
Southwestern Historical Quarterly
Walter Prescott Webb
Webb
Robert de la Salle
Garcitas Creek
Monsieur de la Salle
France
LaSalle
Webby
J. O. Dyer
Galveston Daily News
Jean Lafitte
Pierre
Galveston Island
Rui
Lafitte
Houston
Brazoria
Mary Austin Holley
William M. Brand
Huntsville
Tremont House
Galveston
Sarah S. King
San Antonio de Bexar
Texas Missions
Lee College bids farewell to Murphy and welcomes Brown
Lee College said farewell to eighth president Dr. Michael Murphy and introduced ninth president Dr. Dennis Brown with a send off in his honor. Murphy’s tenure followed a 2008 resignation, Hurricane Ike disruption, and a large retirement wave among staff. Brown comes from El Paso Community College where he served 12 years as vice president of instruction and chief academic officer.
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Lee College
Michael Murphy
Dennis Brown
Murphy
Martha Ellis
Brown
el Paso Community College
EPCC
Dr. Brown
Arizona Western College
Northern Arizona University
Arizona State University
New Mexico State University
the Sun
Baytown
Kagans Seen Pushing COIN Vision for Iraq in Post Op-Ed
Diana West critiques Frederick and Kimberly Kagan in The Washington Post for advocating a prolonged Western occupation to remake Iraqi society. She contends COIN mindset ignores cultural differences, warns of endless costs, and questions whether U.S. core interests align with rebuilding Iraq rather than stabilizing the broader Middle East.
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Frederick
Kimberly Kagan
Iraq
Washington Post
Islamic Republic of Iraq
Middle East
Libya
du Jour
America
Comdinistas
Obama
George W. Bush
Nouri al-Maliki
Kagans
Maliki
Washington
Diana West
Dianawest
Verizon
Baytown Sun Delivery Hours and Redelivery Contact
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Memorial Drive
P.O
Baytown
Texas
Sunnews
Baytownsun.com
Baytown Sun
Sun
Adam Vanelli
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Gene Green
Dist
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Denson
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Jim Finley
M.A. Bengtson Community Member
Jay Eshbach
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