Texas Historic Courthouse Preservation Grants announced
The Texas Historical Commission will unveil first round recipients of the Texas Historic Courthouse Preservation Program grants at the May 4 commission meeting in San Antonio. The $50 million program, created by Gov. Bush and the Legislature in 1999, funds restoration of historic courthouses statewide with future rounds planned pending funding.
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Austin
Texas Historical Commission
San Antonio
George W. Bush
Texas Legislature
Texas Coun
Texas
THC
Timeline of U.S. history highlights from April dates
A condensed historical list recounts key events tied to April dates: Fort Sumter in 1861, Lincoln and Booth, Edison’s kinetoscope in 1894, Sacco and Vanzetti in 1920, Robinson's 1947 debut, Truman’s MacArthur action, Hanoi bombing resume, 1980 boycott move, Columbia launch, Clinton veto, Tiger Woods Masters win, and Viagra debut, ending with 2000.
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Fort Sumter
Charleston
S.C
Abraham Lincoln
John Wilkes Booth
Lincoln
Thomas Edison
Nicola Sacco
Bartolomeo Vanzetti
Massachusetts
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Warm Springs
U.S
Hanoi
Haiphong
Demilitarized Zone
Jimmy Carter
Soviet Union
Afghanistan
LaVernia Middle School students excel at regional history fair
A group of 12 LaVernia Middle School students with 10 projects traveled to the University of Texas at San Antonio for the Regional History Fair on March 24. Two projects advance to the State History Fair, while another is honored by the Institute of Texan Cultures for outstanding achievement.
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LaVernia Middle School
University of Texas At San Antonio
Institute of Texan Cultures
Bryn Larrison
Maggie Boos
Ross Quarles
Katie Boos
Jessica Wilks
Carol Thelan
Vanessa Vasquez
Emrick Wintrek
Megan Hladek
Felicia Dacy
Kurtis Hall
Steven Reinhard
Ing
Northside
San Antonio
Northeast
East Central
Judson
Carol Thelen
Austin
Texas
Washington, D.C
United States
Galveston
Institute
Phil Gramm
Tim-Eise Ae
Don Wildenstein
Boyd Harrison
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Wilson County
Tarleton State University
Clayton Thayer
Colton Thayer
Megan Young
Booker Young
Casey Potter
Cortney Thayer
al Kolodziej
Freddie Lopez
Daryl Garza
Keith Faschingbauer
Airport Convention Center
Delta & Porter
Vicki Thayer
Jill Landgrebe
Kasey Young
Kasey
College Station
Susan Smylie
Thelma Tovar
Floresville
Moms Club
Carol Pavliska
Wendy Middleton
Karen Gulick
Diane Meier
Wilson County News
Angelina
Wcw
Wilsoncountynews.com
State
Dan Utley
Jackie Robinson
Brooklyn Dodgers
Truman
Gen
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Clinton
Tiger Woods
James McDougal
Bill Clinton
Whitewater
Opment Corp
DBR Media, Inc
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Lee W. Taylor
Jackfish
Corpus Christi
Arkansas
Califo
Mobile
Mia
Nebraska
Florida
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