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16 October 2026 17:58

Regarding the cold front that moved through most of Texas today ...

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10 October 2026 21:28

27 years ago today, on October 9, 1999, the Houston Astros played their last game at the Astrodome. The team had played at the Dome for for 34 years. In 2000 they started playing at Enron Field aka Minute Maid Park aka Daikin Park. Here: fans at the last game, courtesy the Houston Chronicle.

Claire Zagorski, PhD, MSc, EMT-P

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09 October 2026 16:14

Everyone say hello to Tupi, a lil’ capybara baby at the San Antonio Zoo. 🥹

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09 October 2026 16:13

The Arcane Texas Fact of the Day: Today is, of course, Cinco de Mayo. The hero of that day, General Ignacio Zaragoza. Zaragoza was a Texan, having been born in Goliad. It was Zaragoza who led the Mexicans to victory over a larger, more powerful French force at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862.

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09 October 2026 16:12

Traces of Texas reader Rita Ruth Ramon was nice enough to send in this super shot of her grandfather and his sons. All of them were real cowboys on spreads on the McFaddin Ranch, the Lazy F Ranch, the O'Brian Ranch etc... All of these ranches are in the Bee/Goliad/Victoria/Refugio counties area.