This Week In Texas History By Bartee Haile

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Doak Walker hangs up his cleats

Democrats dump “Jumbo” Governor

Barnstormer takes wrong turn into history book

Popular public enemy hated his nickname

U-boats on the prowl in the Gulf

Burned-out adverturer cashes in his chips

Record turnout for FDR’s Texas tour

Glory hunter yearned to fight Mexico again

Pugnacious priest saves Texas for Spain

“Guardsmen” hunt down leader of Oklahombres

Real cowboy wrote bestsellers

Pancho runs circles around Gen. Pershing

“I’ll be in hell before you start breakfast”

Ranger cuts a deal to get friend’s killer

Hot-tempered gunman pushed his luck

Out of the frying pan, into the fire

Apaches too much for Spaniards

Texans catch U.S. running guns to Mexico

Supreme Court okays theft of Texas county

Big Bend not a park overnight

Carl Farley saved boys at bottom of barrel

H.L. Hunt, poker player billionaire

Spanish Flu our ancestors’ pandemic

Jockey suffers career-threatening spill

Marlows never knew when to quit

Cowboy Crooner started out on Broadway

Austin’s right-hand man a big headache

Handicap did not hold back “Three-Legged Willie”

Boy from Cotton Patch sure could coach

Texas President talks peace with Mexico

Oil sealed fate of two mining towns

Truth or fiction: Tales of pioneer plots

Small-town paper uncovers big-time scandal

Yeoman turned Cougars into winners

King Fisher ruled an outlaw empire

Nothing went right on Mud Fort Mission

Texans would not listen to “Old Roman”

High-wire daredevil defied the odds

Popular gambler tangles with Will Bill

Jim Ferguson fought to the bitter end