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Posted on March 8, 2016 · A novelist who penned many award winning books with western themes.  One of those novels was turned into the 1952 big screen classic, Giant.

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Texas Originals: Novelist Dorothy Scarborough

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Posted on February 27, 2016 · A controversial novel with an anonymous author marks the beginning of a diverse career as a novelist, folklorist and catcher of songs.

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One Of The First Professional Sculptors In Texas: Elisabet Ney

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Posted on February 21, 2016 · One of the first professional sculptors in Texas. The statues of Sam Houston and Stephen F Austin, on display in the State Capitol Building, are examples of her remarkable work.

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Navy Hero Admiral Chester Nimitz

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Posted on February 13, 2016 · The Navy hero guided Allied forces to victory in the Pacific Ocean in World War II. Nimitz coordinated the offensive that brought the Japanese to unconditional surrender.

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The First Lady Of Texas: Ima Hogg

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Posted on February 6, 2016 · She was the only daughter of Texas Governor Jim Hogg. She became known as "The First Lady of Texas." She was an arts patron and philanthropist.

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Novelist Billy Lee Brammer

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Posted on January 30, 2016 · A journalist, turned political aide, who found fame as a novelist. His book, The Gay Place is a work of fiction, but it captures Texas politics like no other novel.

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Democratic Congressman Henry B. Gonzalez

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Walter Prescott Webb, The Scholar

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Posted on January 16, 2016 · He is known as one of Texas' most significant historians and scholars.

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James Farmer, A Pioneer In Civil Rights Movement

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Posted on January 9, 2016 · James Leonard Farmer Jr. was a civil rights activist and leader in the American Civil Rights Movement. He pushed for nonviolent protest against segregation alongside Martin Luther King Jr.

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Texas Publisher And Art Collector: Amon G. Carter

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Posted on December 26, 2015 · Founder and publisher of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. He was a major collector of American art and sculpture which became the basis for the Amon Carter Museum, the largest collection of American art in Texas.

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A Suffrage Politician: Minnie Fisher Cunningham

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The First Female Governor Of Texas: Miriam ‘Ma’ Ferguson

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Posted on December 5, 2015 · She served as "First Lady" of Texas as wife of Texas Governor Jim Ferguson. Then succeeded him as the first woman elected as Governor of Texas.

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William Sydney Porter, Or Known By His Pen Name O. Henry

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An American Field Collector Of Folk Music: Alan Lomax

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