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Month: November 2013

History of the Texas State Railroad

Photo courtesy of Texas State Railroad

The first few miles of the track that the Texas State Railroad runs on today was laid in 1881 by prisoners from the East Texas Penitentiary near Rusk to deliver fuel and ore for the prison’s iron industry. The line was extended five miles to Maydelle in 1903 and another 22 1/2 miles to Palestine…

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TCP Talk

Native Plants I’m a Comal master gardener and have been in charge of the past two training classes for new master gardeners. I loved the article [“Right at Home,” September 2013] by Gail Folkins on native plants in the landscape. This is the most concise and well-targeted article I’ve ever seen on using native plants…

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