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Dove hunters, are you ready?

Murray Montgomery

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

By Murray Montgomery Staff Writer According to a recent press release from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) the South Zone, which includes Lavaca County, will open its Special White-wing Dove Days beginning at noon this Friday.

Momma (Jessie Montgomery)

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Bring the doves to Momma

Murray Montgomery

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

BY MURRAY MONTGOMERY When I was a young man, I never really knew much about hunting and fishing. My daddy wasn’t interested in those things and as a result, I never really got the schooling on how to enjoy the pleasures of the great outdoors.

The wreck of German submarine U-166 sits in the Gulf of Mexico south of the Mississippi. Photo courtesy of Tampa Bay Times.

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Lurking beneath the water: German U-Boats roamed the Gulf during WWII

Murray Montgomery

Thursday, August 10, 2023

BY MURRAY MONTGOMERY I was 21 years old when I went to work for the Dow Chemical Company at Freeport, Texas – that was in 1964 and Dow was highly sought after, for employment, because they paid a decent wage. When I started there, my income doubled.

Photo courtesy: Bullock Museum of Texas History

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Vaquero: The First Texas Cowboy

Murray Montgomery

Thursday, August 3, 2023

BY MURRAY MONTGOMERY When we think of cowboys in Texas, the image of the American cowboy often comes to mind. However, before the American cowboy, there were the vaqueros - the original cowboys of Texas.

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Texas Gators: Guardians of the Swamps, Masters of the Bayous

Murray Montgomery

Monday, July 31, 2023

By Murray Montgomery Staff Writer Growing up on the Gulf Coast in Brazoria County, Texas, I am very familiar with alligators (gators). I was around them at my jobs with a seismograph crew exploring for oil and with a survey team for the Texas Highway Department.

A cowboy at the entrance of a dugout in Texas, 1907. Image courtesy of Amon Carter Museum.

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Unearthing the story of Dugout Homes

Murray Montgomery

Saturday, July 22, 2023

By Murray Montgomery I had been thinking about doing a story on dugout homes for a long time – they were one choice of housing available to the impoverished pioneers of this country. The more research that I did, my respect for our ancestors grew even more; as if that was possible.

Lucie was quite the character to those of you who had the honor of knowing her.

Lucie: A dog’s life, remembered

Bobby Horecka

Sunday, July 16, 2023

In September 2004 a young, sickly and very pregnant dog invited herself to a patio party, forever changing the course of the lives of all those who were gathered there that day. Of course, none of them could have guessed that her arrival that day might one day save hundreds of other canine lives.

Photo by Murray Montgomery - Come & Take It - Battle Enactment - Gonzales

Newspapers document Texas Revolution

Murray Montgomery

Tuesday, July 11, 2023

By Murray Montgomery Staff Writer Over the years, there has been so much written about the Texas Revolution that some folks might get tired of hearing the same old story. I guess that I’ve been a little different in my approach to the subject.