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Texas: Slang for Crazy
We also have some extremely weird stuff you can only find in Texas, and this podcast is here to share that weirdness with you. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/texas-slang-for-crazy/support
Once a cemetery, Rogan Field has a pretty creepy past.
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In 1946 a series of horrific murders led to one of Texas' most terrifying cold cases.
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Dr Scheffey was known for leaving surgeries covered in blood, so why did it take so long to get the orthopedic surgeon to stop practicing?
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It may be difficult to find Luci Zahray online, but her information has helped to create hundreds of fictional poisonings.
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In 2020, a demolition failure led to the temporary creation of one of Dallas' most photographed landmarks.
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Texas Hill Country has a very unique winery: the Rhino supporting Rhinory.
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In late 2021 Texarkana had one heck of a weird rain storm
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If you're traveling the scenic route between Wimberly and Blanco, you may find yourself on the Devil's Backbone
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Billy Bob's in Fort Worth is known for more than just an indoor riding ring.
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At Dave's Pawn shop in El Paso, a mummified finger is rumored to belong to an infamous Mexican outlaw.
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Just outside the city of Marfa, strange lights float near Highway 90, but what are they?
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A grisly discovery in 1965 remains one of Houston's strangest unsolved murders.
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Thrifting sometimes leads to the discovery of treasures, but no one was expecting to find a 2,000-year-old Roman Statue at the Goodwill.
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When a Texas town dried up, one woman would not be moved from her husband's side.
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A Texan ended up being Gucci's secret weapon.
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This week San Antonio locals are mourning the loss of our local celebrity, Hispanic Elvis.
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LBJ was known to go "all the way" and sometimes that involved interactions with a body part he liked to call "Jumbo."
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A strange statue in Dallas has an even weirder history.
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Joseph Farley made the news for his unicycle and not a stitch of clothing.
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For Texans, the Alamo is often considered a holy site. In 1982 Ozzy Osbourne made a big mistake by peeing there.
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What do you do when the nicest man in town is guilty of murdering one of the meanest women in town?
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Infamous burlesque dancer Candy Barr has been mostly forgotten, but this Texas woman deserves to be remembered.
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In 1981 a politician in the Texas Legislature became the hottest mystery since the Dallas finale.
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Blinky could have died a horrible death, but he was reborn as the most famous horn toad in America.
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A wronged woman took revenge in one of the most brutal car related deaths in Houston history.
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Described as a cult by almost everyone who has come into contact with it, The Church of Wells is at the center of many controversies.
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In the town of Lajitas, a politician really did have cloven hooves.
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The Most Wicked Man on Earth has a set of papers at one of the highest institutions in Texas.
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Near San Juan Mission, a set of train tracks is the site of one of San Antonio's most beloved ghost stories.
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In 1969 something with fur and scales stalked couples at lovers lane at Lake Worth.
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Is this story of a murderous baby more than a creepy pasta?
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In the 1970's a nightclub in San Antonio supposedly set the stage for a strange encounter with the devil.
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Is it ghosts or just time that haunts this former stage coach inn?
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Today a simple plaque reading Oswald labeled the grave of one of the most famous presidential assassin's in US History. However, his body didn't exactly rest in peace.
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Gertrude Beasley published a painful and true memoir about growing up in Texas. Just 10 days after returning to the US, she would go missing.
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A mysterious woman in white makes for an uncomfortable hitch hiking story.
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In the late 1990s the Satanic Panic was still alive and well in Texas. Caught in the crossfire were four Latinx women who were guilty of nothing but being gay.
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John Wesley Hardin was a folk hero, and kind of a terrible person.
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Consciousness Development of Body, Mind and Soul, sounded like a new age group, but with multiple death attributed to their practices, Terri Lee Hoffman made a name for herself she'd rather have avoided.
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A Texas politician is likely the reason we refer to some people as mavericks.
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Just outside of Austin you can find the only clothing optional park in Texas, Hippie Hollow.
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Are those graves in a parking lot? In the Houston area, that just might be the case.
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A reporter in Abeliene's strange story launched a creepy pasta obsession.
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Over 50 years ago a young woman was found in a hotel pool under mysterious circumstances. Today thanks to genetic testing and a community that wouldn't give up on a mystery we know who she was.
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Texas has a county road labeled 666, and the story associated with it is pretty chilling.
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Bette Graham figured out a way to get rid of her mistakes and helped the whole world.
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There are certain phrases Texas loves, but how does our most popular slogan tie into a trash problem?
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What do an old train tunnel and thousands of bats have in common? A tiny Texas State Park.
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Charles Albright seemed like a strange suspect for a string of grisly murders, but his history would prove otherwise.
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If you want to check out Stonehenge or Easter Island heads, travel no farther than Ingram, Texas.
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Johanna Troutman's silk skirts and moxie gave Texas its very first flag.
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In this week's episode, where we're going we don't need roads...
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Nearly 3 decades later, Waco is known for two HGTV stars, but for a while it was known for the longest siege in American and Texas history.
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What makes San Marcos the perfect city to embrace Mermaid Majesty?
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The Red Scare cost many people their jobs, and Faulk was a Texan who wasn't going to stand by and let that happen.
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Texas college student Mark Kilroy was murdered in Mexico in one of the strangest episodes of cult violence.
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Why is a common Texas song is in hot water with a modern audience?
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A serial killer and a bunch of alligators? What could go wrong?
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Tiger sightings in San Antonio were a bizarre side effect of the recent storms.
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No episode this week, but keep Texas in your prayers.
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Sandra West was an original, and her grave proves it.
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A 73 year old mayor killed an alligator with one shot. And yes, it was legal.
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Sextortion is a common crime you may not have heard of.
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Sex Traffickers might be closer to home than you think.
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A couch in a consignment shop in Waco is definitely not a safe place to relax.
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Louise Raggio looked like a typical housewife, but her work ethic helped make Texas a much legally friendly place for women.
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DMST is big business in Texas. This week we look at the people behind the demand.
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In this special series we explore trafficking in Texas. For help contact the Human Trafficking hotline at 888-3737-8888 or text BEFREE to 233733
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At Forest Lawn Cemetery in Beaumont, a legend surrounds a fairly normal statue.
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If you think you've seen a Castle while driving through Hill Country you just may have seen Falkenstein Castle
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Highland Park in Dallas has a huge 90-year-old tradition.
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Sandy Jenkins took more than fruitcake home from the Collin Street Bakery
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Mary of Jesus de Agreda never left Spain, so how was she seen in El Paso?
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Sometimes your kid isn’t just trying to get out of hunting
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Texas has some old and weird laws, but there’s one that just doesn’t add up.
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Austin has some of the very last Moontowers in the world, but what are these structures and why are they in Texas?
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In 1925, three women sat on the highest court in Texas for a few very good reasons.
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A dastardly Murder early Ronald O’Bryan the moniker of the man who killed Halloween.
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Could the deformed body of a donkey woman haunt a bridge just outside San Antonio?
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Looking for some creepy tales and scary lights? Look not further than The Big Thicket.
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An animal with behavioral problems and a trainer who reduced precautions? What could have gone wrong in Corsicana in 1929.
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Turn off onto County Road 401 for the site of a Civil War horror.
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In 2008 Stephenville, Texas got more attention than they wanted when lights appeared in their skies.
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A group of about 60 German immigrants are honored by a Union monument in traditionally Confederate territory.
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On Highway 71 outside of Austin visitors are granted access to a Giant Squirrel and a pecan pie vending machine.
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Giant heads dot various spaces in Texas, but they have one thing in common: artist David Adickes.
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A famed Austin tree almost died for a pretty strange reason.
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Kopperl, Texas lived through the heated horror of what is known as “The Satan Storm.”
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An East Dallas Entrepreneur’s mission to find a consistent way to make a chilly beverage changed the world.
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The unexpected Fugo bomb was more souvenir than fear in two Texas towns.
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This major piece of art today is behind a velvet rope in Ft Worth.
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At Taste of Texas in Houston there is one item that is quite permanently off the menu, and there is a tombstone to prove it.
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There’s a tiny little town in Central Texas with a ringer of a name.
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In 1996 a young Texas girl was abducted and murdered. Her loss lead to the creation of one of the first alert systems for abducted children.
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How a smart man from the South used assumptions to his advantage.
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June 19th is an important holiday for BIPOC folks (as it should be for everyone). Did you know it started in Texas?
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This “junk space” hold the horrifying memories of three murders of African Americans.
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When Cordelia and Catherine Norton died a day of one another, no one suspected foul play.
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The Alamo has its very own Calico Kitty Cat.
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Though a cartoon character, Popeye may have had a bit to do with the solvency of a South Texas town during the Great Depression.
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A beloved 6th street hangout in Austin has more than just pool tables and beer.
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We travel virtually to North Texas for the tale of the Goatman of the Old Alton Bridge
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The Clocktower of the Gonzales county courthouse worked great, until a man was hung in 1921.
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We are bringing back urban legend month. This week we talk about shape shifting owl witches known as La Lechuza.
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This week is devoted to the woman who defied Sam Houston.
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While the name assigned to the Angel of Goliad varies, what is agreed upon is that she was a hero to the Texans.
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In the 1800’s it was rare to see a woman at the Card tables, but Lottie Deno wasn’t most women.
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Often forgotten but never duplicated, this week we discuss the amazing Bessie Coleman.
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This week we discuss the Texan who helped us get the term snake oil.
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Theses a big red button on the Preston street bridge in Houston. What is it and can I press it?
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Rock stacking is the name of the game on the Llano River during this incredible festival.
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Writer Frances Kavanaugh took Hollywood by storm with her Texan upbringing and skills as a Western screenwriter.
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In East Texas, one lake is large enough and strange enough to stir the imagination.
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Royse City, Texas is home to a majestic castle featuring a family of well trained and friendly llamas.
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In this special Texas Question Tori explains what a Texas Medal is and where the heck they came from.
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Seguin, TX is currently the reigning champion for the World’s Largest Pecan, but there was a battle to get there.
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Texas has its very own successful crime family in Galveston, but few would know it.
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In 2012 a long standing Texas icon caught fire.
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Bob Wade had a deep love for Texas and his art work has made a lasting impression on the Lone Star State.
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We answer short listener questions. This round: How do Texans celebrate the New Year, and what’s with all the Black-eyed-peas?
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Each morning school kids in the United States start their day with not just one, but two pledges in Texas.
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I’m Cisco, Texas a bank robber dressed as Santa Claus shattered the concept of Peace on Earth with a major manhunt.
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A healer in Falfurrias may have been dead for over 100 years, but his legend has turned him into a Folk Saint.
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Outside of San Antonio along the Old King’s Highway is a strange cave system and former speakeasy.
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San Antonio’s Pearl district has a dark and fascinating history of murder, mental institutions, and redemption.
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On November 1, 2019 someone set fire to one of the most amazing places in Houston, The Wilde Collection. Let’s help them rebuild.
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An unplanned grocery store stop outside Houston just might have helped end the Soviet Union.
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For 10 days each year the City of New Braunfels gets crazy in the name of sausage.
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We finish off this Halloween month with the spooky urban legend of the Candy Lady.
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If fried catfish and ghosts are your idea of a good time, I’ve got a place for you. Check out our show notes at txslangforcrazy.com
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Sleepy Hollow may be better known for its headless rider, but Texas just might have the more gruesome story.
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This week we focus on a good old fashion San Antonio urban legend. Want to contribute your ghost stories? Share them with us at TXSlangforCrazy@gmail.com
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We wanted to give Dallas, TX a little love this week. What better way than highlighting a museum dedicated to casts of the human hand?
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Chances are if you’ve driven through Texas you’ve seen a convenience store with a giant logo of a beaver.
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During football season in Texas this tradition means go big or go home.
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Fire Ants are wicked little creatures. So why does Marshall, TX have such an affinity?
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Texas had a whorehouse in it (god have mercy on our soul) until 1973, known as The Chicken Ranch.
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Lake Mcqueeny, Lake Placid, Lake Meadow, and Lake Gonzales are scheduled to be drained for repairs September 16, 2019.
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Though the sculptor, Lightnin’ McDuff, has passed, this strange sculpture in the desert can still draw a crowd.
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Julie Mott’s Body is still missing 4 years after being taken from a Mission Park Funeral Home in San Antonio.
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Sally Skull is a legend in Texas. Learn why with this episode.
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Kids and adults with special needs don’t always get the chance to experience the fun of an an amusement point. Morgan’s Wonderland in San Antonio hopes to change all that, and succeeds.
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This week we explore the surprisingly upbeat National Museum of Funeral History in Houston, Texas.
Special thanks to the museum. Visit their site at https://www.nmfh.org/ for more on tickets.
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"Classmates" at the University of the Incarnate Word probably would have been just a regular campus statue...but we have Twitter.
Thanks to Women in The World and Roadside Attractions as additional resources.
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