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For April's eclipse, going from 'meh' to 'OMG' might mean just driving across town

Lots of urban areas will be either in or adjacent to the path of totality for the eclipse on April 8. Experts advise getting into this path, as even a 99% partial eclipse is nothing like a total one.

WEKU

Pat Kenny and wife Kathy lose planning battle to help wildlife on site he called 'badgers Alamo'

The Newstalk broadcaster' said he was flabbergasted' by 'crazy' An Bord Pleanala decision to build the five-storey nursing home next to his Dalkey house

Irish Mirror

Amid gun carnage, Texas GOP is in chaos

The Lone Star State is the capital of gun violence — instead of doing anything, Republicans are eating their own

Salon

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LZ Granderson: Even Republican voters want more gun laws. Why don't their representatives?

The Alamo and the Riverwalk are the landmarks most associated with San Antonio, but they don't tell you as much about the city as its nickname does: Military City, USA. It's been called that since World War II. The largest joint base in our Department of Defense is in San…

Los Angeles Times

A Tavern Keeper's Last Stand at the Alamo

Vince Cantu says the eminent domain threats to seize his property are "stupidly ironic" and "completely un-Texan."

Reason

Texas vs Washington Valero Alamo Bowl Prediction Game Preview

Texas vs Washington game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Valero Alamo Bowl on Thursday, December 29

USA Today Sports Media Group

State Sen. Dawn Buckingham wins bid to manage the Alamo, disaster relief funds and more as Texas’ next land commissioner

The land commissioner manages public land, enforces mineral rights leases, controls the Texas Permanent School Fund, distributes natural disaster relief funding and is responsible for the Alamo.

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Dawn Buckingham and Jay Kleberg vie for open land commissioner seat overseeing the Alamo and disaster relief funds

The land commissioner manages the Texas General Land Office, which manages the Alamo, administers natural disaster relief funding and helps fund public education. The seat is open after incumbent George P. Bush lost his primary bid for attorney general.

The Texas Tribune

Texas GOP pushes "patriotic education"

Historians are not wild about the Texas GOP's view of state history

Salon

1836 Project promotes sanitized version of Texas history, experts say

The Texas Tribune reviewed the 15-page document, which will be handed out to new drivers, and asked historians to comment on how accurately and thoroughly it chronicles the state’s history.

The Texas Tribune

Edinburgh influencer 'overwhelmed' after receiving 'honorary citizenship' in America

Shaun Alexander received the honour in a ceremony outside the Alamo on Sunday, May 29, before being piped into the famous battlefield site for a private tour by members of the Scottish Society of San Antonio.

Edinburgh Live

Texas’ White Guy History Project

The 1836 Project will indoctrinate new Texans with fables about our history.

Texas Observer

Will the Next Texas Land Commissioner Forget the Alamo—and Focus on More Important Duties?

From coastal resilience to disaster recovery, candidates for land commissioner could transform the position from a political stepping-stone into a force for good.

Texas Observer

Sideline Chatter: Last time we checked, five players was all you needed

Remember the Alamo — but you can add IUPUI, for good measure.

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Alamo memorial discarding its tourist-trap surroundings in effort to restore dignity

The Alamo — once dubbed the worst tourist trap in Texas — is about to shed much of the schlock that greets visitors to the holiest of Lone Star shrines.

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