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Bartee Haile: Army officer helps himself to priceless art treasures

A tale of how greed will backfire and art will (slowly) triumph in the end…

06/19/2013 / No Comment / Read More

Bartee Haile: Lifetime of firsts for “First Lady of Texas”

A remarkable trail-blazing Texas woman who lived the principles of equality

06/12/2013 | Filed under Bartee Haile,History,Opinion,Texas | Read More

Bartee Haile: Fort Worth mourns hero of “Spring Palace” fire

An Englishman civil engineer becomes a hero to thousands in Ft. Worth…

06/05/2013 | Filed under Bartee Haile,History,Opinion,Texas | Read More

Bartee Haile: Body of war hero found on Memorial Day

One of the most decorated and famous WWII heroes was a Texan with humble beginnings…

05/29/2013 | Filed under Bartee Haile,History,Opinion,Texas | Read More

Bartee Haile: The Spanish hero who made a lasting impression

Texas cattle make their way to George Washington sent by a Spanish hero…

05/22/2013 | Filed under Bartee Haile,History,Opinion,Texas | Read More

Bartee Haile: Former Governor and Senator refuses to go quietly

Even the clouds wept when Richard Coke passed on in Waco

05/15/2013 | Filed under Bartee Haile,History,Opinion,Texas | Read More

Legislature honors WWII vets, including Perry’s father

Amid a tense week when end-of-session deadlines leave the fates of hundreds of bills hanging in the balance, the Texas House and Senate took time Wednesday to honor the state’s dwindling group of living World War II veterans.

05/08/2013 | Filed under History,News,Texas,Texas Legislature,Top Texas | Read More

Bartee Haile: Polio turned summer into the season of fear

Some will remember the nightmare that was polio in the twentieth century…

05/08/2013 | Filed under Bartee Haile,History,In the mix,Opinion,Texas | Read More

Bartee Haile: Cherokees send “savior” to Happy Hunting Grounds

The tale of John Dunn Hunter, espionage, Fredonia and double-crossing allies…

05/01/2013 | Filed under Bartee Haile,History,Opinion,Texas | Read More

Barte Haile: Did John Wilkes Booth escape to hide in Texas?

The controversy still rages today: did Booth survive?

04/24/2013 | Filed under Bartee Haile,History,In the mix,Opinion,Texas | Read More