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Texas Profile celebrates the people, events, food, and culture that make life great across the Texas countryside.
Sound Lessons  by Beverly Burmeier
Houston's hands do his talking, whether it's demonstrating a grip on a golf club, or offering praise through sign language.
first appeared in texas profile: 5/11/2008
Dust to Art  by Kristen Tribe
Artist Scott Wade was leaving a grocery store in San Marcos, Texas (pop. 34,733), in 2005 when he noticed a pickup truck parked behind him, blocking his exit.
first appeared in texas profile: 4/20/2008
The Road Less Traveled  by Linda Owen
Texas' 266,807 square miles of land are chock-full of famous landmarks, from The Alamo in San Antonio to the Texas Capitol in Austin.
first appeared in texas profile: 3/9/2008
Preserving Paint Rock's Pictographs  by Beverly Burmeier
Kay Campbell, 80, walks along a dusty trail on her central Texas ranch, leading a tour group of school children.
first appeared in texas profile: 2/10/2008
The Passion of James Avery  by Beverly Burmeier
Sitting on a small wooden bench he built more than 50 years ago, James Avery, 85, dons safety glasses and picks up a thin wire to scratch out a pattern on a thumbnail-sized piece of silver.
first appeared in texas profile: 1/13/2008
Sculpting Santa  by Sheri Westerfeld Lewis
Surrounded by chunks of flesh-colored clay, artist Jackie Cruse works hard to capture the face of Santa Claus
first appeared in texas profile: 12/9/2007
Tyler's Coming Up Roses  by Kristen Tribe
Chloe and her grandmother, Connie Gibbs, are among hundreds at the Tyler Municipal Rose Garden for the Queen's Tea, a time-honored tradition when the festival's queen and her court greet guests.
first appeared in texas profile: 10/14/2007
The Texas State Fair  by Kristen Tribe
“Howdy, folks! Welcome to the State Fair of Texas,” booms Big Tex, the 52-foot-tall cowboy who’s greeted fairgoers in Dallas since 1952.
first appeared in texas profile: 9/9/2007
Cream of the Crop: Blue Bell celebrates a century  by Kristen Tribe
Heaping bowls of Blue Bell ice cream signal bedtime for the Kruse family in Brenham, Texas (pop. 13,507).
first appeared in texas profile: 7/15/2007
Like Father Like Son  by Linda Owen
When Sundance Head was chosen to be on this season’s American Idol, he ran to a telephone to call his best friend—his dad, Roy Head.
first appeared in texas profile: 6/10/2007
Bat Booster  by Kristen Tribe
Amanda Lollar watched a passerby glance in disgust at an injured bat lying on the sidewalk in Mineral Wells, Texas (pop. 16,946).
first appeared in texas profile: 5/13/2007
Mayor Moore - A Leading Legend  by Patti Muck
Always straightforward, sometimes bluntly honest, Moore is believed to be the longest serving living mayor in the nation and is on his way to becoming the longest serving mayor in U.S. history.
first appeared in texas profile: 4/8/2007
Always on the Job  by Linda Owen
Trapped inside a locked automobile, the sweat-drenched infant stopped crying and went limp. The outside temperature in San Antonio was 101 degrees, but inside the car it was nearing 150.
first appeared in texas profile: 4/8/2007
Those Charming, Odd-Named Towns  by Alan Ross
They go by the names of Happy, Turkey, Earth, Bug Tussle, Dime Box, Cut and Shoot, Ford, Fred, and Uncertain.
first appeared in texas profile: 3/11/2007
Give the Surgeon a Hand  by Linda Owen
Wrestler Andre the Giant punched Dr. Adrian E. Flatt on the shoulder, gruffly voicing his displeasure in broken English: “Is enough!”
first appeared in texas profile: 2/11/2007
Windmills Turn and Return  by Leanna Skarnulis
In 1998, Kees Verheul drove to the Aermotor Windmill Co. in San Angelo, Texas (pop. 88,439), in search of parts to repair an aging windmill on his Spur (pop. 1,088) ranch.
first appeared in texas profile: 1/14/2007
Cycle Santa  by Linda Owen
A pickup truck full of caroling teenagers stops in front of a small home in San Antonio. Wearing red Santa hats, the teens pull bicycles out of the truck bed and head up a gravel path.
first appeared in texas profile: 12/17/2006
Mural, Mural on the Wall  by Sheryl Smith-Rodgers
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first appeared in texas profile: 12/17/2006
Waking Up to Sleep Apnea  by Esther M. Bauer
Nearly everyone feels sleep deprived and irritable once in awhile, but when excessive daytime sleepiness is the norm after a full night’s slumber, it may be due to a medical condition.
first appeared in texas profile: 12/17/2006
Dance Hall Days  by Kristen Tribe
A crowd gathers around the stage at Gruene Hall, singing along as Kelly Willis belts out a tune on a steamy summer night in New Braunfels, Texas (pop. 36,494).
first appeared in texas profile: 11/26/2006

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