German Texans

The Texas Historical Commission has a playlist dedicated to German Texans.

Texas Game Wardens

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Texas County Officials

Texas has its own brand of who does what. Get oriented here.

If you've been with me since my steamy romance days, first of all — thank you. Genuinely. Those books were a blast to write and they're still out there if you need them. No...

Each county in Texas has four, despite how many people they serve. Harris County, with about 5 million citizens has four. Loving County, with about 85 citizens has four. But what do County Commissioners actually do?

Texas Association of Counties (TAC) explains.

Y'all are killing me, here! KILLING MEE!!! I was hoping to find several videos of bat colonies on the Texas Parks and Wildlife You Tube channel. Alas, there weren't as many as I'd hoped.

Still, I found a great video taken at the Houston Zoo. Houston never faiils to come in for me when it matters. Enjoy this look at a colony, and remember- you can see bats in the wild at the Waugh Avenue Bat Colony.

Thank you, Houston Zoo. Y'all rock!

Wondering what Tea Slack is all about? One of the original state agencies in Texas covers public library services, records managment, archival services and services for the vision impaired.

That's a quick introduction to what TSLAC (or Tea Slack) does for the state of Texas. Let the staff tell you more. Get to know the resources and help available here:

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Reservations are recommended, but it's a great place to wander in and take a look.