Haltom City, Texas

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Watauga, TX RoadyGoat

Watauga is a place where the quiet hum of suburbia meets the echoes of Friday night lights. It's easy to drive through and see just another comfortable residential area, but there's a story woven into these streets – a story of growth and connection to something bigger.

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Watauga, TX RoadyGoat

Watauga wasn't always the quiet suburb it is today. Its roots run deeper, back to a time when the land was mostly open prairie. Named after the Watauga Association, a pioneering group from Tennessee, hints at that early spirit of self-reliance. Asbury Davis, a key figure in those early days, knew the importance of community, donating land for both a school and a church – cornerstones that helped build the town's foundation. The biggest transformation, though, came later. The rapid growth of Dallas and Fort Worth rippled outward, and Watauga found itself in the path of that wave. Fields gave way to homes, and the population swelled as people sought a comfortable place to settle down within easy reach of the metroplex. Even the success of the Dallas Cowboys in the mid-90s, winning Super Bowl XXX, seemed to add to the area's feeling of upward momentum. While the city has grown significantly, that sense of community Asbury Davis envisioned seems to have endured.

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Watauga, TX RoadyGoat

Watauga's story is really the story of the whole Dallas-Fort Worth area, just on a smaller scale. It wasn’t some grand plan that put Watauga on the map, but more of a happy accident of timing and location. See, back in the mid-20th century, Dallas and Fort Worth were booming. The aerospace industry was taking off, and more folks needed places to live. Watauga, with its relatively flat land and decent access to both cities, became prime real estate for suburban development. Asbury Davis, a landowner with a vision, helped set the stage early by donating land for a school and church. That kind of community-mindedness stuck. What you find today in Watauga is a kind of quiet comfort. It's the kind of place where you can raise a family, maybe catch a high school football game on a Friday night – those rivalries are serious business around here. No one’s going to tell you they moved to Watauga for the elevation – at 686 feet, it’s pretty much the same as everywhere else in the metroplex. People came here because it was a good place to build a life, close enough to the jobs and opportunities of the big cities, but far enough away to have a little peace and quiet. That simple desire, more than anything else, is what shaped Watauga.

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Tim Cole

1986

Timothy Brian Cole, born in Brenham in 1960, served in the U.S. Army and attended Texas Tech University in Lubbock. While there, Cole was accused of assaulting a fellow student. In September 1986, a jury convicted him and sentenced him to 25 years in prison. Prior to the trial, he was offered probation in exchange for a guilty plea, and while in prison, he was offered parole if he would admit guilt. He refused to take blame for a crime he did not commit. In December 1999, he died in prison at age 39 from complications from asthma. In 2007, the Innocence Project of Texas received a letter from an inmate confessing to the crime for which Cole was convicted. Physical evidence confirmed that this man was guilty and Cole was innocent. The crime victim joined Cole’s family in the effort to clear his name. In District Court in Travis County, Cole’s advocates successfully used a court of inquiry to obtain a hearing on his innocence. In April 2009, the court declared that Cole was innocent of the crime “to a 100% moral, legal and factual certainty.” Following this opinion and order of the court, the other two branches of state government also cleared Cole’s name and record. In 2009, the 81st Texas Legislature enacted the Tim Cole Act, to compensate wrongly convicted individuals, and created the timothy cole advisory panel on wrongful convictions to reverse other wrongful imprisonments and prevent future miscarriages of justice. In March 2010, the Texas Governor’s Ooffice issued the first posthumous pardon in state history. This promise of fairness for all Texans is the legacy of a man who once wrote from prison that "I still believe in the justice system, even though it doesn’t believe in me.” 175 Years of Texas Independence * 1836 - 2011

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Fort Worth Stockyards

1866

Once the largest livestock market in the Southwest. The Chisholm Trail ended here. Fort Worth earned the nickname 'Cowtown' from the millions of cattle that passed through.

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Bank One Tower Tornado

2000

F3 tornado climbed the 35-story Bank One Tower on March 28, 2000, blowing out nearly every pane of glass above the third floor. Building sat empty for almost five years before being converted to luxury residential.

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Billy Bob's Texas

1981

Billed as the "World's Largest Honky-Tonk" and located in the historic Fort Worth Stockyards district, Billy Bob's Texas, which comprises a total interior space of 100,000 square feet, along with twenty acres for parking, is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the state. Many of the brightest stars in country music have played on its stage. In addition to nightly musical performances, Billy Bob offers live bull riding, dancing, drinking, games, and more to a capacity crowd of 6,000. Billy Bob's has been nominated numerous times and, as of 2011, had won eight titles as the country music "Club of the Year" by the Academy of Country Music. The Country Music Association also has recognized the nightclub with the "Club of the Year" title three times. Billy Bob's Texas was the brainchild of Texas A&M University graduate and professional football player Billy Bob Barnett. Joining Barnett in the venture was nightclub owner Spencer Taylor, a former car salesman. The two chose an abandoned 100,000-square-foot department store that had once been an open-air cattle barn in the Fort Worth Stockyards. The original structure was built in 1910 and underwent several transformations through the years. Additional animal stalls and an auction ring were constructed in 1936, and during World War II the Globe Aircraft Corporation used the building as an airplane factory. With the additional help of investment partners Thomas and Mitt Lloyd, Barnett renovated the facility and opened the doors for business on April 1, 1981. Following on the heels of the early 1980s Urban Cowboy craze and subsequent country music boom, Billy Bob's Texas was an instant hit. The first week featured Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers , Waylon Jennings , Janie Fricke, and Willie Nelson. A host of others followed, including rockers ZZ Top and the Beach Boys and country music legends Marty Robbins and Ernest Tubb . Billy Bob's Texas helped foster many new musical acts. As the club's marketing director, Pam Minick, wrote, "Billy Bob's became the place for country music musicians to hone their skills, build a fan following, and possibly secure a recording contract." George Strait, for example, played first as an opening act at Billy Bob's. Rick Treviño placed in a talent contest at the nightclub. Ty Herndon was a member of the house band, Southern Thunder. However, problems eventually beset the nightclub. In the late 1980s, country music, Billy Bob's biggest draw, declined in popularity. Financial mismanagement and unrealized projects drained the nightclub. Billy Bob's Texas was bankrupt, and on January 8, 1988, it closed, causing great loss to the tourism industry of Fort Worth, especially the Stockyards district. Soon afterward, however, entrepreneur Holt Hickman, a Fort Worth native, sought to revive the Stockyards. Hickman's long-time friend and businessman Steve Murrin encouraged him to reopen Billy Bob's Texas. Hickman and Murrin, along with Donald K. Jury, an original Billy Bob's Texas investor, reopened the place on November 28, 1988. In February 1989, Billy Minick became a partner and manager of the nightclub. He eventually became CEO, with his wife Pam as head of marketing. When Billy Bob's Texas reopened, new headliners took the stage, including Garth Brooks, Tim McGraw, and Texans LeAnn Rimes and Clint Black. As country music regained popularity, Billy Bob's focused on native talent, especially musicians who had crossover appeal. Such Texas acts as Robert Earl Keen and Pat Green became some of the club's biggest draws. The high-energy environment and close setting of Billy Bob's Texas allowed these performers to interact more with their fans. According to Pam Minick, most stars know they have made it when they have played the main stage at Billy Bob's. The club has a Handprint Wall of Fame that displays impressions of every performer who has played onstage. Many artists have recorded live at Billy Bob's. Among the first to do so were Chris LeDoux and D

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Fort Worth, TX

1853

Fort Worth is located on the Clear Fork of the Trinity River near its confluence with the West Fork of the Trinity in Tarrant County. It lies at 32º 46' north latitude, 97º 18' west longitude, putting it on the edge of the Great Plains, which explains why the eastern area of the city is part of the Cross Timbers while the western area is flat, arid prairieland. Fort Worth began life on the grounds of an abandoned U.S. Army post ( see FORT WORTH ) in 1853. Local settlers moved into the empty structures on the bluff over the river and began building out into the surrounding area that was once part of the Peters Colony . They first called themselves Fort Town to distinguish their little community from the military post. They numbered less than 100. Among the pioneer settlers were Ephraim Daggett , who generously gave land for civic improvement; John Peter Smith (often referred to as the "father of Fort Worth"), who started the first school in 1854; Henry Daggett and Archibald Leonard , who opened general stores; and Julian Feild , who started a flour mill and served as the first postmaster in 1856. The little village was connected to the outside world by the U.S. mail stage line that began operation to surrounding communities in 1856, followed by the Butterfield Overland stage line two years later. In 1878 mail and passenger service from Fort Worth to Yuma, Arizona, began. The 1,560-mile route was the longest in the United States and took seventeen days to traverse one way. Although Fort Worth was indeed a frontier town for more than two decades and would later call itself "The City Where the West Begins," it was never seriously threatened by American Indians . Virtually all the tribes that came through the area were weak, peaceful groups more interested in gifts and protection from their warlike neighbors than in raiding. Local legend may say otherwise but is not supported by written records. After Tarrant County was created in 1849, Birdville was the first designated county seat. Seven years later, in 1856, the residents of Fort Town challenged the status quo by getting the state legislature to hold a special election to determine the best location. Fort Worth narrowly won amid charges of illegal voting. A second and just as bitter election was held in April 1860, and this time Fort Worth overwhelmingly carried the day. Fort Worth citizens first started to build a courthouse-a three-room, wood-frame structure-on the bluff in 1857. The site, on what is now the west lawn of the current courthouse, was on the block regarded as the center of town and known variously as the public square and the courthouse square. Construction of a more permanent two-story stone courthouse began in the center of the courthouse square in 1860, but the privately funded project moved slowly, stopped with the outbreak of the Civil War , and the building was not completed until 1869. The structure burned on March 29, 1876, destroying most of the county records. Daniel O'Flaherty was hired to design the new courthouse on the same site, which was completed in 1877 and enlarged in 1882 by adding a third story in a mansard roof. It was replaced by the current iconic pink granite building, designed by Gunn and Curtiss, in 1895. Fort Worth was incorporated by act of the state legislature in 1873, giving it the traditional mayor-council form of government . W. P. Burts served as the first mayor. Municipal elections were held in April of every year, and members of the council (aldermen) were elected to represent a particular ward. In 1907 the city adopted the commission form of government , replacing aldermen with commissioners elected at-large, each focusing on a particular aspect of municipal administration. The city's population dramatically increased over the years. From no more than 350 citizens recorded at the beginning of the Civil War, to approximately 2,500 before incorporation and then to possibly 4,000 or more in the fall of 1873 after incor

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Lucas, Barbara Inez Barnes [Tad]

1902

Barbara Inez (Tad) Lucas, rodeo champion, was born on September 1, 1902, at Cody, Nebraska, one of twenty-four children of Lorenzo White Barnes. Her mother, Hannah Garthside Barnes, was Lorenzo's second wife. Tad could not remember the time before she started riding. She was helping her brothers break colts by age seven and often rode calves for amusement. She participated in horseback races and contests against other ranch children and local Sioux Indians. She made her professional debut at the Gordon, Nebraska, Fair in 1917 and moved to Texas soon after. She became a full-time professional cowgirl in 1922. In 1923 she toured the United States and Mexico with a Wild West show and took second in bronc riding at the Madison Square Garden Rodeo. She and cowboy James Edward (Buck) Lucas were among the stars selected to compete at a major international rodeo at Wembley Stadium in London, England, in June 1924. They were married on May 23, while in New York City awaiting departure. Their honeymoon was the voyage to London aboard the Menomee . At Wembley, Tad made her debut in trick riding, the contest that eventually earned her greatest fame. On returning from England Tad and Buck began construction of the Fort Worth home in which Tad lived until her death. The couple had two daughters. Mitzi, the younger, began riding with Tad in grand entries when less than a year old and performed with her mother for many years thereafter. With another rodeo couple, the Lucases purchased the Triangle Rodeo Company. From the mid-1920s through 1942 Tad won virtually every major prize offered to women in rodeo, competing in bronc riding, trick riding, and relay racing. Among her greatest honors was winning three times in succession and retiring the $10,000 MGM Trophy awarded to the champion all-around cowgirl at Madison Square Garden, where she also won the title for trick riding five times. She captured major prizes at the Cheyenne Frontier Days, where she won six trick-riding titles, several relay racing awards, and the bronc riding event. She was also victorious at prestigious rodeos in Boston, Chicago, Houston, Fort Worth, and Sidney, Australia. When women's contests were dropped from the major rodeo circuit during World War II , Tad Lucas remained active as performer and official. She was one of the charter members of the Girls Rodeo Association in 1948 (now the Women's Professional Rodeo Association ). Her prestige gave added credibility to that fledging organization, which she supported as officer, rodeo official, contestant, performer, and clown from its formation through her retirement in 1958. Tad Lucas was a member of the Episcopal church. She was one of the founders of the Rodeo Historical Society in 1966 and served as its president from 1970 to 1974. She was elected to the board of directors for another ten years; she became an honorary board member in 1984. She is the only person honored by all three rodeo halls of fame: the National Rodeo Hall of Fame in 1967 (she was the first woman elected), the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame in 1978, and the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in 1979. She is considered the greatest rodeo cowgirl of all time and was the most successful, most popular, and most famous woman in rodeo history. She died on February 23, 1990, in Fort Worth. In her will she established the Tad Lucas Memorial Award to honor women who excel in any field related to Western heritage. In 2017 a children's book, Tad Lucas: Trick-Riding Rodeo Cowgirl , written by Laura Edge and illustrated by Stephanie Ford, was published by Pelican Books.

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Things to Do in Haltom City

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Chewbacca's Grave — May the 4th

May the 4th be with you — and with the Wookiee. Peter Mayhew the seven-foot-three British actor who brought Chewbacca to life in every Star Wars film from 1977…
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Joe T. Garcia's

Joe T opened his little family restaurant behind the packing plant in the Fort Worth Stockyards in 1935. There was no menu. His wife Jessie served whatever she…
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Fort Worth Stockyards

Daily cattle drives down the street. Honky-tonks and rodeos in the old West.
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Billy Bob's Texas

Billy Bob's opened in 1981 in an old cattle barn in the Fort Worth Stockyards and at one hundred twenty-seven thousand square feet it is the largest honky-tonk…
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WWII Marine Glider Base at Eagle Mountain

In 1942 the United States Marines bought 2931 acres of ranchland on Eagle Mountain Lake for a purpose that sounds almost unbelievable now — training pilots to…
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The Azle Earthquake Swarm

Starting in November 2013 the ground beneath Azle started shaking and it did not stop for 84 days. Twenty-seven earthquakes rattled windows cracked foundations…
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Chewbacca's Grave

The seven-foot-three British actor who played Chewbacca in every Star Wars film from 1977 to The Force Awakens is buried right here at Azleland Memorial Park.…
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Lake Worth Monster

In 1969 dozens of witnesses reported a half-man half-goat creature prowling the shores of Lake Worth. Police investigated. The monster was never caught.

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