China’s Vice-Premier Deng Xiaoping visited a rodeo in Simonton Texas, in 1979. He got a Stetson, and a couple of prize bulls. But that’s not all. Phil Edwards explains.
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“How a 10-gallon hat helped heal relations between China and America,” Adam Taylor, Washington Post
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Brandy Bottone, 34 weeks pregnant, was driving down Central Expressway in Dallas when she was stopped by a sheriff’s deputy at an HOV checkpoint to check whether there were at least two occupants per vehicle as mandated. “There are two of us,” said Ms. Bottone, pointing at her swollen midsection. Despite Texas’ hearty embrace of the US Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision, which overturned Roe v. Wade, she got a $215 ticket.
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“Pregnant woman says her fetus should count as a passenger in HOV lanes. She got a ticket,” Dave Lieber, Dallas Morning News
“Pregnant woman given HOV ticket argues fetus is passenger, post-Roe,” Timothy Bella, Washington Post
Note: We do not consider 2 people in a vehicle “high occupancy,” and refer to HOV 2+ as “Buddy Lanes.”
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(General Orders. Department of Texas June 19, 1865)
Today is officially “Juneteeth, Observed,” a federal holiday, but yesterday was the historical holiday. On June 19, 1865, Union general Gordon Granger sailed into Galveston and issued General Order Number 3, which began: “The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free.” This ended the legal institution of chattel slavery in the former Confederate States, two years after Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, 10 weeks after Appomattox.
Contrary to popular belief, Juneteenth didn’t end slavery in the United States. It still existed in states which hadn’t seceded from the Union, like Kentucky, New Jersey, and Delaware, until January 1, 1866, six months later, when the 13th Amendment became effective. Slavery among the tribes of Indian Territory (today’s Oklahoma) did not effectually end until August 1866.
More:
“Juneteenth: Our Other Independence Day,” Kenneth C. Davis, Smithsonian.com
“Juneteenth,” Teresa Palomo Acosta, Handbook of Texas Online
“Juneteenth,” Stephanie Hall, Folklife Today
“What Is Juneteenth?” Henry Louis Gates, Jr., PBS
“Juneteenth,” Teresa Palomo Acosta, Handbook of Texas History
“The Historical Legacy of Juneteenth,” NMAAHC
Related:
“Freedmen’s Bureau,” Cecil Harper, Jr., Handbook of Texas History
Updates:
“Juneteenth holiday marking the end of slavery becomes law after decades of inaction,” Seung Min Kim, Washington Post
“How the US Military Helped Create the Juneteenth Holiday,” Blake Stilwell, Military.com
“When Did Slavery Really End in the United States?” J. Gordon Hylton, Marquette University Law School Faculty Blog
“Here are the four myths of Juneteenth that are not based on facts,” John Burnett, NPR
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At least 19 children and 2 teachers were shot to death at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday. The victims were in a single 4th grade classroom. The teenaged perpetrator wore body armor but was shot dead by police. The shooter was legally able to buy his assault-style rifle this month, the day after his 18th birthday.
There have been 213 mass shootings in the United States so far this year, 27 school shootings. And it’s only May.
In other Texas news, the National Rifle Association will hold its annual meeting in Houston on Friday. Scheduled speakers include Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R), Texas Senator Ted Cruz (R), South Dakota Governor Kristi L. Noem (R), Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R, TX-2), and former president Donald J. Trump. At this time, no grieving parents from Uvalde are on the agenda.
More:
“21 killed at Uvalde elementary in Texas’ deadliest school shooting ever,” Sneha Dey, Texas Tribune
“Firearms are now the leading cause of death for U.S. children,” Peter Weber, The Week
“‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens,” The Onion
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(General Orders. Department of Texas June 19, 1865)
On June 19, 1865 Union general Gordon Granger sailed into Galveston and issued General Order Number 3, which began: “The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free.” This ended the legal institution of chattel slavery in the former Confederate States, two years after Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, 10 weeks after Appomattox.
Contrary to popular belief, Juneteenth didn’t end slavery in the United States. It still existed in northern border states which hadn’t seceded from the Union like Kentucky, New Jersey, and Delaware, until January 1, 1866, six months after the first Juneteenth, when the 13th Amendment became effective. Slavery among the tribes of Indian Territory (today’s Oklahoma) did not effectually end until August 1966.
More:
“Juneteenth: Our Other Independence Day,” Kenneth C. Davis, Smithsonian.com
“Juneteenth,” Teresa Palomo Acosta, Handbook of Texas Online
“Juneteenth,” Stephanie Hall, Folklife Today
“What Is Juneteenth?” Henry Louis Gates, Jr., PBS
“Juneteenth,” Teresa Palomo Acosta, Handbook of Texas History
“The Historical Legacy of Juneteenth,” NMAAHC
Related:
“Freedmen’s Bureau,” Cecil Harper, Jr., Handbook of Texas History
Updates:
“Juneteenth holiday marking the end of slavery becomes law after decades of inaction,” Seung Min Kim, Washington Post
“How the US Military Helped Create the Juneteenth Holiday,” Blake Stilwell, Military.com
“When Did Slavery Really End in the United States?” J. Gordon Hylton, Marquette University Law School Faculty Blog
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Perhaps believing there aren’t enough unemployed delivery drivers in Texas, Domino’s Pizza will deliver pies via Nuro R2 autonomous robot vehicles in Houston. Domino’s selling point to customers: no tipping.
Houston traffic. Robot cars with a top speed of 25 MPH. Texan gun ownership rate. What could possibly go wrong?
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“Nuro’s self-driving robot will deliver Domino’s pizza orders to customers in Houston,” Kim Lyons, The Verge
“Houston, we have a robot: Nuro, Domino’s team up for autonomous pizza delivery,” Brian Straight, Modern Shipper, via FreightWaves
“Beep Beep: Domino’s Is Testing a Self-Driving Delivery Car,” Jenny G. Zhang, Eater
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In February, an unusual winter storm left millions of Texans without electric power or water in subzero temperatures for nearly five days. Oklahoma and other neighboring states only had minor disruptions. Why? Texas is on its own electrical grid, separate from the rest of the country, unlike other states, so it can’t get power from other states in an emergency. Texas hasn’t upgraded its electrical infrastructure since its last big failure ten years ago, but most of the U.S. power infrastructure has aged beyond its “use by” date.
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“Texas’s power disaster is a warning sign for the US,” Madeline Marshall, Vox
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(General Orders, Department of Texas June 19, 1865)
On June 19, 1865 Union general Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston and issued General Order Number 3, which began: “The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free.” This ended the legal institution of chattel slavery in the former Confederate States, two years after Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, 10 weeks after Appomattox. De Jure slavery didn’t end in border states like Kentucky and Deleware, which hadn’t seceded from the Union, until December 1865, six months after the first Juneteenth, when the 13th Amendment was ratified.
More:
“Juneteenth: Our Other Independence Day,” Kenneth C. Davis, Smithsonian.com
“Juneteenth,” Teresa Palomo Acosta, Handbook of Texas Online
“Juneteenth,” Stephanie Hall, Folklife Today
“What Is Juneteenth?” Henry Louis Gates, Jr., PBS
“Juneteenth,” Teresa Palomo Acosta, Handbook of Texas History
“The Historical Legacy of Juneteenth,” NMAAHC
Related:
“Freedmen’s Bureau,” Cecil Harper, Jr., Handbook of Texas History
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(General Orders, Department of Texas, June 19, 1865)
On June 19, 1865 Union general Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston and issued General Order Number 3, which began: “The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free.” This ended the legal institution of chattel slavery in the United States, two years after Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
More:
“Juneteenth: Our Other Independence Day,” Kenneth C. Davis, Smithsonian.com
“Juneteenth,” Teresa Palomo Acosta, Handbook of Texas Online
“Juneteenth,” Stephanie Hall, Folklife Today
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Crusader Rabbit, Series 1, Episode 15, “Crusader vs the State of Texas,” 1950. Directed by Alexander Anderson, co-written by Mr. Anderson, Hal Goodman, Arthur North, Lloyd Turner, and Jay Ward. Voice actors: Lucille Bliss (Crusader Rabbit), Vern Louden (Rags the Tiger), Roy Whaley (narrator). The cartoon series was the first produced for the small black-and-white television screen rather than movie theaters.
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