Fort Bend County commits $1.5 million to honor Sugar Land 95, victims of Texas' convict-leasing system

Fort Bend County Commissioners Court on Thursday approved a long-anticipated partnership with Fort Bend ISD to honor the ...
Hoodline

Fort Bend County Allocates $1.5M for Memorial Project Honoring Victims of Texas' Convict-Leasing System

Fort Bend County approves $1.5M for the Sugar Land 95 memorial project to honor convict-leasing system victims.
Austin American-Statesman

Gorgeous old maps from Texas General Land Office tell story of state

How about a gorgeous volume of old maps that helped define and develop our state, that also includes cogent historical context for each image? Your wish is our command. Just out: “Texas Takes Shape: A ...
The Columbian

Clark County Council hears report on agricultural lands ahead of possible rezoning

A study of Clark County’s agricultural land found 98 percent of it is well-suited to farming. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian files) A long-awaited study of Clark County’s agricultural land found almost ...
Dallas Morning News

How a tiny West Texas county became the target of a bizarre takeover plot

Loving County is a wind-whipped stretch of land in rural West Texas, home to just 64 people and a single tiny town, Mentone. The county is both the least-populated in the continental U.S. and among ...