Traces of Texas reader Tom Abshire kindly sent in this nice photo of Chico's Tacos at 4232 Alameda Ave. in El Paso. Chico's is still there. There are a couple of other locations. It was founded in 1953 by Joe Mora and his wife Emma. Thanks, Tom. A nice trace of Texas!
Don’t think HS Coaches are important?
Take 2mins to listen of the impact one HS Coach had on this man. It’s more than football. Always has been and always will be!
AMAZING STORY: Remember when #Chargers first-round selection Quentin Johnston told his mom on draft night that she could retire?
Well this has come to fruition, today is Sherry’s final day at the VA Hospital in Temple, Texas, where she has worked as a secretary for 24 years after serving in the U.S. Army. She will now join her husband Carl in retirement.
👏👏👏
Q’s rookie contract is worth $14.19 million, fully guaranteed with a signing bonus of $7.32 million.
@MrJohnston____ was raised right by his parents🥹
(🎥Via @NFLFilms)
In 1989, the SFA Lumberjacks led by QB Todd Hammel and NFL great Larry Centers stormed their way to the National Championship game in what is still the greatest season in program history!
89 days until @SFA_Football returns!
#RaiseTheAxe@CoachCarthel#AxeTroy
Please join us at the LDC and donate to Indiana Special Olympics. Nothing can replace hosting a super regional, but we sure can help support our next foes in a different way. Click link & and donate, gang. #FrogsForSycs
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The Texas Quote of the Day:
"We view ourselves on the eve of battle. We are nerved for the contest, and must conquer or perish. It is vain to look for present aid: none is at hand. We must now act or abandon all hope! Rally to the standard, and be no longer the scoff of mercenary tongues! Be men, be free men, that your children may bless their father's name."
----- Sam Houston's speech to his troops before the Battle of San Jacinto, which happened 187 years ago today
The Texas Quote of the Day:
"To understand me, you need to understand Texan logic. If you come from Texas, you're 100 per cent American but you'll do things the Texan way. We're independent. We've got our own way of doing things. Try to build fences 'round us and we'll run you out of town. I can go anywhere in the world but my spirit is still Texan and I recognize my own kind. There are no secret handshakes but when Texans meet there's a special fraternity."
---- actor Matthew McConaughey