Slave bought 80 acres near Perdido in 1881. Wingate Beach became his family’s legacy.
Wingate Beach flourished in the post-World War II years, with a large beach structure where the family sold soda, ice cream, beer and fresh mullet.
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Turnerhills’ legacy lives on at Hendrick Home for Children
The Hendrick name is well known in Abilene, from the hospital to the nonprofit Hendrick Home for Children, but many may not realize the Turnerhills were the ...
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Love takes flight: Abilene couple’s first date ended in a plane crash, but led to 26 years of marriage
In 1996, it was love at first flight — or crash — for the Countess couple, leading to more than 26 years of love and three ...
Abilene's weekly restaurant inspections: 19 establishments score low with food and kitchen issues
The Abilene Environmental Health Division conducts inspections for food safety compliance. Here are the scores for Feb. 3-9.
From the Statesman archives: Railroad, freedom colonies changed Austin after Civil War
The International-Great Northern Railroad, which arrived in Austin on Dec. 28, 1876, was formed in 1873 by merging previously ...
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111 Texas school districts have moved to four-day weeks, affecting more than 120,000 students
We’ve created several data-driven stories and databases on topics including weather and climate, politics, education, sports and growth in Texas. Each story in the KXAN Data Hub is updated as ...
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21 Fun Things to Do in San Antonio, Texas
The fight sparked Texas' struggle for independence and today, the Alamo stands as a tribute to these men, displaying artifacts belonging to some of the Alamo's most famous defenders, including ...
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott deploys hundreds more troops to Texas-Mexico border
More than 400 additional Texas National Guard troops arrived at the Texas-Mexico border on Monday. Some of those troops left from the U.S. Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in Fort Worth Monday ...
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Abilene community breaks ground on new veterans health care clinic
The VA West Texas Health Care System and the Abilene community celebrated a new beginning for veterans healthcare in the Big Country. In a groundbreaking ceremony Monday, officials shared the ...
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I study democracy worldwide − here’s how Texas is eroding human rights, free expression and civil liberties
In December 2024, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued a New York doctor for prescribing abortion-inducing medications to a woman in Collin County, Texas, alleging that the shipment violated ...
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Stargate's first data center is underway in Texas. Public filings show how much it will cost to build.
Registration forms filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation for a data center development in Abilene matching Ellison's description of Stargate give some insight into the cost ...
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First data center for Trump administration's Stargate AI initiative coming to Abilene
More details have emerged about the $500 billion artificial intelligence infrastructure venture coined Stargate, which is kicking off in Abilene ... construction in Texas, including one that ...