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Touring the Big Bend in 1929
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Aug 21 • Mike Cox
A Pig in a Poke
The Occasional Letter for paid readers "mailed" Aug. 8, 2026
Aug 8 • Mike Cox

July 2026

In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evenin'
AI imagines watching TV in the 1950s from the front yard in the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening.
Jul 26 • Mike Cox
"Well, I'll Be Darned..."
A Depression-era Federal Patrol Boat Named for a Texas Ranger?
Jul 13 • Mike Cox
"Old Ironsides" Visits Texas in 1932
Following a Bit of Monkey Business on the Way
Jul 4 • Mike Cox

June 2026

Rewriting History in Central Texas
By Mike Cox and Erika Marcoux
Jun 24
Remembering T. Lindsay Baker
When the email from the West Texas Historical Society popped up in my inbox at 3:21 p.m.
Jun 12 • Mike Cox
New Texas Magazine Bonus Feature: "The Occasional Letter"
Dear Subscribers:
Jun 4 • Mike Cox
A Scammer Who Didn’t Need Artificial Intelligence…Just Goat Testicles
Dr. John R. Brinkley, Border Conman Extraordinaire
Jun 2 • Mike Cox

May 2026

Remember TV's "What's My Line?" in the '50's?
A Memorial Day weekend reflection
May 23 • Mike Cox
Route 66 + 1: The Story of U.S. 67
People still get their kicks on old Route 66, but Route 66 plus one—U.S.
May 13 • Mike Cox
The Lamesa Incident
Future Pulitzer Prize winner Larry McMurtry wrote an essay back in the 1960s about a trip he took across Texas.
May 4 • Mike Cox
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