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Buddy Holly 
Born 
September 7, 1936, Lubbock, TX
February 3, 1959  Iowa
Listen to Lyle Lovett
Listen to Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson was born April 30, 1933 in Abbott, Texas. 
Singer, songwriter, and rock 'n' roll legend Roy Kelton Orbison was born April 23, 1936 in Vernon, Texas, to Orbie Lee and Nadine Orbison. Pic of Roy & George Harrison.


“You can all go to hell; I will go to Texas.” 

                    ― David Crockett
"Libraries offer, for free, the wisdom of the ages--and sages--and, simply put, there's something for everyone inside.”                  ― Laura Bush, First Lady of the US
Texas is the second most populous state in the US A, after California.  New York is the third most populous.
Born in St. Joseph, Missouri, in November 1916, long-time CBS-TV News anchorman Walter Leland Cronkite, Jr., was raised in Houston, Texas. He went to Houston's San Jacinto High School. In 1933, he became a student at the University of Texas in Austin . Cronkite papers are preserved at UT Austin. He loved TX and NASA!

Waylon Jennings - Good Hearted Woman
Born: Waylon Arnold Jennings
June 15, 1937    Littlefield, Texas
DiedFebruary 13, 2002  Chandler, AZ

Stephen Ray Vaughan   
BornOctober 3, 1954  Dallas, Texas
DiedAugust 27, 1990 (aged 35)  East Troy, Wisconsin
'Click Stevie to listen to One Night In Texas' Live 1989
Stevie Ray Vaughan - Interview Part 1 - 1/1/1985
 - Lone Star Cafe (Official)
Click Stevie and his Dog T-Bone
Lyndon and Lady Bird, a love story...
Click Lady Bird and LBJ.
Ronnie Dunn   June 1, 1953 
Born  Coleman, TX
Listen.....Believe
Former President George W. Bush & Laura Bush adopt a puppy from SPCA of Texas. Freddie is his new name. Click on Freddie. 
Walter Cronkite 
and His Love of Animals  (He loved Cats) 
Texas Week for the Animals
New Dates TBA!
Michael Dell, founder, chairman 
and CEO of Dell Technologies

Born" February 23, 1965 
Houston, Texas
ResidenceAustin, Texas
Name at Birth: Ferrah Leni Fawcett
Born: February 2, 1947  Corpus Christi, Texas
June 25, 2009  Santa Monica, California, 
Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890 - 1969) The 34th US President (1953-1961); born in Denison, Texas.
Red Adair in 1964

BornPaul Neal Adair
June 18, 1915
Houston, Texas
DiedAugust 7, 2004
Houston, TX

BRAVEST
 American oil well firefighter.
Texas First Lady Cecilia Abbott at the  Governor’s Mansion, their First Dogs
 Oreo and Pancake! Click on First Lady Cecilia.
Lady Bird and LBJ
God Bless America!
Texas is the most populous state in the South Central region of the United States. It borders Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the west, and the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas to the south and southwest.

Capital: Austin
Population: 30.03 million (2022)
State flower: Bluebonnet
State bird: Northern mockingbird
Senators: Ted Cruz (Republican Party), John Cornyn (Republican Party)

Admitted to the Union: December 29, 1845 (28th)
Singer Janis Lyn Joplin (January 19, 1943 –
 October 4, 1970) Port Arthur, TX
October 4, 1970 (age 27 years), Hollywood, 
Los Angeles, CA

In Her Own Words...click on Janis and her dog. 
Kristoffer Kristofferson (born June 22, 1936) is an American retired country singer, songwriter and actor. He died peacefully on September 29, 2024. A Rhodes scholar.