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Texas History Minute
Janis Joplin thrilled rock fans with her soulful music. As she burst onto the scene in the late 1960s, she was known for songs that were a unique mix of rock, folk, and blues. After her death in 1970, her fame and legend only grew.
Early voting underway in local elections
Early voting began Monday, April 22 for municipal, school board and various bond elections. It ends on April 30 with Saturday, May 4 being election day. What is on the ballot depends on where you live.
William Walter Vinson Draper
William Walter Vinson Draper was born 28 July 1864 in Harbour Co., Alabama. His parents were John S. and Margaret Reed Draper. Margaret Draper wrote in the family Bible: “J. S. Draper and family left old Alabama Harbour Co. the 3rd of November in 1869 landed in Texas the 7 of January 1870. J. S. Draper bought Mr. Lon land 28 of September 1911. We moved in our new home the last day of September.”