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Dolph Briscoe Jr. (April 23, 1923 – June 27, 2010) was an American rancher and businessman from Uvalde, Texas, who was the 41st governor of Texas between 1973 and 1979. He was a member of the Democratic Party.
A pair of chaps hanging from the ranch's "6666" insignia. The ranch was established by Samuel Burk Burnett in 1900 after he purchased the land from the Louisville Land and Cattle Company. [3] [7] Legend has it that he won the ranch from a card game, where he scored four sixes. [3] However, Burnett and his descendants have denied this folklore ...
Location of Briscoe County in Texas. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Briscoe County, Texas. This is intended to be a complete list of properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Briscoe County, Texas. There are two properties listed on the National Register within the county.
Hundreds attended the Anderson County School Board meeting on Nov. 13— including State Sen. Adrienne Southworth — speaking in defense of the Briscoe family and against a school counselor and ...
The house is now known as the Briscoe-Garner Museum, and also known as the Ettie R. Garner Memorial Building. The structure is a two-story, H-shaped, hip-roofed, brick house with white trim around doors and windows, and brown shingles on the roof. [ 3 ]
It is named for Andrew Briscoe, a soldier during the Texas Revolution. At one time, the large JA Ranch, founded by Charles Goodnight and John George Adair, reached into Briscoe County. After he left the JA, Goodnight owned the Quitaque Ranch. The prominent high school football and college coach Gene Mayfield was born in Briscoe County in 1928.
A 13-year-old Texas girl vanished while taking trash out to a dumpster at a San Antonio-area apartment complex, officials say. The missing teen, Jillian Marie Monroe, was throwing away an empty ...
Chase Briscoe won his way into the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs on Sunday night. Briscoe held off Kyle Busch to win the Southern 500 and score his second playoff berth with an incredible drive.