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Though Hell's Half Acre became a popular euphemism for red-light districts throughout Texas, the most well-known district to use this name was the one in Fort Worth. The area developed in the 1870s as a rest stop on the cattle trails from Texas through Kansas. It quickly became populated with saloons, brothels, and other vice dens offering ...
Marvin "Red" Burton was born on August 10, 1885, in McLennan County, Texas. Red was the youngest son of John Fletcher Burton (1854-1932; 78-years old) and Mary Alice Cubley (1856-1886; 29-years old). [2] Red's parents were migrants to Texas from Mississippi and settled in the McLennan County region in the late 1870s. Alice Burton died within a ...
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The Chisholm Trail and Texas and Pacific Railway were branded as the economic driving force leading to the progressive development of the rambunctious red-light district. [5] [6] [4] At its peak, Hell's Half Acre consisted of boarding houses, bordellos, gambling parlours, hotels, saloons, and a sparse assortment of mercantile businesses. [7]
One woman was killed and two others were injured Saturday night in a three-vehicle collision in Fresno County. The crash happened at 8:30 p.m. at Highway 41 and Manning Avenue.
After driving through a red light, [19] Moats was stopped by police officer Robert Powell who delayed him for more than 10 minutes outside the hospital's emergency room, allowing the rest of the family to leave, even after Moats's ordeal was corroborated by a nurse in the hospital to Powell. Powell even drew his gun at Moats during the incident.
The Bill of Rights prevents law enforcement from searching cell phones during a traffic stop without a judge-issued warrant. The Fourth Amendment prohibits “unreasonable search and seizure ...