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TEXAS ALMANAC T TEXAS E 2016 H 2017 X The complete reference book on all things Texan. Published by the Texas State Historical Association. ALMANAC A The 68th edition since 1857. New articles, data, maps, and color photographs. S The Source For All Things Texan Since 1857 NEW FEATURES Assault, 1946 A Triple Crown H Lone Star cuisine champion by food editor and L cookbook author Dotty Griffith M H Booming business in Texas wine country A by Melinda Esco Photo courtesy of Keeneland-Morgan. 0 H 70th anniversary of N 1 2 INSIDE THE ALMANAC 1946 Triple Crown 6 environment H weather champion Assault A sports H recreation H calendar from King Ranch counties H government H business H Analysis of college C oil & gas H agriculture H health and professional teams education H culture H obituaries by sports talk radio 7 pronunciation guide 2016 2 1 host Norm Hitzges 0 COVER ARTWORK Texas Bounty, acrylic on canvas H $39.95 Lamberto Alvarez/Lamberto Fine Art ISBN-13: 978-1-62511-032-9 ISBN-10: 1-62511-032-4 53995 HARDCOVER 2017 978-1-62511-032-9 $39.95 Published by Texas State Historical Association TSHA Distributed by Texas A&M University Press 9 781625110329 TEXAS STATE HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION TEXAS ALMANAC 0 1 2 6 7 2 1 0 Published by TEXAS STATE HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION Austin, Texas 2 Texas Almanac 2016–2017 Advertisement 3 TEXAS ALMANAC 2016 H 2017 EDITOR Elizabeth Cruce Alvarez ASSOCIATE EDITOR Robert Plocheck COVER ARTWORK Texas Bounty by Lamberto Alvarez ISBN (hardcover) 978-1-62511-032-9 ISBN (flexbound) 978-1-62511-033-6 ISBN (ebook) 978-1-62511-034-3 Library of Congress ISSN: 2378-2188 (Print) Library of Congress ISSN: 2378-2234 (Digital) Copyright © 2016 All rights reserved. TEXAS STATE HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION The University of Texas at Austin 3001 Lake Austin Blvd., Suite 3.116, Austin, TX 78703; (512) 471-2600 www.tshaonline.org Printed in Dallas, Texas, by Quad Williamson. Bound in San Antonio, Texas, by Universal Bookbindery. For permission requests, contact [email protected]. Distributed by Texas A&M University Press and the Texas Book Consortium 4354 TAMU, College Station, Texas, 77843-4354 Order hardcover or flexbound editions at (800) 826-8911 or log on to: www.tamupress.com www.TexasAlmanac.com THE SOURCE FOR ALL THINGS TEXAN SINCE 1857 PREFACE T his edition of the Texas Almanac — the 68th in its 159-year history — is a celebration of many aspects of Texas life. Our feature articles celebrate the glorious food of The Lone Star State, a rich blend of many cultures over hundreds of years, and the vineyards and wineries that produce unique wines that have become a booming business for our state. We also celebrate the 70th anniversary of the state’s one and only Triple Crown Champion. The story of Assault, a Thoroughbred colt from the historic King Ranch who had a life-threatening injury as a yearling, is an incredible tale of the will to live and to win. My thanks to all of the authors who have enriched this edition with their wonderful articles and unique perspectives. Art and photography also are celebrated in this Texas Almanac. The cover, which illustrates Texas’ one- of-a-kind heritage of food and wine (see About the Cover, below), and the hundreds of photographs that capture special moments across Texas make this edition the most colorful and picturesque of all. In this era of video and digital images, we continue to celebrate still photography. There is something special, almost magical, about a photograph. The black and white image, which opens the History section on page 27 and illustrates the “Lone Star Cuisine” article by Dotty Griffith, is amazing to behold. Taken by San Antonio Light photographer Jack Specht on a January evening in 1933, this photograph captures a group of people at a chili stand in Haymarket Plaza. All of the faces, with their diverse expressions — some haunting, some happy — is worth a close look. It is a moment during Depression-era San Antonio that would have been lost to time except for one roving photographer. This edition is filled with photos that are fun, historic, and show the many faces and moods of Texas. My heartfelt thanks to all of the photographers and organizations that contributed to this edition: Dr. Ron Billings of the Texas A&M Forest Service, who always contributes so many, the photographers at the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the USDA/Natural Resources Conservation Service, our own associate editor Robert Plocheck, Traces of Texas.com, and all of the news agencies, libraries, chambers of commerce, and the many individuals who responded to our “Call for Photos” and submitted wonderful images from around the state. As you look through this volume, please take time to notice the photo credit for each photograph. I also want to credit www.goodtextures.com, which supplied the “Damaged Plaster” texture that is the warm and rugged backdrop for all of the section openers. Photo by Veronica Elinor Alvarez. Thank you to all of the loyal readers of the Texas Almanac and to Elizabeth Cruce Alvarez those new readers who are seeing this historic book for the first time. We Editor, 2015 appreciate you, and we hope you enjoy the Texas Almanac 2016–2017. About the Cover F inding the perfect image for this edition with its dual theme of food and wine was a challenge. Artist Lamberto Alvarez is known as a problem solver. His years of working as an illustrator for many major newspapers and as illustration director at The Dallas Morning News equipped him with the talent for finding visual solutions. As we discussed the theme, he was inspired by a photograph of a vineyard worker taken at Fall Creek Vineyards near Tow in Llano County by Melinda Esco, author of our “Texas Wine Country” article (see page 38). That was all Lamberto needed to work out a concept and begin painting. The finished piece, Texas Bounty, is a beautifully layered and complex paint- ing that shows a colorful dawn breaking over a Texas vineyard. The viewer sits behind a set table, with the expectancy of a sumptuous meal to come and looking out at the lush scenery and a hacienda in the distance. “Although I work in diverse media, even concrete and assemblage,” Lamberto said, “this painting for the Texas Almanac has inspired me to create more, even larger-scale canvas paintings that capture the magnifi- cent vineyards of Texas.” Creating the cover painting Photo by Veronica Elinor Alvarez. was truly a labor of love for this artist. I Lamberto™ works on the cover painting. 6 Texas Almanac 2016–2017 Advertisement 7 8 Texas Almanac 2016–2017 TSHA Returns to Its First Home at UT Austin After seven Established on The University of Texas successful campus in Austin on March 2, 1897, TSHA years in Denton, engages its members and the public at large the Texas State through publications and outreach events. Historical In addition to the Handbook of Texas Association Online and the Texas Almanac, TSHA members (TSHA) returned receive the Southwestern Historical Quarterly, to its original access to TSHA’s digital resource center, and home of Austin in exclusive invitations and discounts to Texas the spring of 2015. history programs and events. Like the I invite you to visit us in Austin or online at amazing Texas www.tshaonline.org to explore Texas history cuisine chronicled and see what we are cooking up next. in this edition of Brian A. Bolinger It’s good to be back home in our state’s the Texas Almanac, capital city, and there is no better place to call the unique city of Austin encapsulates the home than Texas! diverse flavors of The Lone Star State. With the barbecue capital of Texas just down the road Brian A. Bolinger and home-grown vineyards to the west, Austin Chief Executive Officer has a rich flavor all its own. Texas State Historical Association TSHA Board of Directors OFFICERS Lynn Denton President John L. Nau III Past President Austin Houston (2014) Stephen C. Cook First Vice President Gregg Cantrell Past President Houston Fort Worth (2013) Paula Mitchell Marks Second Vice President John Miller Morris Jr. Secretary Austin Austin (2013–2016) BOARD MEMBERS Carlos K. Blanton Thomas R. Phillips College Station (2013–2016) Austin (2014–2017) Jessica Brannon-Wranosky Rebecca Sharpless McKinney (2015–2018) Fort Worth (2013–2016) James H. Clement Jr. Jean A. Stuntz Dallas (2015–2018) Canyon (2013–2016) W. Marvin Dulaney Homero S. Vera Arlington (2013–2016) Premont and Sarita (2015–2018) Jeffrey Dunn Emilio Zamora Dallas (2013–2016) Austin (2015–2018) David A. Gravelle J.P. Bryan Dallas (2014–2017) Houston Honorary Life Member Kay Bailey Hutchison Walter L. Buenger Dallas (2015–2018) College Station Honorary Life Member Mary Margaret McAllen John W. Crain San Antonio (2013–2016) Dallas Honorary Life Member Richard B. McCaslin Brian A. Bolinger Chief Executive Officer Denton (2014–2017) Austin (ex officio) Nancy Painter Paup Randolph (Mike) Campbell Chief Historian Fort Worth (2014–2017) Denton (ex officio) Texas State Historical Association 9
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