The Pearland, Texas office of the Communities United to Strengthen America organization conducted a news conference recently, post elections. CUSA is a middle-class advocacy group. The universally recognized "squeeze on the middle class" is addressed in their specification of 7 points of interest:
providing access to affordable health care
controlling soaring college costs
cutting taxes for working families
repealing handouts to big oil
relieving middle-class debt
protecting workers' pensions
and
preserving social security.
CUSA, with a nearly one year-old history, has offices in a dozen locations in the nation, presently most active on the federal level. Their goals are certainly worth genuine interest by voters. CUSA's strength could be deepened should it chose to deepen its influence at the state level.
Pearland was chosen for the Texas presence because of its cohesive middle class characteristics.
Monday, November 27, 2006
balancing life: Book review: Education of a wandering man
balancing life: Book review: Education of a wandering man
If you read Texas westerns, you read some Louis L'Amour. Here's a bit about Louis.
If you read Texas westerns, you read some Louis L'Amour. Here's a bit about Louis.
WesternPulps
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WesternPulps/
Here's an interesting discussion group
"Description
This list is dedicated to the discussion of Western pulp magazines -- the characters, the authors, the stories, the paperback reprints, and anything else connected with Western pulps. Though the primary emphasis is on pulps, we also discuss non-pulp Western novels, movies, comics, etc. "
Here's an interesting discussion group
"Description
This list is dedicated to the discussion of Western pulp magazines -- the characters, the authors, the stories, the paperback reprints, and anything else connected with Western pulps. Though the primary emphasis is on pulps, we also discuss non-pulp Western novels, movies, comics, etc. "
Rough Edges: TCU Press Signing: Noah's Ride
http://jamesreasoner.blogspot.com/2006/11/tcu-press-signing.html
Interesting posts by Texas writer James Reasoner, visit occasionally.
Interesting posts by Texas writer James Reasoner, visit occasionally.
AMIGOS
http://www.amigos.org/
Many folks are familiar with AMIGOS, a long established service corporation that designs workshops and consults for libraries and museums.
If you don't know AMIGOS, here's your opportunity.
Many folks are familiar with AMIGOS, a long established service corporation that designs workshops and consults for libraries and museums.
If you don't know AMIGOS, here's your opportunity.
Digital Government Documents at University of North Texas
http://digital.library.unt.edu/govdocs/
Congressional Research Service Reports Archive
CyberCemetery
Gammel's The Laws of Texas Nineteenth-Century Texas Law Online
Texas Laws and Resolutions Archive
Texas Register Archive
Congressional Research Service Reports Archive
CyberCemetery
Gammel's The Laws of Texas Nineteenth-Century Texas Law Online
Texas Laws and Resolutions Archive
Texas Register Archive
Texas Register & Texas Administrative Code
From the Texas Secretary of State
http://www.sos.state.tx.us/texreg/index.shtml
"...a weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the notice bulletin of state agency rulemaking. The Texas Register contains emergency, proposed, and adopted rules; notices of withdrawn and repealed rules; notices of rule review and other information submitted by state agencies for publication."
The Texas Administrative Code "....a compilation of all state agency rules in Texas. There are 16 titles in the TAC. Each title represents a category and relating agencies are assigned to the appropriate title."
Least subscription is $10 for a month.
For most current see University of North Texas electronic archive at
http://texinfo.library.unt.edu/texasregister/
http://www.sos.state.tx.us/texreg/index.shtml
"...a weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the notice bulletin of state agency rulemaking. The Texas Register contains emergency, proposed, and adopted rules; notices of withdrawn and repealed rules; notices of rule review and other information submitted by state agencies for publication."
The Texas Administrative Code "....a compilation of all state agency rules in Texas. There are 16 titles in the TAC. Each title represents a category and relating agencies are assigned to the appropriate title."
Least subscription is $10 for a month.
For most current see University of North Texas electronic archive at
http://texinfo.library.unt.edu/texasregister/
Texas Bluebonnet Writing Project
From their webpage re children's education
"The Texas Bluebonnet Writing Project (TBWP) is UTA’s National Writing Project site. With more than 189 sites across the nation, the National Writing Project (NWP) implements the standards of No Child Left Behind by sponsoring workshops for over 100,000 teachers annually.
The NWP model is dedicated to the beliefs that teachers are the best teachers of other teachers, that effective professional development requires a continuum of in-service of programs, and that students ultimately benefit from research-based practices.
The NWP model is a bottom-up model of professional development. This means that NWP opportunities are created to address the needs, suggestions, and best practices of our teacher consultants. The professional development provided by the Bluebonnet Writing Project has been researched and implemented in classrooms across the metroplex.
TBWP is part of the National Writing Projects of Texas which is Texas’ state network of NWP sites.What We Do…
We offer professional development with strategies that incorporate Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) to enable a diverse student population to meet and/or exceed proficiencies on Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) and national standardized assessments."
"The Texas Bluebonnet Writing Project (TBWP) is UTA’s National Writing Project site. With more than 189 sites across the nation, the National Writing Project (NWP) implements the standards of No Child Left Behind by sponsoring workshops for over 100,000 teachers annually.
The NWP model is dedicated to the beliefs that teachers are the best teachers of other teachers, that effective professional development requires a continuum of in-service of programs, and that students ultimately benefit from research-based practices.
The NWP model is a bottom-up model of professional development. This means that NWP opportunities are created to address the needs, suggestions, and best practices of our teacher consultants. The professional development provided by the Bluebonnet Writing Project has been researched and implemented in classrooms across the metroplex.
TBWP is part of the National Writing Projects of Texas which is Texas’ state network of NWP sites.What We Do…
We offer professional development with strategies that incorporate Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) to enable a diverse student population to meet and/or exceed proficiencies on Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) and national standardized assessments."
African Painters | www.africanpainters.com: Kentecloth: Southwest Voices of the African Diaspora : the Oral Tradition Comes to the Page
African Painters | www.africanpainters.com: Kentecloth: Southwest Voices of the African Diaspora : the Oral Tradition Comes to the Page
The African Diaspora from the words of some Texans and Louisianians.
The African Diaspora from the words of some Texans and Louisianians.
ΛUSTIN ΛTHEIST ΛN�NYM�US: The Not So Amazing Faith of Texas
ΛUSTIN ΛTHEIST ΛN�NYM�US: The Not So Amazing Faith of Texas
Notes on God from Texas'other side. Otherwise, most find the book attractive.
Notes on God from Texas'other side. Otherwise, most find the book attractive.
Monday, November 13, 2006
Trinity Writers Workshop
http://www.trinitywritersworkshop.com
Serving the Dallas and Fort Worth region, out of Bedford.
Serving the Dallas and Fort Worth region, out of Bedford.
Thursday, November 09, 2006
The Rich Archival Imagination (AHA for SSA)
AHA (Archivists of the Houston Area) are preparing to host the SSA (Society of Soutwest Archivists) convention. Some of their ruminations have spilled onto their list-serv:
SSA 2008 Theme Ideas so far
“On the go – from the get-go.”
"From the Get-go to the Cutting Edge"
Diversity
Cutting edge
Opportunity
Philanthropy
Cradle of Culture
International
From Magnolia City to the Space City
Dare to Dream Big
Think Big, Think Global
Houston: Dream Big
Houston: Dream Global
Houston - The "Can Do" City
Bayou City: A Multicultural Mecca
Bayou City: From Immigrants to Elites
“Natural Partners: Museums, Libraries, Archives Working Together”
This is a take-off of the last Rare Book and Manuscript Session of ALA in Austin last spring. Lots of good things could still be said about it in connection with Houston and the region’s institutions and I don’t think all that many archivists from the area attended.
“Archival Education: A Continuing Process”
Learning about one’s profession never stops; mentoring; collaboration with other archivists; how new formats require new preservation techniques; what we can learn from other professions.
“The Intertwined Issues of Funding, Knowledge, and Outreach for Archivists”
We need money to do what needs to be done as archivists; We have to educate ourselves about the techniques of preservation to make accurate funding requests; We have to tell the public (including potential funders) about our archives; We have to raise funds for the archives; We need money to do what needs to be done as archivists; etc…
SSA 2008 Theme Ideas so far
“On the go – from the get-go.”
"From the Get-go to the Cutting Edge"
Diversity
Cutting edge
Opportunity
Philanthropy
Cradle of Culture
International
From Magnolia City to the Space City
Dare to Dream Big
Think Big, Think Global
Houston: Dream Big
Houston: Dream Global
Houston - The "Can Do" City
Bayou City: A Multicultural Mecca
Bayou City: From Immigrants to Elites
“Natural Partners: Museums, Libraries, Archives Working Together”
This is a take-off of the last Rare Book and Manuscript Session of ALA in Austin last spring. Lots of good things could still be said about it in connection with Houston and the region’s institutions and I don’t think all that many archivists from the area attended.
“Archival Education: A Continuing Process”
Learning about one’s profession never stops; mentoring; collaboration with other archivists; how new formats require new preservation techniques; what we can learn from other professions.
“The Intertwined Issues of Funding, Knowledge, and Outreach for Archivists”
We need money to do what needs to be done as archivists; We have to educate ourselves about the techniques of preservation to make accurate funding requests; We have to tell the public (including potential funders) about our archives; We have to raise funds for the archives; We need money to do what needs to be done as archivists; etc…
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
Interview: Nancy Jo Jenkins, Coldwater Revival
http://disciplesteps.blogspot.com/2006/11/coldwater-revival.html
Camy's Loft: Giveaway and excerpt! COLDWATER REVIVAL by Nancy Jo Jenkins
Camy's Loft: Giveaway and excerpt! COLDWATER REVIVAL by Nancy Jo Jenkins
Review of Christian novel set in Coldwater.
Review of Christian novel set in Coldwater.
iUniverse: The New Face of Publishing
Try searching the event database and you'll find a variety of Texas events going back a few years
La Bloga: The Meaning of Chicano, The King of Things/El Rey de las Cosas & Announcements
La Bloga: The Meaning of Chicano, The King of Things/El Rey de las Cosas & Announcements
Re: "Chicano." The inquiry goes on.
The blog is actually a good one to monitor.
Re: "Chicano." The inquiry goes on.
The blog is actually a good one to monitor.
Jim Lee's Texas
Re: the re-issue by LSU of
Wakeful Anguish: A Literary Biography of William Humphrey (LSU Press, 2004).
Wakeful Anguish: A Literary Biography of William Humphrey (LSU Press, 2004).
Will's Texana Annual Builds on the Monthly
Will's Texana Annual
may be available in February for your purchase.
A Will’s Texana Annual is being prepared. The year’s columns will be grouped, edited, and augmented with additional information, totaling probably fewer than 200 pages. Included will be a lengthy, simple list of new 2006 titles, maybe 400 titles. We hope it will constitute a new phase in Texas bibliography.
Contribute information as you wish.
Remember to send information to be included in the ANNUAL. If you are personally aware of new titles of 2006, do please let us know. If you wish to perform a search by thought or hand or social conversation or by electronic means to discover new titles in your own collection, in a library, in a bookstore, in a periodical, in a newspaper, do let us know of your results.
If you’ve followed WTM, you realize that the focus is on the content of the material, not necessarily authorship. Is the volume ABOUT some aspect of Texas, modern or historical? It may be non-fiction, fiction, poetry, pictorial, children’s books, cookbooks etc.? Some technical books are okay. Have your neighbors produced a book on their own or by “publication on demand?” Is the publisher easy to discover; if not, is an address or email available? What is new in your community?
Some posting from the Texas Parlor will also appear there, probably expanded some.
Interested parties should contact
willstexana at yahoo.com or cell: 832-633-0595
may be available in February for your purchase.
A Will’s Texana Annual is being prepared. The year’s columns will be grouped, edited, and augmented with additional information, totaling probably fewer than 200 pages. Included will be a lengthy, simple list of new 2006 titles, maybe 400 titles. We hope it will constitute a new phase in Texas bibliography.
Contribute information as you wish.
Remember to send information to be included in the ANNUAL. If you are personally aware of new titles of 2006, do please let us know. If you wish to perform a search by thought or hand or social conversation or by electronic means to discover new titles in your own collection, in a library, in a bookstore, in a periodical, in a newspaper, do let us know of your results.
If you’ve followed WTM, you realize that the focus is on the content of the material, not necessarily authorship. Is the volume ABOUT some aspect of Texas, modern or historical? It may be non-fiction, fiction, poetry, pictorial, children’s books, cookbooks etc.? Some technical books are okay. Have your neighbors produced a book on their own or by “publication on demand?” Is the publisher easy to discover; if not, is an address or email available? What is new in your community?
Some posting from the Texas Parlor will also appear there, probably expanded some.
Interested parties should contact
willstexana at yahoo.com or cell: 832-633-0595
Tuesday, November 07, 2006
Texas folksong sources
http://timpanogos.wordpress.com/2006/10/16/finding-folk-music-for-lesson-plans/
"Finding Folk Music for Lesson Plans" is the topic of this "Millard Fillmore's Bathtub" blog.
"Finding Folk Music for Lesson Plans" is the topic of this "Millard Fillmore's Bathtub" blog.
The June Franklin Naylor Award for the Best Book on Texas History
http://www.drtl.org/Naylor/Naylor.asp
Commentary on San Antonio Daughters of the Republic of Texas webpage
"The June Franklin Naylor Award for the Best Book for Children on Texas History, endowed by the family of June Franklin Naylor and sponsored by the Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library, is given annually to the author/illustrator of the most distinguished book for children and young adults, grades K-12, that accurately portrays the history of Texas, whether fiction or nonfiction. A former schoolteacher and long-time resident of Odessa, Mrs. Naylor served as President General of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas, Inc., from 1989-1991."
The 2005 award was presented to Dr. Anne Bustard, author, and Kurt Cyrus, illustrator for their book Buddy: The Story of Buddy Holly.
2004 Recipient - Sally Senzell Isaacs, author of Cattle Trails and Cowboys, 1840-1890
Commentary on San Antonio Daughters of the Republic of Texas webpage
"The June Franklin Naylor Award for the Best Book for Children on Texas History, endowed by the family of June Franklin Naylor and sponsored by the Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library, is given annually to the author/illustrator of the most distinguished book for children and young adults, grades K-12, that accurately portrays the history of Texas, whether fiction or nonfiction. A former schoolteacher and long-time resident of Odessa, Mrs. Naylor served as President General of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas, Inc., from 1989-1991."
The 2005 award was presented to Dr. Anne Bustard, author, and Kurt Cyrus, illustrator for their book Buddy: The Story of Buddy Holly.
2004 Recipient - Sally Senzell Isaacs, author of Cattle Trails and Cowboys, 1840-1890
Nearly impossible adventures in literature, cinema, & robust conservative thought!: No Country for Old Men
Nearly impossible adventures in literature, cinema, & robust conservative thought!: No Country for Old Men
Adam Walter recommends Cormac McCarthy's No Country for Old Men over Blood Meridian. It moves faster, fuller characters. Or see the movie, in the making.
Adam Walter recommends Cormac McCarthy's No Country for Old Men over Blood Meridian. It moves faster, fuller characters. Or see the movie, in the making.
CRITICAL MASS: The Critical I: A Conversation With Jerome Weeks
CRITICAL MASS: The Critical I: A Conversation With Jerome Weeks
Jerome Weeks, Dallas critic, is more interesting that comments from Bakerfield.
Jerome Weeks, Dallas critic, is more interesting that comments from Bakerfield.
Library Technology in Texas: Literature Map
Library Technology in Texas: Literature Map
I tried the Literature Map. It was fun, but not many Texans.
I tried the Literature Map. It was fun, but not many Texans.
Popular Culture and American Culture Associations - Southwest/Texas
http://www.h-net.org/~swpca/index.html
"If it's not popular, it's not culture," they say.
Inquires "related to Children's and Young Adult literature, culture, and the intersection of these items with popular culture are welcome."
Dr. Diana Dominguez
Dept. of English & Communication
U. of Texas-Brownsville/Texas Southmost College
80 Fort Brown
Brownsville, TX 78520
Email: gypsyscholar@rgv.rr.com
"If it's not popular, it's not culture," they say.
Inquires "related to Children's and Young Adult literature, culture, and the intersection of these items with popular culture are welcome."
Dr. Diana Dominguez
Dept. of English & Communication
U. of Texas-Brownsville/Texas Southmost College
80 Fort Brown
Brownsville, TX 78520
Email: gypsyscholar@rgv.rr.com
Comments on James Hymes "West Texas Literature"
http://americareads.blogspot.com/2006/08/literary-guide-to-west-texas.html
Lorna Dee Cervantes: Rigoberto Gonzalez, raulsalinas, Bobby Byrd, Yvette Benavidez & LDC @ Texas Book Festival Today - Austion Capitol Bldg., 3:30
Lorna Dee Cervantes: Rigoberto Gonzalez, raulsalinas, Bobby Byrd, Yvette Benavidez & LDC @ Texas Book Festival Today - Austion Capitol Bldg., 3:30
Her first day at the Texas Book Festival, 2006.
Her first day at the Texas Book Festival, 2006.
What is Texas literature?
http://apragmaticpolicy.wordpress.com/2006/10/16/what-is-texas-literature/
Tony Christini is author of Homefront and other works of fiction and criticism. He takes the thread and comments on much broader affairs.
Tony Christini is author of Homefront and other works of fiction and criticism. He takes the thread and comments on much broader affairs.
Back blogging
Sorry for the month's gap. Been busy finalizing and distributing the October "Will's Texana Monthly," then there was offered the opporutnity to write an article for the "Houston Review" on "Early Commemorations on the Battle of San Jacinto," then there was the murder jury trial that captured me for almost two weeks.
Long and Writing Road: Born in Texas?
Long and Writing Road: Born in Texas?
Bailey Stewart, writer of romantic comedies, provides a list of Texas dramatic celebrities.
Bailey Stewart, writer of romantic comedies, provides a list of Texas dramatic celebrities.
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