It wasn’t until the end of the evening of this day that we even made it to the “Southern Gulf Shore”. This is a chronicle of the trip down, which took us almost as long as it took to get
A Twilight Trip to Sundance Square
Over a year ago now, back in May of 2014, I made the long-awaited trip to the Johnson County courthouse in Cleburne (#146). It was odd, you might remember, that it had taken me that long into the project to
Happy Summer!
Hello to all and happy Summer 2015. It’s been a long year since I last checked back up on the website…and boy, do I have a lot to do. In my last post, I explained the need for severe maintenance
2014 Recap
As of today, August 27th, my sophomore year in high school has been in session for one week. It’s been exactly two weeks since I returned home from my trip to South Texas. Two weeks since I visited Frio Town
Down on the Rio Grande 4
“Lord I’d give anything to be / Down on the Rio Grande” – Johnny Rodriguez, “Down on the Rio Grande” If you can’t judge from these photos, lighting conditions in Cotulla during the trip’s last morning were anything but good. The
Down on the Rio Grande 3
“Endless highways and wide open spaces / Children smile with their sunburned faces / Down on the Rio Grande” – Johnny Rodriguez, “Down on the Rio Grande“ I didn’t return to the Starr County courthouse the following morning. There was no
Down on the Rio Grande 2
“I remember the palm trees swaying / Cross the river the sweet music playing / Down on the Rio Grande.” – Johnny Rodriguez, Down on the Rio Grande Day 2 would cover some 350 odd miles from Hondo to the tip
Down on the Rio Grande 1
My final trip to the Rio Grande Valley had begun. As of Sunday, August 10, 2014, my grandparents and I set off, headed for Texas’ southern extremity. Starting just south of the Hill Country and just southwest of San Antonio,
Bare With Me
There’s no question that my favorite part of this project…other than visiting the courthouses themselves…is writing about my trips, in the blog posts. Of late, I’ve realized that that’s an issue. For all of you who may be frequent, or
Northeast Texas Day 3
Even though today would have the least amount of stops of any other day on this trip, we still got up early to compensate for six and a fairly long drive home. The day began by leaving Longview, heading northwest