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Texas Highways @texashighways.bsky.social · 7h
Arguably the best birding destination in the United States is at the southernmost tip of Texas, on a 12-acre nature preserve wrapped around a Spanish Colonial Revival-style estate in McAllen, directly across the street from an airport. texashighways.com/travel/mcall...
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McAllen's World-Class Birding Center Bets Big on South Texas’ Future
After a $59 million renovation, the McAllen sanctuary has doubled in size and hosts a new educational center
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💥 The Sunday Morning Texas Highways Long Read 💥 Too Wild to Love A multigenerational Texas family leaves the state for a new life on the East Coast By Elizabeth Bruenig (From the archives: December 2022) texashighways.com/culture/peop...
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A Long Goodbye to Texas
A multigenerational Texas family forges a new life on the East Coast
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Texas Highways @texashighways.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
While my mom ensured I was fitted with a hat and cowboy boots before I attended my first rodeo in elementary school, it wasn’t until college, when I started scouring vintage shops that I thought about adding a buckle to my western-wear arsenal. texashighways.com/culture/buck...
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Buckle Up: A Guide to Completing Your Western Look
Complete your western wear outfit with a shiny, new custom or vintage piece
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Texas Highways @texashighways.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
EL PASO 🧵 4 of 4 Celebrated author Benjamin Alire Sáenz wrote about his love affair with El Paso over 50 years. "I feel as if living here has taught me that I am a citizen of the world and that borders cannot keep us from belonging to each other." RIP, Benjamin. texashighways.com/culture/el-p...
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El Paso Author Benjamin Alire Sáenz Pens a Final Love Letter to His City
A chronicler of the borderland tours memories of the city that shaped him
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Texas Highways @texashighways.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
EL PASO 🧵 3 of 4 “If it weren’t for these missions, El Paso wouldn’t be what it is now,” photographer Christ Chávez says. “They’ve helped El Paso grow.” texashighways.com/travel/scene...
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Scenes From the El Paso Mission Trail
Photos reveal the vibrancy of El Paso and Ciudad Juárez’s centuries-old missions and presidios
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Texas Highways @texashighways.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
EL PASO 🧵 2 of 4 Guest editor @randradefranco.bsky.social spends time with the volunteers who are rebuilding one of El Paso's historical cemeteries one broken cross at a time. texashighways.com/culture/pres...
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Preserving the Remains of Smelter Cemetery in El Paso
Volunteers are working to restore Smelter Cemetery, the remnants of the city's historic industrial region
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Texas Highways @texashighways.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
EL PASO 🧵 1 of 4 Our October special regional issue on El Paso, guest edited by @randradefranco.bsky.social, reveals the history, culture, and customs of the borderland city. texashighways.com/travel/an-in...
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An Insider’s Guide to El Paso, Texas’ Singular City
At the intersection of the U.S. and Mexico, the Sun City is a nexus of cultures and countries
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Texas Highways @texashighways.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
"I love every day of being a girl dad. I encourage all parents to get their kids involved in sports. It’ll make them a better athlete and a better person," @robertgriffiniii.bsky.social tells @natalieweiner.bsky.social. (From the archives: December 2023) texashighways.com/culture/heis...
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Heisman Quarterback Robert Griffin III on His Return to Texas
The popular college football and NFL commentator reflects on his new home outside of Houston
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Texas Highways @texashighways.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Don’t go into the woods, the fairy tales tell us. Don’t go into the woods, don’t ever go into the woods. Terrible, dangerous things live there. texashighways.com/travel-news/...
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Get Lost In Big Thicket’s Enchanted Forest
Writer and illustrator Edward Carey documents a land without human interference
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Texas Highways @texashighways.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The private home, viewable from the outside only, stands as a testament to amateur architect Rufino Loya Rivas' love for his family, faith, and art. texashighways.com/culture/la-c...
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La Casa de Azucar Is a Sweet Architectural Wonder in El Paso
The ornate confection of a house was influenced by Mexican cathedrals
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Texas Highways @texashighways.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
In the century since its founding, the Witte has become a renowned repository for Texas history, with a 400,000-piece collection that casts a broad net across nature, science, and culture. texashighways.com/travel/the-w...
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The Witte Museum Celebrates 100 Years of Texas Treasures
Founded by a high school teacher in 1926, the museum has evolved into a world-class institution for Texas history, culture, and artifacts
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Texas Highways @texashighways.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Ysleta del Sur Pueblo, which translates to “Little Island of the South,” has been the home of the Tigua people for over 300 years, making it the oldest active community in Texas. texashighways.com/culture/ysle...
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Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Preserves Tigua Culture in El Paso
Learn about one of three of Texas’ federally recognized tribes through its cultural center and dance performances
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Texas Highways @texashighways.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
When it was built, this eclectic mansion was the most modern home in town, combining elements of Tudor, Colonial, and Mediterranean architecture. It joined the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. texashighways.com/culture/hist...
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Hold Your Horses—and Head to Midland’s Turner Mansion
The Museum of the Southwest opens the private rooms of the West Texas oil family who took the Kentucky Derby, twice.
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Texas Highways @texashighways.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Flanked by multiple floors of towering, glass-fronted shelves displaying over 1,100 bottles of mezcal, tequila, and related liquors—the second largest and rarest agave spirit collection in the U.S.—the overall impression is that of a boozy cathedral. texashighways.com/food-drink/a...
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Ambar in El Paso Houses a Massive, Rare Agave Collection
The restaurant on the West Texas border is educating patrons on rare Mexican spirits
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Roberto José Andrade Franco @randradefranco.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Went on Texas Standard to talk of El Paso issue of @texashighways.bsky.social I guest edited. texasstandard.org/stories/el-p...
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Texas Highways celebrates what makes El Paso ‘different from any other place in Texas’
The magazine's October issue takes readers through the city's food, history, culture and more.
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Texas Highways @texashighways.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Truth Barbecue's triple-layer cakes are the truth. texashighways.com/food-drink/d...
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Don't Miss the Sweet Treats at These Texas Barbecue Joints
With these desserts, your favorite pitmasters in Texas barbecue can do more than smoke meats
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Texas Highways @texashighways.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Many El Paso residents might be surprised to learn that in its 2026 midyear rankings, 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳 recognized Abraham Chavez Theatre among the top 200 theater venues in the world, and 𝘉𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘣𝘰𝘢𝘳𝘥 ranked it among the top 50 venues with capacities of 2,500 or less. texashighways.com/culture/the-...
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The Abraham Chavez Theatre Brings Global Acts to El Paso
The sombrero-shaped venue is one of the most distinctive—and culturally important—city landmarks
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Texas Highways @texashighways.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Though some rumors make Mimi Webb Miller out to be a fugitive taking refuge in the desert, the truth is much less criminal. @seaheye.bsky.social texashighways.com/culture/the-...
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The Ghost Town Inkeeper of Terlingua
The real story behind Terlingua's Mimi Webb Miller, a former debutante and local legend once fictionalized in Narcos: Mexico
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Texas Highways @texashighways.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
💥 The Sunday Morning Texas Highways Long Read 💥 The Last Time Anyone Says Your Name A wife teaches her husband to appreciate life in the land of the dead By Michael J. Mooney (From the archives: October 2022) texashighways.com/culture/ceme...
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Cemetery Strolls Offer an Opportunity to Meditate on Life's Big Questions
A husband and wife contemplate life and legacy as they welcome a child into the world
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Texas Highways @texashighways.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
This is the world of dark tourism, luring visitors eager to engage with all things mystifying and macabre. @asherelbein.bsky.social @rachelmonroe.bsky.social texashighways.com/travel/do-yo...
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Go On a Haunted Texas Road Trip
Travel through the spookier side of the state on cursed ships, in haunted hotels, and at sites of alleged paranormal activity
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Texas Highways @texashighways.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
"Smell is considered the sense most closely associated with memory. We pass the Cinnabon near the food court and I am 17 again, my mom in tow, moving swiftly to our destination." —Hannah Smothers texashighways.com/culture/the-...
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The Woodlands Mall Is a Suburban Time Capsule
Growing up in Kingwood, a writer took refuge in the nearby shopping center
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Texas Highways @texashighways.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The Ysleta del Sur tribe hosts cultural events throughout the year. 📸 Christ Chávez
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Texas Highways @texashighways.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Just across the Rio Grande, Misión de San José was established in 1786. 📸 Christ Chávez
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Texas Highways @texashighways.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
“This was my library until I was 10. When I was growing up, it was God, family, and library, pretty much in that order," says library assistant Joleen O’Dell. texashighways.com/culture/insi...
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Inside the Oldest Remaining Carnegie Library in Texas
Of the 32 Carnegie libraries built in Texas at the turn of the 20th century, only 11 original buildings are still standing
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Texas Highways @texashighways.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
"I’m not a person who believes in things, least of all ghosts. But when you’re standing in a graveyard and there’s no one around, the wind is howling and it’s getting dark, and then your dog turns into a stone … " —Lauren Hough (and her dog, Woody Guthrie) texashighways.com/travel/the-q...
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The Quest to Resurrect a Texas Ghost Town
A journey to find a true ghost town reveals vanishing histories and locals working to bring them back to life
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caffeinated for your safety @brianpiercy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
👍 one helluva songwriter. texashighways.com/culture/jame...
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James McMurtry Is Your Favorite Songwriter’s Favorite Songwriter
The Americana music icon has had his razor-sharp lyricism seasoned by decades on the road
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Texas Highways @texashighways.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“Everybody loves Aud,” says Mayor Pro Tem Wendie Murfee Cook of the handmade brontosaurus painted Sinclair green. “She is kind of the mascot of Canadian. We’ve leaned into that a little bit as the guardian of the community.” texashighways.com/travel/roads...
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Roadside Oddity: Aud the Dinosaur in Canadian
A massive, handmade brontosaurus has been an icon for Panhandle travelers for decades
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Texas Highways @texashighways.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
New: For 📸 Christ Chávez, the missions of El Paso are about community. During 50 years in the city, he’s seen these areas evolve as they did when they were established in the 1600s. “If it weren’t for these missions, El Paso wouldn’t be what it is now,” he says. texashighways.com/travel/scene...
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Texas Highways @texashighways.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The inaugural fest traveled to eight communities around the state, screening at rodeos, honky-tonks, indie theaters & even barns. The second fest kicks off Oct. 9 in Borger & ends in Lockhart, with stops in Dallas, Houston, Austin, Laredo, Eagle Pass & Terlingua. texashighways.com/culture/the-...
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The Big Texas Little Film Tour Is Coming Soon to a Town Near You
The second annual tour features homegrown Texas films in eight cities around the state
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Texas Highways @texashighways.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"We’re on this rock in the middle of nowhere, and we only have each other to rely on. We’re so incredibly trivial against what the universe really is, and maybe we need to put our own egos in check and realize we can all benefit from respecting one another." texashighways.com/culture/how-...
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How El Paso Shaped Astronaut Danny Olivas' Space Dreams
The El Paso native made history as the first person to spacewalk while repairing a space shuttle
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Mad Scholar Frights @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I never met Robert Benton, but his subtle, precise work as screenwriter and director shaped my sensibility as a critic and filmmaker, and showed me a powerful alternative to out-front, PT Barnum-style auteurism.
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Texas Highways @texashighways.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The 80+ year legacy of the Prairie View A&M marching band started during WWII. Since many men were fighting overseas, an all-female band called the Co-Eds formed in their absence. Once the soldiers began returning home in late 1945, the band’s size & presence grew. texashighways.com/culture/behi...
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Behind the Scenes With Prairie View A&M’s All-Star Marching Band
The Marching Storm brings its high-energy act to the National Battle of the Bands
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Texas Highways @texashighways.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
In a downtown defined by an international border, palo verde trees, and orangey pink sorbet sunsets sits the Abraham Chavez Theatre, a building once dubbed the “sombrero” for its hatlike shape. texashighways.com/culture/the-...
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The Abraham Chavez Theatre Brings Global Acts to El Paso
The sombrero-shaped venue is one of the most distinctive—and culturally important—city landmarks
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Texas Highways @texashighways.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Mimi Webb Miller became involved with Pablo Acosta, a Mexican narcotics smuggler known as “The Ojinaga Fox.” “He was a very straightforward person,” Miller says. The two began a romantic relationship that ended when Acosta was killed in a 1987 shootout. texashighways.com/culture/the-...
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The Ghost Town Inkeeper of Terlingua
The real story behind Terlingua's Mimi Webb Miller, a former debutante and local legend once fictionalized in Narcos: Mexico
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Texas Highways @texashighways.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Texas Highways @texashighways.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The movie roughly follows two storylines: one is the chronological use of water by humanity—from native people’s times to modern day—and the second is the flow of water from springs to the rivers, bays, and estuaries. texashighways.com/outdoors/new...
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New 'Deep in the Heart' Documentary Is a Love Letter to Texas Rivers
The latest installment in director Ben Masters' nature series examines our evolving relationship with the state's waterways
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Texas Highways @texashighways.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
💥 The Sunday Morning Texas Highways Long Read 💥 Everything We Hold Dear A community transcends time and place at Pulga de Alamo By Rubén Degollado (From the archives: September 2024) texashighways.com/culture/essa...
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Pulga de Alamo Transcends Time and Place
Pulga de Alamo, also called Mercadome, is the Rio Grande Valley's largest flea market
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Texas Highways @texashighways.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
"I’m 71 years old, and as I’m sitting here, writing these words on my computer, I’m thinking about how lovely my life has been. I don’t mean easy; I mean 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘺⁣. El Paso has helped me keep it real and given me a humility I would have otherwise lacked." texashighways.com/culture/el-p...
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El Paso Author Benjamin Alire Sáenz Pens a Final Love Letter to His City
A chronicler of the borderland tours memories of the city that shaped him
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Texas Highways @texashighways.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
It's about time for a Fletcher's corny dog. texashighways.com/travel/a-fir...
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A First-Timer's Guide to the Texas State Fair
What to eat, when to go, and everything else you need to know about the annual Texas State Fair in Dallas at Fair Park
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Texas Highways @texashighways.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Another notch on your belt. texashighways.com/culture/buck...
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Buckle Up: A Guide to Completing Your Western Look
Complete your western wear outfit with a shiny, new custom or vintage piece
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Texas Highways @texashighways.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
But it’s not just the subtle blending of cuisines and design that keep El Pasoans coming back. For many, Paco Wong’s upholds a culinary legacy that extends across borders—back to a time when Ciudad Juárez and El Paso were more closely connected. texashighways.com/food-drink/p...
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Paco Wong’s Fuses Mexican and Cantonese Cuisine in El Paso
The West Side staple captures the historic East-West dichotomy on the Texas border
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Texas Highways @texashighways.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
“It’s a point of pride,” says Aaron Ganz, Odessa Arts executive director & former artistic director of Odessa Globe Theatre. “It’s our beautiful space that attaches us to the larger points in history, to things like Shakespeare & to places like England and London.” texashighways.com/culture/odes...
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Odessa’s Globe Theatre Pays Tribute to Shakespeare's Famous Playhouse
The Texas theater is reportedly the most accurate replica of Shakespeare's famed 1599 venue
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El Pochcast @elpochcast.pocho.online · 23/09/2026
New episode out with @randradefranco.bsky.social who talks about his latest for @texashighways.bsky.social and also about the experience of being a guest editor on the El Paso issue. Live from the Hyatt Place podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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The Wind Breathes Heavy with Roberto José Andrade Franco
Podcast Episode · El Pochcast · September 23 · 31m
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Texas Highways @texashighways.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
"There’s always a weed to pull and a wooden cross to replace. There’s always a crumbling grave that needs a return to life. There’s always someone who needs to bring the cold drinks for the end of another Saturday at Smelter Cemetery." @randradefranco.bsky.social texashighways.com/culture/pres...
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Preserving the Remains of Smelter Cemetery in El Paso
Volunteers are working to restore Smelter Cemetery, the remnants of the city's historic industrial region
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