Although the lion is seen as the king of the jungle, the lioness is the actual leader of the pride. She is the main hunter, protects the cubs, and fends off encroaching animals, even lions. In 1971, songwriter Helen Reddy penned “I am Woman,†which included the lines “… hear me roar, in numbers too big to ignore.†But one…
Saddle up pardners — it’s time to git’ along, dust off them boots, and shine y’all’s belt buckles. Go Texan Day is Feb. 24. Go Texan Day began in 1954 to promote the livestock show and rodeo, an event that was to become the current Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo. Before the era of social networks, it was proposed that…
“The stars at night are big and bright, deep in the heart of Texas. The prairie sky is wide and high, deep in the heart of Texas.†Those opening lines from “Deep in the Heart of Texas,†written by June Hershey and Don Swander, are a great source of pride for native Texans. They harken to the idea that the…