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Hi there, it’s Tweed Scott closing out our week of gratitude on The Texan Edge. Now, sure, most folks think of Black Friday as the day of big sales and long lines—but Texas once had a very different kind of Black Friday. After the 1900 Galveston hurricane, the deadliest natural disaster in U.S. history, Texans from all corners of the state came together in one of America’s first massive relief efforts. No shopping carts, just open hearts. This episode is about how gratitude turns into action—and why that’s the real Texan edge.  

Show Notes 

In this moving close to Thanksgiving week, Tweed revisits the aftermath of the 1900 Galveston hurricane and the incredible compassion that followed. 

• The real Black Friday: not about bargains, but about rebuilding.
• Texans from Austin, Abilene, Dallas, and Del Rio banded together to help their coastal neighbors.
• A powerful quote from a Galveston editor: “Texas may have lost her city by the sea, but she’s found her soul.”
• Gratitude isn’t just a feeling—it’s a force that rebuilds communities.
• How we can all turn thankfulness into action today.

Takeaway: When the storm clears—and it always does—the people who help you rebuild are the ones you’ll never forget.

Closing line: “That’s the Texan Edge—gratitude that doesn’t stop at words. It gets up, gets moving, and helps someone else make it to tomorrow.”
 
 

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