The year is 1917 and the world is at war. Meanwhile, in Texas cotton production is booming, neutrality is waning and Ramon Vasquez is about to get married.
For details on how to support Texans impacted by the blackout crisis please donate to one of the mutual aid groups<a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/texas-blackout-mutual-aid-donation-1129703/"> on this list. </a>
For a transcript with footnotes <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/11hMsGhbyQbLAihUVHXBAuJZqfrfR39VOE6yE8_2nFtY/edit?usp=sharing">use this link</a>. 
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The year is 1917 and the world is at war. Meanwhile, in Texas cotton production is booming, neutrality is waning and Ramon Vasquez is about to get married. For details on how to support Texans impacted by the blackout crisis please donate to one of the mutual aid groups on this list. For a transcript with footnotes use this link. Follow the podcast on social media. Instagram @meanwhileintexaspod Twitter @meanwhilepod

The year is 1917 and the world is at war. Meanwhile, in Texas cotton production is booming, neutrality is waning and Ramon Vasquez is about to get married.
For details on how to support Texans impacted by the blackout crisis please donate to one of the mutual aid groups<a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/texas-blackout-mutual-aid-donation-1129703/" rel="noopener noreferrer"> on this list.&nbsp;</a>
For a transcript with footnotes <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/11hMsGhbyQbLAihUVHXBAuJZqfrfR39VOE6yE8_2nFtY/edit?usp=sharing" rel="noopener noreferrer">use this link</a>.&nbsp;
Follow the podcast on social media.&nbsp;
<ul>
 <li>Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/meanwhileintexaspod/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer">@meanwhileintexaspod&nbsp;</a></li>
 <li>Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/MeanwhilePod" rel="noopener noreferrer">@meanwhilepod</a></li>
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Springs are tense and summers are busy

Meanwhile in Texas is the story of Ramon Vasquez. Each week we explore how world events shaped one man’s life. We use census data, records from Mexico and Texas, a library card and even a 108 page document found through a simple google search. Let's piece the story together topic by topic, document by document.

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