<p>In this episode, we celebrate the rough and tumble world of Texas politics by examining the 1948 Senate election.  This election had strange events, Texas Rangers, guns and lawsuits!  Download this episode to learn how a small precinct in a small South Texas county changed the course of U.S. history!</p>
<p><div id="attachment_63" style="width: 330px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/420110906143015001_4410689_ver1.0_320_240.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-63" class="size-full wp-image-63" src="https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/420110906143015001_4410689_ver1.0_320_240.jpg" alt="George B. Parr" width="320" height="153" srcset="https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/420110906143015001_4410689_ver1.0_320_240.jpg 320w, https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/420110906143015001_4410689_ver1.0_320_240-300x143.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-63" class="wp-caption-text">George B. Parr</p></div></p>
<p><div id="attachment_64" style="width: 310px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/tumblr_m09nze9jBt1qlv77lo1_1280.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-64" class="wp-image-64 size-medium" src="https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/tumblr_m09nze9jBt1qlv77lo1_1280-300x231.jpg" alt="Gov. Coke Stevenson (holding cigar) at the hearing in Alice." width="300" height="231" srcset="https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/tumblr_m09nze9jBt1qlv77lo1_1280-300x231.jpg 300w, https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/tumblr_m09nze9jBt1qlv77lo1_1280-1024x787.jpg 1024w, https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/tumblr_m09nze9jBt1qlv77lo1_1280.jpg 1280w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-64" class="wp-caption-text">Gov. Coke Stevenson (holding cigar) at the hearing in Alice.</p></div></p>
<p><div id="attachment_65" style="width: 327px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/924-box13.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-65" class="size-full wp-image-65" src="https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/924-box13.jpg" alt="The infamous Box 13 " width="317" height="300" srcset="https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/924-box13.jpg 317w, https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/924-box13-300x284.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 317px) 100vw, 317px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-65" class="wp-caption-text">The infamous Box 13</p></div></p>
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In this episode, we celebrate the rough and tumble world of Texas politics by examining the 1948 Senate election. This election had strange events, Texas Rangers, guns and lawsuits! Download this episode to learn how a small precinct in a small South Texas county changed the course of U.S. history! George B. Parr Gov. Coke Stevenson (holding cigar) at the hearing in Alice. The infamous Box 13 Share Post Share

<p>In this episode, we celebrate the rough and tumble world of Texas politics by examining the 1948 Senate election. &nbsp;This election had strange events, Texas Rangers, guns and lawsuits! &nbsp;Download this episode to learn how a small precinct in a small South Texas county changed the course of U.S. history!</p>
<p></p><a href="https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/420110906143015001_4410689_ver1.0_320_240.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a><p>George B. Parr</p><p></p>
<p></p><a href="https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/tumblr_m09nze9jBt1qlv77lo1_1280.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a><p>Gov. Coke Stevenson (holding cigar) at the hearing in Alice.</p><p></p>
<p></p><a href="https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/924-box13.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a><p>The infamous Box 13</p><p></p>
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