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Change your thoughts and you change your world. Norman Vincent Peale … [Read more...] about Thought for the Day:

In 1825, while under the Mexican flag, a married man could receive as much as 4,428 acres for grazing purposes and 177 acres for farming by paying for locating, surveying, and securing title, which altogether would cost him less than land acquisition in the United States. An unmarried man could receive one-fourth that amount. Whether single or married, the men could take up to six (6) years to pay for their land, with payments beginning no later than the fourth year. … [Read more...] about Texas History – Do You Know How Much Land a Settler Could Receive in 1825?

Man's rise or fall, success or failure, happiness or unhappiness depends on his attitude...a man's attitude will create the situation he imagines. James Lane Allen … [Read more...] about Thought for the Day:

Raymond Massey (1896-1983) - Actor   Drawn to the theater in 1922, Massey appeared on the London stage. His first movie role was High Treason in 1927. In 1929, he directed the London premiere of The Silver Tassie. Following World War II, he became an American citizen. His memorable film roles thereafter included portraying the husband of Joan Crawford during her Oscar-nominated role from 1947's Possessed and the doomed publishing tycoon Gail Wynand in 1949's The Fountainhead, opposite … [Read more...] about Famous Estates – Legacy Champ or Chump?

Man's rise or fall, success or failure, happiness or unhappiness depends on his attitude...a man's attitude will create the situation he imagines. James Lane Allen … [Read more...] about Thought for the Day:

The colonization of Texas by Mexico started in 1821, when Mexico won independence from Spain, and made Texas part of the new nation. The northern and eastern regions remained in the hands of the Indian tribes because some were hostile to Mexican rule. Attempts to interest large numbers of Mexicans to settle in Texas failed. To create a buffer between the more populous regions of Mexico and the Indians to the north and the aggressively expanding United States on the east, the Mexican government … [Read more...] about Texas History – How Did Mexico Colonize Texas?

Mary Elizabeth Moody Northen (1892-1986) - Financier & Philanthropist   Upon the death of her father, William Lewis Moody, Jr., Northen was named president or chairman of the board of more than 50 corporations her father had controlled, including the American National Insurance Company which, at the time of Moody's death, was the biggest insurance company west of the Mississippi River.  She was also named chairman of the board for the Moody National Bank. Northen continued to maintain … [Read more...] about Famous Estates – Legacy Champ or Chump?

Never invest your money in anything that eats or needs repairing. Billy Rose … [Read more...] about Thought for the Day:

Pirates Jean and Pierre Lafitte controlled the port of entry into what would later become the Texas republic. Those infamous pirates received James Long, an explorer trying to gain control of Galveston to establish a supply line, but refused to cooperate with him. In fact, they plotted to betray him to the Spanish because a stronger American presence in Galveston would antagonize the Spanish and be averse to the interests of the Lafittes, who had recently been excluded from the New Orleans … [Read more...] about Texas History – Do You Know Who Controlled the Port of Galveston Island in 1819?

Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945) - 32ND President of the United States, 1933-1945   Franklin D. Roosevelt, also known by his initials, FDR, was a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic depression and total war. The only American president elected to more than two terms, he facilitated a durable coalition that realigned American politics for decades. With the bouncy popular song "Happy Days Are Here Again" … [Read more...] about Famous Estates – Legacy Champ or Chump?