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Long-Term Care – Are You Prepared for the Future?

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As we age we typically require additional medical care and assistance to complete day to day tasks. With the average life expectancy pushing ever higher, we can now plan on living longer. Living, however, costs money, particularly if it involves paying for a long-term care facility or assisted living home. With the recent recession not far from our minds and the fear that the Social Security system will fail, long-term care estate planning has become even more important. Financial planning for … [Read more...] about Long-Term Care – Are You Prepared for the Future?

Texas History – Do You Know What Texas Governor Never Held Office Prior to Becoming Governor?

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Thomas Mitchell Campbell never held a political office until he served as governor from 1907 to 1911. In his two terms in office, Campbell initiated a number of reforms involving railroad regulation, equitable taxation, and lobbying restrictions. The most significant legislation centered on prison reform, as Campbell’s administration ended the contract lease system for inmates and implemented more humane treatment of prisoners. Under Campbell, many state agencies also came into being, including … [Read more...] about Texas History – Do You Know What Texas Governor Never Held Office Prior to Becoming Governor?

What a Succession Plan Can Do for You

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If you own a business, you need a succession plan. Whether your business is just a small side business that earns a little extra spending money or your business is a complex partnership that provides for your family, the bottom line is that anyone who owns an interest in a business needs to have a succession plan in place within their overall estate plan. A succession plan can accomplish two vital tasks—provide continuity in the event you become incapacitated and transfer your interest in the … [Read more...] about What a Succession Plan Can Do for You

Texas History – Do You Know What the Fence Cutting War Was?

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The Fence Cutting War occurred at the end of the 19THcentury and was a dispute between advocates of the open range and ranchers who wished to fence off their property in Texas. The first real incidents of the war started in 1883, when open range advocates, cowboys really, began cutting any fences they came across. There were many cases when large ranch owners not only fenced property they claimed ownership over, but also property considered public land. This led to hostilities between the two … [Read more...] about Texas History – Do You Know What the Fence Cutting War Was?

What Will Happen to Your Cat When You Die?

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According to the Humane Society of the United States, there are just over 86 million owned cats in the United States. One in three households in America includes at least one or more cats as part of the family. Unlike dog owners who are more likely to only own one dog, cat lovers, on average, own at last two cats. If you are a cat lover, have you given any thought to what will happen to your cat when you die? As a general rule, people who own cats consider them to be part of the family. Some … [Read more...] about What Will Happen to Your Cat When You Die?

Texas History – Do You Know Who Established the First Large Ranch in the Panhandle?

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Probably the best known rancher in Texas, Colonel Charles Goodnight established the first large Panhandle ranch in 1876. At the outbreak of the Civil War he joined the Confederate States Army. After the war he became involved in the herding of feral Texas Longhorn cattle northward from West Texas to the railroads. In 1866, he and Oliver Loving drove their first herd of cattle northward along what would become known as the Goodnight-Loving Trail. After Loving’s death, Goodnight and Chisum … [Read more...] about Texas History – Do You Know Who Established the First Large Ranch in the Panhandle?