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- Erle Stanley Gardner (1889-1970) – Lawyer & Author Erle Gardner was an American lawyer and author of detective stories, like his best-selling Perry Mason series. He attended law school for approximately one month, then settled in California where he became a self-taught attorney and passed the state bar exam in 1911. He opened his own law office in Merced, California, then worked for five years for a sales agency. In 1921, he returned to the practice of law, creating the firm of Sheridan, Orr, Drapeau and Gardner in Ventura, California. Gardner later gave up the practice of law to devote full-time to writing. Even though Gardner gained popularity with his detective series, consider what happened to his estate. 35% Shrinkage of the Estate $1,795,092 Gross Estate $ 636,705 Total Settlement Cost $1,158,387 Final Estate Value Erle Gardner was a famous author, but even well-known authors an fail to properly plan. If you want to minimize your estate planning taxes and/or avoid the probate process, then contact The Mendel Law Firm, L.P. for a free initial consultation on estate planning, trust planning, and/or probate issues.
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- How to Avoid Estate Taxes
- Not All Property Is Subject To Probate
- Inheriting? This Year, It Could Be Pricey
- Caring For an Elderly Parent: How to Cope
- Ancillary Probate: The Basics
- Understanding Fixed Annuities
- The Do It Yourself Estate Plan: Why It’s a Bad Idea
- Simple Steps to Avoid Probate: Payable-On-Death Accounts
- Understanding Estate Planning Law: What is the Uniform Probate Code?
- Short Term Guardianship: Who Will Care for the Children?
- What is an Insolvent Estate?
- Should You Have a Springing Power of Attorney?
- Inflation and Social Security
- Do You Qualify for Social Security?
- Is a US Savings Bond a Good Investment for You?
- Why You Shouldn’t Write Your Own Will
- How Can You Protect Your Assets?
- Two Ways to Leave Money to a Charity
- What Are the Signs of Nursing Home Abuse?
- What’s the Difference Between A Revocable and an Irrevocable Trust?
- What Happens to a Revocable Living Trust When the Trust Maker Dies?
- Why Do I Need An Estate Planning Attorney?
- What is the Funeral Rule?
- What Are Your Rights As A Nursing Home Resident?
- The Importance of a Living Will
- Estate Planning Q&A: Can My Spouse Handle My Affairs if I Become Incapacitated?
- What is a Pour-Over Will?
- An Overview of Long Term Care Facilities
- Leaving An Inheritance to a Minor? Plan Carefully.
- Why You Should Update Your Estate Plan
- Understanding the Estate Planning Process
- Elder Abuse: Understanding Nursing Home Regulations
- Can I Exclude My Children in My Will?
- Basics of Property Ownership
- What is a Revocable Living Trust?
- Preventing Elder Abuse
- Q&A: Required Minimum Distributions
- Frugal Retirement
- Category: Heirs
- Category: Incapacity Planning
- Advanced Directives – Do You Need One?
- How Do I Know When My Parent Needs A Guardian?
- Incapacity Planning – 5 Important Reasons Why You Need an Incapacity Plan
- Alternatives for Property Management upon Incapacity
- Should I Have a Durable Power of Attorney in Houston Texas?
- What Is Incapacity?
- What is a Guardian or Conservator in Texas?
- Texas Incapacity Planning
- Free Report: Incapacity Planning
- What Should You Include in Your Incapacity Plan?
- Terri Schiavo’s Brother
- OOH-DNR Orders in Texas: Part 3 of 3
- OOH-DNR Orders in Texas: Part 2 of 3
- OOH-DNR Orders in Texas: Part 1 of 3
- Making a Health Care Power of Attorney Useful
- Are Living Wills Obsolete?
- Appoint a Trustee You Can Trust
- Planning for Long Term Care
- Estate Planning: About Healthcare Directives
- Why is Incapacity Planning Important?
- Three Estate Planning Tools to Avoid Guardianship
- Estate Planning Basics
- Talking With Your Parents About Alzheimer’s Disease
- Minimizing Challenges to Your Power of Attorney
- Alzheimer’s and Powers of Attorney
- What Does the “Durable” in Durable Power of Attorney Mean?
- Your Power of Attorney Might Not Work for Your Retirement Plan
- Is a Convenience Account Right for You?
- Does a Power of Attorney Expire?
- How to Choose a Healthcare Agent
- Does Signing as Attorney In Fact Make You Personally Responsible For a Debt?
- Estate Planning Glossary: Fiduciary
- Failing to Plan is Planning to Fail: Why You Need an Estate Plan
- When Should You Create an Advance Directive?
- Estate Planning Q&A: Can My Spouse Handle My Affairs if I Become Incapacitated?
- Category: Inheritance
- Category: Last Will & Testament
- Category: Legal Education
- What Bruce Willis Can Teach Us About Incapacity Planning
- The Lessons from Lisa Marie Presley
- Refresh and Reset: Syncing up in San Diego
- Planning for Special Needs Children
- New Tax Proposal re: Retirement Savings
- Staying Current on Estate Planning
- You Never Know: Planning for the Unexpected
- Kiddie Tax is Worse Than Ever
- What is a GST Trust?
- Planning is Critical
- When and Where You Die Matters
- Making Trusts More Flexible
- Trust Protectors Add Flexibility
- Modifying an Irrevocable Trust
- Beneficiary Designations, etc., Aren’t a True Substitute for a Trust
- Category: Life Insurance
- Category: Long Term Care
- Could Algae Be the Cause of Alzheimer’s?
- Choosing a Nursing Home – Checklist
- Life Care Planning in Houston
- Long-Term Care and Medicaid Planning in Texas
- Free Report: Texas Long-Term Care and Medicaid Planning
- Medicaid: Separating Fact from Fiction
- Do You Qualify for Veteran’s Aid and Attendance Benefits?
- Qualifying for Medicaid: Timing is Everything
- Is All Property “Countable” for Medicaid Purposes?
- Q&A: Caregiver Agreements
- Q&A: Caregiver Agreements
- Advance Planning is Essential for Preserving the Family Farm
- How Will You Pay for Long-Term Care?
- What is Medicaid?
- Is Your Parents’ Home As Safe As It Could Be?
- Category: Medicaid
- Applying for Medicaid as a Senior
- The Problem with Qualifying for Medicaid as a Senior
- How Can I Protect My Spouse When I Apply for Medicaid?
- What Medicaid Covers
- Is Your Home at Risk If You Apply for Medicaid?
- Does Medicaid Pay for In-Home Care?
- When Is It Too Late for Medicaid Planning in Houston Texas?
- Understanding the Basics of the Medicaid and Medicare Programs
- Gifting and Medicaid
- Filial Responsibility & Health Care Costs
- Filial Responsibility & Health Care Costs
- Mistakes that Families Make With Medicaid and Nursing Home Expenses
- Tips for Medicaid Estate Planning
- Worried About Long-Term Care? Don’t Become a Deer in the Headlights
- Category: Parents w/Young Children
- Estate Planning Tips for Parents of Young Children
- Married Guardians
- Pass the Mic and the Guardianship
- Don’t Play the Lottery With Your Children
- Adopted Children and the Texas Probate Code
- The Texas Probate Code and Stepchildren
- The Texas Probate Code and After-Born Children and Half-Blood Children
- The Top Three Reasons Why Every Parent Needs a Will
- Placing Your Kids in Good Hands
- Selecting a Guardian: A Primer for Divorced Parents
- Estate Plan Update: Time to Choose a New Guardian?
- Estate Planning Concerns for Single Parents
- Category: Pay On Death
- Category: Pet Planning
- Pet Trusts: How to Ensure Your Pets Are Taken Care Of
- Pet Owners – February Is Responsible Pet Owner Month
- Is Your Pet an Estate Asset?
- Free Report: Including the Family Pet in Your Estate Plan
- What Will Happen to Your Cat When You Die?
- Leaving Money to Your Dog
- About Estate Planning for Pet Owners
- Pet Planning: Should You Set Up a Trust?
- An Unusual Example of the Need for Estate Planning
- What Your Pet’s Guardian Needs To Know
- Estate Planning Mistake: Leaving Money to Your Pet
- What Will Happen to Your Pet When You Pass Away?
- Category: Probate
- The Texas Probate Process
- The Cost of Probate
- What Happens to Creditors of a Decedent during Probate?
- Does Your Law Firm Assist with Probate?
- What Are the Drawbacks of Probate?
- Can My Estate Avoid Probate?
- What is the Uniform Probate Code?
- Common Costs Involved in a Texas Probate
- How Long Does Probate Take in Texas?
- Is Probate Always Required?
- What Is an Executor?
- Debts of the Decedent: Texas Probate
- The Texas Probate Process: What You Need to Know
- Probate – Why Your Estate Plan Should Avoid It
- Why Your Choice of Executor Is So Important
- Reclaiming Copyrights
- Hitting a Fastball
- Do Not Miss Texas Probate Deadlines
- An Attorney for the Executor
- Credit Card Debt
- Planning to be an Executor
- Executor Access to Email
- Procedures in Probating a Will in Texas: Part 3 of 3
- Procedures in Probating a Will in Texas: Part 2 of 3
- Procedures in Probating a Will in Texas: Part 1 of 3
- Inheriting an Underwater Home
- Famous Estates – Legacy Champ or Chump
- Texas Affidavit of Heirship
- Probate Passport Project
- Muniment of Title
- Nuncupative or Oral Wills in Texas: Part 3 of 3
- Nuncupative or Oral Wills in Texas: Part 2 of 3
- Nuncupative or Oral Wills in Texas: Part 1 of 3
- Probate Procedures in Texas: Part 3 of 3
- Probate Procedures in Texas: Part 2 of 3
- Probate Procedures in Texas: Part 1 of 3
- When Does a Beneficiary Receive Their Inheritance?
- Probate Estates Cost More than Non-Probate Estates Because They’re a Pain
- Transferring Property Without Probate
- Estate Planning and the Rights of Survivorship
- Understanding Probate: When It’s Triggered, When Not, and How to Avoid Probate
- Worried About a Will Contest? A Trust May be the Way to Go
- Are You Responsible for Your Deceased Parent’s Debts?
- What Happens When an Executor Doesn’t Finish the Job?
- Essential Paperwork for Settling an Estate
- Challenging a Will: Lack of Capacity
- Avoiding Ancillary Probate
- Contesting That Will Might Not be as Easy as You Think
- What Will My Executor’s Duties Be?
- Definition: Undue Influence
- Three Reasons for Avoiding Probate
- Category: Retirement
- Category: Retirement Planning
- Seven Estate Planning Tasks for Your IRA
- What is a Roth 401(k)?
- What is the Windfall Elimination Provision?
- Traditional IRA Basics
- Roth IRA Basics
- Social Security: What’s the Right Retirement Age for You?
- What Happens to Social Security Benefits When Your Spouse Passes Away?
- What are the 2011 IRA Contribution Limits?
- Four Things to Consider Before Borrowing From Your 401(k)
- Category: Social Security
- Category: Special Needs Planning
- What Is a Special Needs Trust?
- Using a Special Needs Trust to Protect an Injury Settlement
- When Do I Need a Special Needs Trust?
- First Party Special Needs Trust in Houston Texas
- Planning for Your Special Needs Children
- Don’t Count on Social Security Disability
- What is Special Needs Planning?
- You Don’t Have to Disinherit Your Child
- Why You Might Want to Consider a Pooled Special Needs Trust
- Establishing a Care Plan for Your Special Needs Child
- Have a Child With Special Needs? You Need More Than a Will
- Category: Tax
- Can You Gift Money Each Year to Your Children Tax-Free?
- Can You Gift Money Each Year to Your Children Tax-Free?
- Don’t Get Cute With the IRS
- Amending Your Parents’ Estate Plans
- New IRS Regulations on Charitable Bequests
- The Estate Tax Again
- Changes to the Estate Tax
- Romney’s Estate and Investment Tax Proposals
- Obama’s Estate and Investment Tax Proposals
- 2012 Texas Franchise Tax Update
- When is a Gift Taxable?
- The Gift Tax Doesn’t Always Apply
- How is an LLC Taxed?
- It’s Official: The Return of the Estate Tax
- The New Gift Tax Law
- Estate Tax Planning for Nontraditional Couples
- What is the Gift Tax?
- Are Estate Tax and Inheritance Tax the Same Thing?
- Talking To Mom And Dad About The Estate Tax
- Category: Texas Probate
- Category: Trust Administration
- Who Should Be Designated as Successor Trustee of a Family Wealth Trust?
- Investing a Trust
- Deciding on a Professional Trustee
- Choosing Trustees
- After Getting a Revocable Living Trust
- Burden of Proof in Trust Disputes
- Elderly Residents Warned of Living Trust Scams: Part 3 of 3
- Elderly Residents Warned of Living Trust Scams: Part 2 of 3
- Elderly Residents Warned of Living Trust Scams: Part 1 of 3
- Trusting a Professional Trustee
- Category: Trusts
- Why Put Assets into a Trust Instead of Gift them in a Will?
- What Is a Living Trust?
- Is Creating a Trust Difficult?
- What Happens to a Living Trust When One Spouse Dies?
- What Is a Living Trust?
- Who Should Be the Trustee of Your Testamentary Trust?
- How Long Does It Take to Set Up A Trust?
- Can You Be the Trustee of My Living Trust?
- Who Is the Trustee of My Family Wealth Trust?
- When Does a Trust End or Terminate?
- Charitable Lead vs. Charitable Remainder Trust
- Who Should I Appoint as the Trustee of My Living Trust?
- Trusts Basics in Houston Texas
- Caring For Your Special Needs Child: The Texas Special Needs Trust
- Free Report: Texas Trust Basics
- Choosing a Trustee – Why an Independent Trustee May Be Your Best Choice
- Different Types of Living Trusts
- Chinese Trusts?
- After Getting a Trust
- Do You Need a Revocable Living Trust?
- Category: Uncategorized
- What If I Am Partly Responsible for My Injuries?
- Texas History – Do You Know What Rail Line Was Called the “Boll Weevil Line” During the Early Twentieth Century?
- Texas History – Do You Know Who Was the First Sheriff of Navarro County?
- Texas History – Do You Know What Newspaper Publisher Had the First Telephones Installed in Texas?
- Texas History – Do You Know Who, on Behalf of the Federal Government, Declared the Freedom of All Slaves?
- Texas History – Do You Know What Republic of Texas President Pressed for the Establishment of a Public School System?
- Texas History – Do You Know What Is the Oldest Mission in Texas?
- Texas History – Do You Know What Was the First State Sponsored College in Texas?
- Texas History – Do You Know What Railroad Company Established Texarkana?
- Texas History – Do You Know the Name of the Historic Baptist Church that Counts Sam Houston as a Member?
- Texas History – Do You Know What City is the Birthplace of the First and Second Native-Born Texan Governors?
- Texas History – Do You Know What Ethnic Group First Settled in Castroville, Texas?
- Texas History – Do You Know What Federal Government Agency Aided Freed Slaves Following the War Between the States?
- Texas History – Do You Know What Texas Pioneering High-Altitude Pilot Was the First Person to Fly Solo Around the World?
- Texas History – Do You Know Where the 25th Infantry Riot Occurred?
- Texas History – Do You Know What Three Major Oil Companies Trace Their Roots to the Spindletop Boom?
- Texas History – Do You Know What Texas Town Was Once the Confederate Capital of the State of Missouri?
- Texas History – Do You Know When Texas Enacted Antitrust Laws?
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- Texas History – Do You Know What San Antonian Served with Neil Armstrong on the First U.S. Space Docking?
- Texas History – Do You Know If the Falls in Wichita Falls are Real?
- Texas History – What Texas Governor Spent Only Thirty-Five Cents on His Campaign?
- Texas History – Do You Know Who Was the First Pilot to Utilize Landing Wheels?
- Texas History – Do You Know What Special Division of the Texas Rangers Was Formed in 1874?
- Dying Thoughts—What Do We Regret the Most?
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- Texas History – Do You Know Who Was the Only Woman Pictured on Confederate Money?
- Texas History – Who Did Wyatt Earp Call the Most Dangerous Man Alive?
- Texas History – Do You Know Who Drew the First Topographical Map of Texas?
- Texas History – Do You Know What Animals Were Used for Transportation for the Army Soldiers in Texas?
- Texas History – Do You Know How Many Years Sam Rayburn Served in the U.S House of Representatives?
- Texas History – Do You Know How Many Lives Were Lost in the Hurricane of 1900?
- Texas History – Do You Know When License Plates Were First Issued in Texas?
- Texas History – Do You Know When Women First Served as Jurors in Texas?
- Texas History – Do You Know the Name of Judge Roy Bean’s Combination Courtroom and Saloon?
- Texas History – Do You Know What Texas Governor Never Held Office Prior to Becoming Governor?
- Texas History – Do You Know What the Fence Cutting War Was?
- Texas History – Do You Know Who Established the First Large Ranch in the Panhandle?
- Texas History – Do You Know Who Was the First Woman Elected Mayor of Dallas?
- Texas History – Do You Know By What Treaty the U.S. Formally Relinquished All Claims to Texas?
- Texas History – Do You Know Who Was the First Woman in Texas to Serve as Governor?
- Texas History – Do You Know Who Was the First Texan Appointed Secretary to the Navy?
- Texas History – Do You Know the Spanish Explorer Who Mapped the Coastline of Texas?
- Texas History – Do You Know How Many of the 61 Signers of the Texas Declaration of Independence Were Native Texans?
- Texas History – Do You Know What Richard King’s Occupation was Prior to Owning the King Ranch?
- Texas History – Do You Know What First Public Office George Bush Was Elected to?
- Texas History – Do You Know Where the First 48-Star U.S. Flag Was Flown?
- Texas History – Do You Know Which Texas Governor Was Founder of Humble Oil and Refining Company?
- Texas History – Do You Know What Honor Was Bestowed Upon Scout Bill Dixon after the Battle of Buffalo Wallow?
- Texas History – Do You Know What Texas Television Station Was the First to Offer Educational Programming?
- Texas History – Do You Know What Texas Store Was the First in the State to Install Escalators?
- Texas History – Do You Know Where the First Radio Station in Texas Was?
- Texas History – Do You Know What is the Shortest River in Texas?
- Texas History – Do You Know Where One of the Oldest Areas of Human Habitation in North America is in Texas?
- Texas History – Do You Know How Many Indian Reservations There Are in Texas?
- Texas History – Do You Know Where and When the First Suspension Bridge Was Built in Texas?
- Texas History – What Kind of Dome Was Instrumental in Changing the Economy of Texas?
- Texas History – Who Was the First Native-born Governor of Texas?
- Texas History – What Texan “Bet-A-Million” on Barbed Wire Changing the Course of the Frontier?
- Texas History – Do You Know How Many Miss America Winners Were From Texas?
- Texas History – Do You Know What Famous Lyricist Served as Defense Counsel for Sam Houston?
- Texas History – What Prominent Texas Family is Responsible for Putting Two Words in the Dictionary?
- Texas History – Do You Know How the Brazos River Got Its Name?
- Texas History – Do You Know the Texan Who Founded the Sealy Mattress Company?
- Texas History – Do You Know When the First Time an Airplane Was Used for Military Purposes?
- Texas History – Do You Know What the “Semicolon Court” Was?
- Texas History – When Was the First European Marriage Ceremony in Texas?
- Texas History – Do You Know How Many Different Bat Species Live in Texas?
- Texas History – Do You Know Which Texan Holds the Patent for Processing Condensed Milk in a Vacuum?
- Texas History – Do You Know Which Texas Town was Nicknamed “The Town Without a Toothache?”
- Texas History – Do You Know Which Texan Invented the Oven Thermostat?
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- Texas History – Do You Know When the First Public Demonstration of an Airplane Occurred in Texas?
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- Texas History – Do You Know How the Town of Weslaco Got Its Name?
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- Texas History – Do You Know Who is the Father of the Grape Industry in Texas?
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- Texas History – Do You Know When the Coat of Arms for the Republic of Texas Was Established?
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- Texas History – Do You Know Who Prevented Reinforcements From Aiding Santa Anna’s Army in the Battle of San Jacinto?
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- Texas History – Do You Know Who Saved the Alamo From Being Torn Down?
- Texas History – What was the First “Rolling Stone” magazine?
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- Texas History – What was Sam Houston’s Indian Name?
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- Texas History – Who Created the Stetson Hat?
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- Texas History – What was the “Car-Barn Convention”?
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- Texas History – Did You Know that the Texas Navy was Rented to Another Country?
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- Texas History – What Wife of a Comanche Indian Chief was Given Land & a Pension by the Texas Legislature?
- Texas History – What Wife of a Comanche Indian Chief was Given Land & a Pension by the Texas Legislature?
- Thought for the Day:
- Texas History – What is the Only County in Texas Named for a Woman?
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- Texas History – What was the Largest Ranch in Texas in the 1880’s?
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- Texas History – Do You Know What the “Black Bean Death Warrant” Was?
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- Texas History – Where was the Last Civil War Battle Fought in Texas?
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- Texas History – Who Tried to Make the Cactus Flower the State Flower of Texas?
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- Texas History – What is the Oldest Public Institution of Higher Learning in the State of Texas?
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- Texas History – What were the “Corduroy Roads”?
- Texas History – What was the First Big Oil Spike in Texas?
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- Texas History – What was the First National Park Created in Texas?
- Texas History – What was the First Official State Park in Texas?
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- Texas History – How Many Prisoner of War (POW) Camps were in Texas?
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- Texas History – Who were the “Tough ‘Ombres”?
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- Texas History – How Many Texas Men Served in World War II?
- Be Thankful:
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- Thought for the Day:
- Texas History – How Many Texans Died in World War I?
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- Texas History – How Many Texans Served in World War I?
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- Texas History – What Hurricane Caused the Most Property Damage in Texas?
- Special Event:
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- Texas History – What Hurricane Caused the Most Deaths in Texas?
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- Texas History – What was the First Link in the First Transcontinental Passenger & Mail Line?
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- Famous Estates – Legacy Champ or Chump?
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- Famous Estates – Legacy Champ or Chump?
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- Texas History – When did the First German Settlement Occur in Texas?
- Steve Mendel – Texas Ironman — The Journey.
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- Famous Estates – Legacy Champ or Chump?
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- Famous Estates – Legacy Champ or Chump?
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- Famous Estates – Legacy Champ or Chump?
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- Famous Estates – Legacy Champ or Chump?
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- Famous Estates – Legacy Champ or Chump?
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- Famous Estates – Legacy Champ or Chump?
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- Famous Estates – Legacy Champ or Chump?
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- Famous Estates – Legacy Champ or Chump?
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- Famous Estates – Legacy Champ or Chump?
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- Famous Estates – Legacy Champ or Chump?
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- Famous Estates – Legacy Champ or Chump?
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- Famous Estates – Legacy Champ or Chump?
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- Texas History – Do You Know Why Names of Any Living Person Are Banned From State Monuments?
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- Famous Estates – Legacy Champ or Chump?
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- Texas History – Do You Know Who Chaired the Conventions of 1832 & 1833?
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- Famous Estates – Legacy Champ or Chump?
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- Famous Estates – Legacy Champ or Chump?
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- Famous Estates – Legacy Champ or Chump?
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- Texas History – Do You Know How Many Indian Tribes Inhabited Early Texas?
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- Famous Estates – Legacy Champ or Chump?
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