Wise About Texas Episode 002- The 1948 Senate Election

02/11/2015 20 min
Wise About Texas Episode 002- The 1948 Senate Election

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Episode Synopsis

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