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• Audie Murphy honored with Texas Legislative Medal of Honor

  By Marilyn Tennissen | Tuesday, Nov 5, 2013 @ 12:28pm

  The most decorated U.S. soldier in World War II has finally been honored by his home state. On Oct. 28, Audie Murphy was posthumously awarded the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor, the highest military decoration that can be awarded to a member of the Texas Military Forces.

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• Texas utlizing many resources in Hurricane Ike response

  By Marilyn Tennissen | Tuesday, Sep 16, 2008 @ 10:24am

  An aerial view of some of the coastal destruction caused by Hurricane Ike. The following is a report from Gov. Rick Perry of the recovery efforts in Texas due to Hurricane Ike:

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• Perry begins state preparations ahead of Hurricane Ike

  By Marilyn Tennissen | Monday, Sep 8, 2008 @ 2:50pm

  Gov. Rick Perry visits with Mayor Barbara Bass of Tyler and members of the Texas State Guard outside a shelter in Tyler where evacuees fled Hurricane Gustav on Sept. 3. AUSTIN � With the latest forecasts showing potential landfall for Hurricane Ike to be somewhere along the Texas coast, Gov. Rick Perry issued a disaster declaration that will allow the state to begin preparation efforts.

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