All posts by Max McNabb
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Max McNabb | July 13, 2023
Do You Know the Meaning of GTT Left on Abandoned Homes?
Do you know what the famous abbreviation G.T.T. means? In the 1800s, Gone To Texas was a phrase...
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Max McNabb | July 13, 2023
Ride the FASTEST Ziplines in All of Texas!
Have you ever wanted to fly? I mean really fly! Most of us have at one time or...
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Max McNabb | October 11, 2022
Lubbock Book Festival: Free, Two-Day Event on the South Plains
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Max McNabb | September 28, 2022
Chased by the West Texas Owlman: Giant Owl Cryptid Chases Hunters
The giant owl creature chased the pickup, clawing at the tailgate and scratching the metal. The hunters in...
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Max McNabb | September 28, 2022
Mt. Blanco Fossil Museum Hosts Grand Reopening
The Mt. Blanco Fossil Museum is open once again! One of the finest museums in West Texas, it...
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Max McNabb | September 22, 2022
Texas Ghost Story: Wilbarger Scalped by Comanches While Paralyzed
Scalped by Comanches while temporarily paralyzed—Josiah Wilbarger was fully conscious but felt nothing as the warrior...
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Max McNabb | September 17, 2022
Hank Williams & the Doctor Who Sewed Goat Testicles into Movie Stars
As a boy in Alabama, Hank Williams would go out to the car at night and listen to...
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Max McNabb | September 4, 2022
Stubborn Chicken Sits on Huge Snake: Texas Photo Goes Viral
If you’ve ever gathered eggs from a chicken coup in Texas, chances are you exercise a little caution...
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Max McNabb | June 1, 2022
The True Story Behind the Song ‘Pancho and Lefty’
It's one of the most beloved and recognizable Texas country songs ever recorded, but do you know what...
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Max McNabb | May 25, 2022
Gather Around the Square at the Old Settlers Reunion in Floydada
Have a blast at this year’s Old Settlers Reunion in Floydada. Come gather around the Square in Floydada...
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Max McNabb | April 9, 2022
Hell’s Gates: A Haunted Texas Railroad Trestle Near Buddy Holly’s Grave
There’s a West Texas legend that the Gates of Hell itself are to be found at a historic...
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Max McNabb | March 2, 2022
Historical Novel Reveals the Last Free Apaches Lived in Hiding Until 1930s
Max McNabb, editor of TexasHillCountry.com, is releasing a trilogy of historical novels inspired by shocking true events. Discover...
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Max McNabb | February 2, 2022
Wild Lark Books: New Independent Bookstore Spreads its Wings
Dreaming of curling up with a good book and sipping a hot cup of coffee on a rainy...
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Max McNabb | February 1, 2022
Texas Father Beat His Daughter’s Molester to Death with Bare Hands
Let’s take a look back at a case of true Texas justice. In June 2012, a Texas father...
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Max McNabb | January 21, 2022
Deathsong: The Shocking Story of the Last Free Apaches in the 1930s
Deathsong, the much-anticipated second volume of the acclaimed Beloved Captive trilogy, has just been released. Fans of 1883...
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Max McNabb | January 19, 2022
First Tamale Festival in Lubbock: Taste the Best Tamales in West Texas
Taste the best tamales in West Texas! If you love tamales (and who doesn’t?), don’t miss the first...
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Max McNabb | October 30, 2021
The Giant Spider Web that Swallowed Up Trees in Texas
Everything is bigger in Texas, even the spiderwebs. More than just creepy, a massive spider web in Texas was...
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Max McNabb | May 20, 2021
Now is the Time to Buy Your Dream Gun Online Before it’s Outlawed
Everyone knows that Guns.com is the safe and easy way to buy guns online. But did you know...
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Max McNabb | May 18, 2021
Bringing Home the Bacon: Great Guns for Hog Hunting in Texas
With the feral hog population in Texas still exploding, it’s more important than ever for hunters to help...
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Max McNabb | May 12, 2021
Feel Like a Writer in Paris in the ’20s with This Typewriter-style Keyboard
They say the only real gift you can give a writer is time, but that’s not quite true....