Texas Timeline Index
1923 May 28
The Santa Rita No. j gusher brings the University of Texas vast oil fortunes.1923 July 30
Roy Mitchell is strung up in Waco; his is the last legal public hanging in Texas.1923 November 08
Hubert Knickerbocker of Yoakum witnesses Hitler's beer hall putsch and begins a writing career that leads to the Pulitzer Prize.