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The Brady National Bank is located about the courthouse square. In 1947, the state of Texas opened the Brady State School for Negro Girls on a former prisoner-of-war camp in McCulloch County, near Brady, leased from the federal government of the United States. In 1950, the state replaced the Brady facility with the Crockett State School. [13]
About three years later, the track moved a half mile southwest of Richards Park to land donated to the city by Brady philanthropist, G. Rollie White. [1] The original track got part of its initial grandstands from the Arlington Downs, a historic landmark that was Texas' first parimutuel race track. That portion of the grandstands was razed in ...
The Sixth Texas Legislature in 1856 formed McCulloch County from Bexar County, and named it for Benjamin McCulloch. [5] The Voca waterwheel mill was built in 1876. [9] The Brady Sentinel was established by D.F. Hayes in 1880 as the county's first newspaper. Later, it was absorbed by the Heart o’ Texas News run by R.B. Boyle. [5]
In 1963, the Texas Historical Commission designated the geographical center of Texas as being located 5 miles (8.0 km) northwest of Brady. [7] On the courthouse grounds is a Heart of Texas granite marker designed by Earl V. Finlay. The actual carving and inscription were done in 1958 by Brady native son Gary Bryson.
Kevin Patrick Brady (born April 11, 1955) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 8th congressional district from 1997 to 2023. He is a member of the Republican Party .
Also, the company will shift to 100% West Texas sand by May 2019. Pioneer Natural's (PXD) to shut operations at the sand mine in Brady by the first quarter of 2019. Also, the company will shift to ...
In fact, no episode of The Brady Bunch ever finished in the top 30; Gilligan's Island fared better in its first season, ranking as high as 17, but its ratings declined over the next two seasons.
In 1963, the Texas Historical Commission designated the geographical center of Texas as being located 5 miles (8.0 km) northwest of Brady. [3] The old jail became the Heart of Texas Historical Museum in 1974. A granite monument to the center of Texas can be found on the grounds of the McCulloch County Courthouse. [4]