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and i am trying to be brave and know that my family and i are safe and i will worry about all of that other stuff later. >> i am 67, lived here for five years. and now it is gone. it is underwater. >> underwater. so much of that area still underwater there, want to go to matlacha in florida. where liz mclaughlin standing by for us. lets take us there if you will once again. joining at the top of the last hour, as you are still in that area that is just completely devastating to see a r...

Been passed through our generations, thank goodness, to give us a kind of a spark that i think is special. Now, i will quote from a couple of people about texas. Someone said yet another person has made that very tough decision when learning that their company was moving to texas, that hard decision about whether to move or throw themselves in front of a runaway train. [laughter] and then there is molly ivins who was a dear friend of mine. You broke the mold after molly ivins, and she said i dea...

Incredible woman politician she did that more because shes 80 now. When she came to office, of it a big deal she lee easied with the gay community. It was a controversial and making a value statement by doing that. She also has a lesbian daughter that happens to a friends of mine. The factors trying to understand how she can represent her constituents in a meaning of the way and be brave in the face of a culture that habit changed yet and her relationship with her daughter. And her understanding...

To start getting the flavor of this wonderful treasurer that the Library Congress puts on for our country, and especially our children and book lovers. Im happy. This is my third presentation. As mentioned, i have written two books about american women trail trailblazers. I think alexis started out talking about the women of america in his famous trip here in the 1700s. He said, when it gets down to the end this is a para phrase when it gets down to the end, i would say the most important attrib...

Talking about her most recent book the swan on the women of texas. Live coverage of the National Book festival in washington d. C. On booktv on cspan2. To support Early Childhood literacy and increase company volunteerism. Through the program more than 1 million books have been red and donated to prekindergarten through second grade classroom libraries across the country. The search has shown that these years provide a crucial window of opportunity to establish a foundation for future success. W...

To kick off todays book festival, we have Kay Bailey Hutchison kicking off her book, turn to. Live coverage on cspan2 of booktv. Designed to support childhood literacy and increase company volunteerism. Through the program, more than 1 million books have been bred and donated to prekindergarten through seventh grade classroom libraries across the country. The search has shown that these years provide a crucial window of opportunity to establish a foundation for future success. Were teaching them...

Grow and once that happened and people started raising grain and became highly dependent upon the green and dependent on the city living, pretty soon we were domesticated just like all livestock in some ways. Spend this weekend exploring montanas state capital as booktv in American History tv look at the history and literary life. Coming up next, Kay Bailey Hutchison answered questions after her authors presentation at the 2013 National Book festival. You can watch this halfhour program coming u...

Bridges history column

Explorers, diplomats, historians and advocates started writing the history of Texas even before the Republic of Texas.

Teaching Texas history in schools is an imperative we must continue no matter how the winds of education flutter.