Margaret Hallett's little town is 'hanging in there' during hard times FacebookTwitterEmail 1of6 Mieko Mahi’s Hallet Oak Gallery occupies a building on Hallettsville’s courthouse square that was designed by renowned Texas architect J. Riley Gordon.Joe Holley / ContributorShow MoreShow Less 2of6 Mieko Mahi, owner of an art gallery on Hallettsville?’s courthouse square, moved to Hallettsville from Houston 13 years ago.Joe Holley / ContributorShow MoreShow Less 3of6 4of6 The Hallet Oak, thought to be more than 260 years old when it died in 2014, was transformed into a bison sculpture by chainsaw artist Jim Phillips. Margaret Hallett’s gravesite is nearby.Joe Holley / ContributorShow MoreShow Less