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This law established the normal school in San Marcos, now Texas State University.

Materials include one complete and one incomplete draft of House Bill 696 of the 26th Regular Session of the Texas Legislature (1899). The summary of the proposed bill reads: "An act to provide for establishing, governing, and maintaining a State normal school at San Marcos as to be known as the 'Southwest Texas Normal School.'" A subsequent version of this text became SB260, the legislation that officially authorized the creation of the institution now known as Texas State University.

Cover story on Amazing Brother Bob; ad for Lone Star Texas Music Specials, Luckenbach, on back.

Additional machine-extracted names mentioned in this issue: Lynn Barclay, Toby Beau, Phil Bepko, Walter Brennan, Cooder Brown, Hank Cochran, Hondo Crouch, Johnny Duncan, Joe Ely, Freddy Fender, Dillon Ferrero, Kinky Friedman, Gary Gray, Stephen Allen Griffiths, Bob Harrington, Emmylou Harris, Rainey Haynes, Roy Head, George Jay, Waylon Jennings, Sylvia Leal, Bubba Littrell, Darrell McCall, Augie Meyers, Maggie Montgomery, Cathy Morgan, Mama Morrison, Willie Nelson, Austin Notes, Curtis Potter, Ray Price, Jerry Retzloff, Darrell Royal, Doug Sahm, H. Allen Smith, Darrell Staedtler, Gary Stewart, Barry Sullivan, Hank Thompson, Frank X. Tolbert, Jerry Jeff Walker, Hal John Wimberly, Charlie Wood.