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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 Intergalatic chicken races at Great Worlds's Fair.

Additional machine-extracted names mentioned in this issue: Bobby Baker, Marcia Ball, Ronnie Branham, Jacob Brodbeck, Frenchie Burke, Johnny Bush, George Chambers, Carol Cisneros, Billy Cochran, Rick Davis, Jack Deaner, John Donaho, Joe Ely, Barbara Fairchild, Anthony Gap, Butch Heffelfinger, Johnny Hernandez, Clifton Jansky, Jerry Jeff, Dale Keith, Patsy Kline, Brett Kramer, Billy Mata, Augie Meyers, Claude Morgan, Willie Nelson, Harley Puckett, Tex Schofield, Fred Seekatz, Johnny Short, Gayle Smith, John Snyder, Cotton Stout, Dennis Thacker, Bobby Thomas, Casey Tibbs.

Cover story on Elvis Costello

Cover story on Russell and Randy Toman