Save Texas History symposium coming to University of Texas

Native Texans and newcomers alike have an opportunity to learn more about our state’s history on Sept. 15.

Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson and the Texas General Land Office (GLO) will host the Third Annual Save Texas History Symposium. This year’s presentation is “The Civil War in Texas:  Death, Disease and Minié Balls.”

For those who were wondering, a minié ball is a rifle bullet with a conical head used in muzzle-loading firearms....