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IrishBubbaLiberal

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2. Do u remember Senator Ralph Yarborough

Reply to SARose (Reply #1)

Sat Apr 26, 2025, 11:16 AM

Apr 2025

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Yarborough

I vividly remember him for Big Thicket

He also co-wrote the Endangered Species Act and was the most powerful proponent of the Big Thicket National Preserve.

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