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Old-school cowboys... |
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… and Indians (Dad, Uncle Tomas at La Cabra Ranch, outside of Premont, Texas). |
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Adorable in black and white … |
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… and color. |
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My love for hunting came from my Grandpa Praxedis … |
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… and my Grandma Sunny. |
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Ducks, wild turkeys, rabbits … |
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my grandparents loved eating off the land at La Cabra. |
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And perhaps the most recognized member of my father’s family is my great uncle, Jose Tomás Canales, a Brownsville Democrat who served a total of five terms in the Texas House of Representatives between 1905 and 1921. He was a founding member of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) and is most famous for defending the Hispanic community against racial injustice.