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Mike Cox–Article–September 24, 2024September 24, 2024

For those of us who are longtime news junkies, we rely on our smart phones, tablets or laptop screens for […]

Mike Cox–Austin–August 19, 2024August 19, 2024

Spending 15 years as spokesman for the Texas Department of Public Safety, I found that most Rangers and other law […]

Mike Cox–Austin–November 22, 2023November 22, 2023

My 20th birthday was the worst of my life. More than two hundred miles from my nearest family member, I […]

Mike Cox–Austin–October 5, 2023October 5, 2023

Whenever I’m on the road, I can’t judge how long it’ll take me to get from Point A to Point […]

Mike Cox–Texana–August 25, 2023August 28, 2023

It’s 3 a.m. and I’m desperately trying to get back to sleep. But my brain’s on-off switch is frustratingly stuck […]

Mike Cox–Texas Tales–September 16, 2020September 21, 2020

Under even the best of circumstances, life would not have been easy for the daughter of a former slave in […]

Mike Cox–Austin, Texana–September 16, 2020September 17, 2020

Like most Baby Boomers, I became aware of phone booths long before I ever placed a call from one. That’s […]

Mike Cox–Austin, Texana, Texas Rangers–July 10, 2012September 14, 2020

The hot foam he daubed on the back of my neck felt great, but when the old man picked up […]

Mike Cox–Texana–November 27, 2011September 14, 2020

OK, I admit it. I have hunted treasure. Not with a crazed obsession like some, but over the years I’ve […]

Mike Cox–Texana–October 16, 2009September 14, 2020

The first book tour I ever made was in 1980, when my biography of Fred Gipson, the Texas author who […]