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Randy Weber: Texas is so big that it was said that back during the covered-wagon days when the pioneers were coming West, if one…

On the recordJanuary 9, 2017
Texas is so big that it was said that back during the covered-wagon days when the pioneers were coming West, if one entered Texas from Louisiana and a baby was born on that day, by the time they got to El Paso, he was in the first grade.
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Randy Weber
Republican · Texas

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Weber shares a humorous anecdote about the vastness of Texas.

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