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Emmett Shelton, Sr. tells stories of the Greer-side of the family out in Dripping Springs -- dating back to a "plantation" in Navasota before the Civil War.  Emmett recounts his earliest memory of visiting Great GrandMa Greer prior to her death.  After a long life, with few modern conveniences  - Great Grandma was run over by a train!!
GrandPa Greer (William Henry Greer) served in the Civil War and met and married Grandma in 1872 at the Johnson Institute. He moved to Fitzhugh Rd. and was a horse trader after the War. They had seven children. Emmett tells a memory of a full day (25 mile) wagon trip from So. Austin to Dripping Springs. After Grandma Greer died in the 20s, GrandPa moved into our house  -- Emmett has even more stories about GrandPa adjusting to life in So. Austin -- Roughly 100 years ago.
If you have any Greers in your family, or live in Dripping Springs (Fitzhugh Rd.) be sure to listen in. 

Music By: Southern Rail - The Hills that I call Home (YouTube)

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Stories told by Emmett Shelton / compiled and submitted by Cynthia Shelton.

Emmett Shelton Sr. proclaims one of his greatest inspirations was the birth of Jennifer Shelton, Emmett's middle-son's, Gil's daughter.  What a blessing! Sending love thru Gil and Jennifer's voices! Everyday love.

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Stories told by Emmett Shelton / compiled and submitted by Cynthia Shelton.

Emmett Shelton Sr. shares an intimate portrait of his second wife and business partner, Joyce Shelton, his greatest inspiration in his life.  They married in 1962 with a partnership that spanned 40 years. They worked hand-in-hand to envision a new community Westlake Hills. They wanted residential development of one-acre minimum lot size. They didn't sell houses, they sold land and dreams. She crafted property lines to save Westlake's majestic trees.   When Loop 360 was proposed, Joyce and Emmett donated their Westlake right-of-way. They bought back Westlake property they had sold in the proposed easement and also donated it for the new highway. 
Emmett tragically lost his eyesight in 1973, his dream would have been over, but for Joyce - she became his eyes and kept their dream alive. Emmett has many tales of big land deals and partnerships but none greater than his partnership with Joyce. 
In the last story of the episode, Emmett tells of the ultimate gift Joyce gave him in 1986. Emmett worked to get the bridge between Austin and Westlake built in the 1940s, but it was left unnamed. In the 1980s, Joyce worked the Ausin mayor and Congressman Jake Pickle to finally name the bridge: the Emmett Shelton Bridge. Bless you Joyce.

Music by: Emmett's son, Polk Shelton

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Stories told by Emmett Shelton / compiled and submitted by Cynthia Shelton.

The El Conservador Show with George Rodriguez, Saturday, May 6, 2023. As thousands of illegal aliens gather in Mexico on the border in anticipation of the Biden Administration’s lifting of Title 42 restrictions, leaders in Texas talk about the problems they are facing getting worst. The show’s guests are Rhonda Vigil, chair of the Uvalde County TX Republican Party; A.J. Louderback, Executive Director of the Texas Sheriffs’ Regional Alliance; Sheriff Roy Boyd from Travis County, TX; and Sheriff Thaddeus Cleveland, Terrell County, TX. Listen and learn and share. Inform and educate your friends and families.

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Chapter 1 - Episode 1 - Early Land Grants in Westlake - 200 years of investment opportunities - as told by Emmett Shelton Sr. 1905-2000 Original Developer of Westlake Hills (Updated Sound 1/1/2024)
Emmett recalls the early history of the land of Westlake Hills.  He begins in 1836 when Gen. T.J. Chambers was awarded 137,000 acres in Travis and Hays Counties for helping Texas and Mexico develop its court system. He got an additional 1000+ acres (most of Westlake) for service in the Texas Revolution. Emmett includes tales of the few people who lived on this isolated land in the 1800s around Stonehedge Estates. The dams in the Colorado further isolated WLH. Austin businesses saw the investment potential. Some divided parcels into 10 acre lots. Westlake even attracted the McCullough Land and Cattle Company.
For the past 200 years, Westlake has been the land of investment opportunity and Emmett can tell you all about it.
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Music: Daddy's Dreams by Polk Shelton (Emmett's son)

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Stories told by Emmett Shelton / compiled and submitted by Cynthia Shelton.

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• Will Corporate America Take a Stand on Texas Abortion Law? - The Daily Beast
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• Portland to Vote on Banning Texas Trade and Travel in Reaction to Abortion Law - WBAP
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