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The Best of Fake Texas, Part 2
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OUTDOORS ON EDGE By Gayne C. Young, on November 19, 2025
The Best of Fake Texas, Part 2

Last week, I wrote about the fictional Texas towns of Lonesome Dove, Highland, Wolfe Landing, Newt, Arlene and Dancer. Some of these towns created for movies, television and or books are spot on in their Texas-ness. Others not so much.

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