Despite (and/or caused by) vigilante hangings of cattle rustlers, the best farms and cattle ranches thrived. Emil Flusche, a Catholic impresario, posted leaflets persuading German Catholics to stay right here. Shortly, a church, orphanage, and homes for unwed mom are demonstrated.

All is reasonably silent until 2003, when Pilot Point generated national headlines. Wes Miller, manager of Farmera€™s & Merchanta€™s Gallery, accredited a nearby artist to decorate a Michelangelo-inspired unclothed picture of Eve on an exterior wall. The local police endangered to arrest Miller because Evea€™s bare breasts would a€?victimize childrena€? by revealing these to hardcore pornography. The ACLU of Texas charged the city as well as its authorities department in 2005. Continue reading →