There was a time not too long ago that one of the most common childhood toys was a cap gun. Now, many children prefer the realism of video games, but Don Raker says a game controller and a video ...

The latest exhibit at the Vanishing Texana Museum in Jacksonville displays toys connected to the history of East Texas, and it could have opened with a bang. The Nichols Cap Gun collection opened Aug.

A grizzled warrior, I knew my prey would sneak around the corner of the house, thinking to catch me unaware. I raised up over the railing just slightly, steadying my weapon. There he was. “Squirt,” ...