DOLPH BRISCOE, JR., SURVEYS the vast ranch country of South Texas from the window of his private plane, pointing out landmarks below in the brasada, the mesquite brush country. After taking off ...

UVALDE — Texans said a final goodbye to former Gov. Dolph Briscoe Thursday, remembering his statesmanship, generosity and lifelong commitment to public service. Cowboys and congressmen joined ...

Happier times: Dolph Briscoe Jr. and his wife gather in 1958 with their children Chip, Cele and Janey. Also pictured: a page from Janey Briscoe Marmion’s 2014 will and a satellite image of the ...

For Dolph Briscoe Jr., who died last Sunday at age 87 at his home in Uvalde, Sharpstown in the early 1970s signaled opportunity. The wealthy Brush Country rancher and former state legislator had ...

Dolph Briscoe Jr. and his wife, Janey, who died in 2000, considered San Antonio a second home. They were among the biggest benefactors of the University of Texas at San Antonio.

Briscoe Ranch near Catarina in West Texas is where former Gov. Dolph Briscoe Jr. grew up during the Great Depression.(Lynda M. González) The heiress to one of Texas’ largest ranching dynasties ...

The King Ranch remains Texas' largest family landowners as the "Birthplace of American Ranching" covers 836,000 acres in the Lone Star State, with a few out-of-state properties bumping that to ...

COLLEGE STATION - A $5 million endowment has been established in the name of former Texas Gov. Dolph Briscoe Jr. that will provide additional resources to help support one of ...

Dolph Lundgren has won his bout with the Hollywood Hills housing market, selling his modern, boxy abode for $3.71 million. The Swedish actor and martial artist — famous for playing Ivan Drago in ...

Former Gov. Dolph Briscoe, who died on Sunday at 87, was first and foremost a decent and honorable man, qualities that seem in short supply these days. He was elected during a tumultuous time in ...

AUSTIN (AP) Former Gov. Dolph Briscoe Jr., who presided over Texas during the oil and gas boom years before a stunning upset in 1978, died Sunday, according to his family. He was 87. Briscoe had ...