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Jacob Hale

Austin resident

Jacob Hale is an eighth-grader at St. Stephen's Episcopal School in Austin. A sixth-generation Texan, he enjoys basketball, aviation and country music.

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It's time to change Confederate Heroes Day

By Jacob Hale, Feb. 25, 2015

How can our state call the Confederate flag offensive while honoring the people who fought under it with their own state holiday? Let's make it a holiday for all Texans.