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A Way of Life: East Texas Cowboys

MADE IN TEXAS celebrates Texas storytellers with films that tell stories from the Lone Star state. Produced in combination with station teams as well as independent producers, these visually stunning films showcase Texas — its diverse places and remarkable people.

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A Way of Life: East Texas Cowboys

Season 2 Episode 207 | 56m 49s | CC

This feature-length documentary from Curtis Craven, A Way of Life: The East Texas Cowboys, follows a group of daywork cowboys and their dogs, a family of horse trainers, and the controlled chaos of an auction house located in the heart of Texas cow-calf country. Craven's storytelling sheds light on the often-unknown world of the East Texas Cowboy.

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