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This Week in Texas History

Mannen Clements, Sr. decided to take a break from politicking on Mar. 23, 1887 and stepped into a Ballinger barroom for a refreshing drink. What he got instead was a deadly barrage of bullets.

Including members of their extended family, the Clements were a close-knit clan of cold-blooded killers. Besides Mannen and his brothers Gyp, Jim and Joe, the lethal lineup featured cousin John Wesley Hardin,…

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