Greg Figueroa

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HENDERSON, KAUFMAN and VAN ZANDT COUNTIES—Voters turned out in Tool, Eustace, Mabank, Trinidad and elsewhere around the Cedar Creek Lake area for the Nov. 4 constitutional amendment/joint election to make their choice on state and local propositions, as well as selecting their municipal representatives.

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Cedar Creek Plowboys Club in Seven Points illuminates the night sky while the sounds of country music fills the air. The club was highlighted in the Robert Duvall movie “Tender Mercies” released in 1983. Duvall won an Oscar for Best Actor and Horton Foote won an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. 

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The City of Tool hosts a meet the candidate night Oct. 9. Citizens sent in questions that they wanted the candidates to answer. Mayorial candidates Greg Figueroa and Vera Bennett answered questions about working with other council members, city hall staff, opportunities for the city and their vision for spending city funds. The election will be Tuesday, November 4.

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SEVEN POINTS–A landmark of Texas honky-tonk culture is preparing for a second act. The Cedar Creek Plowboys Club, once famous for its live music, dance floor and a starring role in the Academy Award-winning film “Tender Mercie,” will reopen this fall under the direction of Greg and Caroline Figueroa.

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Fig’s Steakhouse owner Greg Figueroa (from left), wife Caroline, Cedar Creek Lake Area Chamber of Commerce President Robin Sykora, husband Jim and Gun Barrel City Mayor Brian Crull celebrate the one-year anniversary of Fig’s Steakhouse in Tool Aug. 14. 

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