These pictures were emailed to me by a friend. They were taken on the Silver Star Wind Project near Dublin, Texas. Dublin is located in Erath County southwest of Ft. Worth.
As an unrelated matter of interest, there is a Dr. Pepper bottling plant in Dublin, TX. They use the original formula and sell it in the original 7 ounce bottles. They do not distribute it widely so you'll probably have to buy it in Dublin or do without.
When complete, the Silver Star Wind Project will have about 45 windmills with a peak capacity of about 65 megawatts.
Viewed from a distance while driving down the road, it is easy to underestimate the size of the windmills that drive the turbines to produce electricity. This picture shows the construction site with the windmill blades lying on the ground with a SUV parked alongside for size comparison. The people walking alongside the blade to the right of the SUV are barley visible in the picture.
The Mexican constitution of 1824 gave the people of Texas rights similar to those enjoyed at the time by the citizens of the United States, but every new Mexican government attempted to increase control over Texas. To call attention to this, Texans removed the coat of arms from the center of a Mexican flag, and replaced it with the date of the constitution. It was this banner that flew from the walls of the Alamo.
