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On January 1, 2009, Procter & Gamble (a.k.a. Telenext Productions) announced that it was discontinuing its webcasts of four classic cancelled soaps (Texas, Another World, Search for Tomorrow and Edge of Night) on AOL Video. This did not come as much of a surprise as the AOL site had become increasingly viewer unfriendly. Two fans are keeping Texas clips alive on You Tube. The most extensive holdings are found at: http://www.youtube.com/user/hfxmusicman Another You Tube user has saved opening and closing credits, along with a few lost episodes not aired by AOL. http://www.youtube.com/user/cfs89 In the end, the AOL airings reached episode 339 of Texas' total of 617. On its Classic Soaps blog, Procter & Gamble has indicated it is searching for a new home to continue presenting these precious holdings. Stay tuned for updates at: http://www.pgpclassicsoaps.com/

In addition to the second theme song, there is a wealth of new "Texas" material available on You Tube. User "cfs89" has focused on theme songs and favorite "Texas" wedding moments (Iris & Alex, Reena and Max and Lurlene and Joel). http://www.youtube.com/user/cfs89 User "hfxmusicman" is loading clips at such a rate that I'm having a hard time keeping up. In addition to adding scenes from the 1981 episodes (e.g. Chris Shaw murder, Dennis' split with Paige, Iris' mourning of Alex and the wedding of Ginny and Ryan), hfxmusicman has added scenes from the final episodes, including the last segment featuring a memorable speech by Vicky (the late, great Elizabeth Allen) and the toast to "Texas" by Justin (Jerry Lanning). The telethon clips also feature the songs "Texas (When I Die)" and "Deep in the Heart of Texas." http://www.youtube.com/user/hfxmusicman

September 18, 2008 Our thoughts and prayers have been with Houston / Galveston residents since Ike came on shore. Here is something to cheer everyone up. It's the second and final theme song from the early 80s soap "Texas," which was set in Houston.

A collection of active Texas clips on You Tube can be found at: http://awfan4ever1975.yuku.com/topic/5160 Some of the clips feature the second and final theme song, which was later used for commercials in the US by Citibank.

Check out this one instead. It dates from the first few episodes in August 1980. One of the links above takes you to the on-line episodes available for free on the AOL site. The second theme, which was introduced in 1981, is the more memorable one. Here's hoping someone will add it to You Tube once the AOL episodes reach that stage.

A synopsis of the show can be found at the following Wikipedia site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_%28soap_opera%29 A scanned TV Guide article from 1983 also bears checking out on the pitfalls the soap faced, ultimately leading to its cancellation. There are three pages in total. Here is the link to page one. The forward button at the top will take you to the next two pages. http://albums.photo.epson.com/j/ViewPhoto?...&p=75701697 Any fans wishing to share high and low points on the show are invited to check out a "Texas" discussion board located at. http://awfan4ever1975.yuku.com/forums/86/t/Texas.html

Since the last posting on this topic, Procter & Gamble has been making episodes from their soap opera holdings available on-line free of charge. You can check out episodes of "Texas" starting from its launch way back in August 1980 at: http://video.aol.com/video-category/p-and-...ssic-soaps/1744 Please note that from time to time, the videos are unavailable while the site is updated. As various posters have noted, "Texas" got off to a wobbly start (check out the lengthy scenes in early shows where not much happens), but improved greatly in its second and final year. The first few episodes feature several location segments with the cast, including exterior and interior shots of the TV station mentioned earlier. The very first opening has been posted on You Tube at: I hope someone will capture the second, more catchy theme music once the AOL episodes reach the 1981 stage.