Author Joe Pappalardo 5-5-2026

The true story of the corrupt and violent town of Borger, Texas in 1927―and the legendary Texas Ranger tasked with taming it. Just a year after the town of Borger, Texas was founded, the press called it "the wickedest in the state" for good reason. The town, sprung into existence overnight to support the oilfields, was a second chance for many residents but had also become a lawless haven for bootleggers, pimps and gamblers, run by a crooked city hall. Non-fiction author Joe Pappalardo,author of the Boomtown: The True Story of the Wickedest Town in Texas joined Mike Pomp on the Morning Information Center