A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

TEX

Sun, 16 Jul '23
Cowboy nickname
Sun, 5 Jun '22
"The Muppets" villain Richman
Wed, 5 Jan '22
Nickname for a wrangler
Sun, 25 Jul '21
Nickname on a ranch
Thu, 22 Jul '21
State since 1845: Abbr.
Thu, 4 Feb '21
___ Avery, Bugs Bunny creator