The State of Texas: March 3, 2016
Twitter Thursday Everyone and their maw found a way to celebrate Texas Independence Day on Tuesday (happy 180th!), with numerous listicles, articles, pictures and the like. But this might’ve been the...
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The State of Texas: March 4, 2016
Controversy of the Day It seems like every week Texas has a new race issue making the news. The latest incident, in Austin, has been fodder for the local TV news and angry Internet saber-rattlers. In...
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The State of Texas: March 7, 2016
Daily Roundup Brace Yourself — … SXSW is coming. Can you feel it? The wildlife has gotten eerily quiet, and the ATM’s have suddenly begun charging double-digit service fees. On the heels of the...
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Slam Tuesday Getting dunked on sucks. Getting dunked on then forced to give a piggy back ride is even worse. Such was the fate, however, of one player on the Houston Baptist University Huskies thanks...
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The State of Texas: March 9, 2016
Photo of the Day Behold, the elusive Trump voter, in Texas (presumably). This is happening. It’s real, and none of us are ready for it. Behind a Trump voter on my way to work today. #TX #DFW @SMShow...
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The State of Texas: March 10, 2016
Anthem Thursday If you watched the Democrat debate last night, you may have recognized the boy who sang the national anthem. It was none other than San Antonio mariachi singer Sebastien de la Cruz,...
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The State of Texas: March 11, 2016
Image of the day If you thought the idea of a Ted Cruz presidency was trippy, be sure to check out the nightmare that is “Ted Zeppelin.” Ted Zeppelin pic.twitter.com/J8K4HVrxuG — John Nova Lomax...
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The State of Texas: October 9, 2015
Video of the DayA member of the Kansas City Royals grounds crew, now and forever known as “Tarp Guy,” was swallowed up during Thursday’s game against the Houston Astros. Consider it, if you will, a...
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The State of Texas: October 12, 2015
Instagram MondayAin’t nothin’ holds George H.W. Bush—or the Astros, apparently—back. Bush, joined by his wife Barbara, threw out the first pitch during the Astros game against the Royals on Sunday....
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The State of Texas: October 12, 2015
Mistake of the DayGovernor Greg Abbott tweeted a preemptive congratulations to the Houston Astros on Monday, and then quickly deleted it even before the team tanked. Unfortunately for Abbott, it wasn’t...
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The State of Texas: October 14, 2015
Texas by the NumbersLost Lotto Losers — Amount of unclaimed Texas lottery prizes in the past five years: $320 million. Average yearly amount of unclaimed prizes between 2011 and 2013: $50 to $60...
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The State of Texas: October 15, 2015
Twitter ThursdayGovernor Greg Abbott tried to save face after jinxing Texas baseball teams out of the race for the AL pennant, but not by, you know, directing his bad Twitter juju toward the Blue Jays...
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The State of Texas: October 16, 2015
Daily RoundupOfficial Disaster — Governor Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration for Bastrop County on Thursday as fires raged on for the third day. Abbott announced “that the Federal Emergency...
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The State of Texas: October 19, 2015
Quote of the Day“I don’t fundamentally believe that I will be selected.”—Julián Castro, finally addressing his chances of being Hillary Clinton’s VP nominee.Daily RoundupBlazing Battle — The good news...
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The State of Texas: October 20, 2015
Good Effort of the DayThe idea was perfect: Halloween game + glow-in-the-dark football helmets = great fun for all. Unfortunately, the Aggies didn’t count on the SEC scheduling the October 31 game...
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The State of Texas: October 21, 2015
Quote of the Day“I just don’t like that guy.”— George W. Bush’s unexpected assessment of Ted Cruz.Texas by the NumbersBiggest Tex — Amount of coupons sold at this year’s state fair: $53.6 million....
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Meanwhile, in Texas . . .
A Dallas high school student was briefly suspended for wearing an American flag T-shirt. Game wardens searching for the proprietors of a Delta County marijuana farm were disrupted by Bigfoot...
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The State of Texas: October 22, 2015
Video of the DayWe have plenty of characters in Texas, and thanks to the Internet they can share their special strangeness with the world. Long story short, meet Fort Worth lawyer Bryan E. Wilson,...
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The State of Texas: October 23, 2015
Fightin’ Words“She’s from Houston … they don’t have pizza there.”— Jay Z speaking about his wife, Beyonce. Is H-Town famous for its pizza? No. But the problem with New Yorkers and their empire state of...
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