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2011 NCAA College Football – Week Six Preview

Wes Glinsmann — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 19:07:28 +0000

Week six is here in the college football season, and we’ve got another slate of great games this week, highlighted by the Red River Rivalry in Dallas, a pair of ranked-team matchups in the SEC and some very important conference games. Here are the highlights for this week’s top 25 teams. #17 Florida (4-1) at [...]

Oklahoma, Texas Move Closer to Leaving Big 12, Could Head to Pac-12

Wes Glinsmann — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 13:55:17 +0000

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The demise of the Big 12 now appears closer than ever after officials at the University of Oklahoma on Monday gave OU President David Boren the green light to consider a potential move to the Pac-12.

Dallas City Workers Get Counseling for Using Facebook Too Much On the Job

Townsquare Media — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 21:45:00 +0000

Technically, Dallas city workers aren’t allowed to do personal business when they are on the taxpayer’s dime. Which is why two dozen workers at Dallas’ city hall are in hot water after a probe revealed that they were spending a good chunk of their day on Facebook. The social media fans received punishments of reprimands [...]

Armadillos Could Cause Leprosy

Kayla Keys — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 01:42:38 +0000

It seems like a disease from the Middle Ages, but leprosy cases are still popping up or I should say off in Texas and Louisiana.

Researchers from the National Hansen's Disease Clinical Center in Baton Rouge have been studying the armadillo for years in connection to leprosy.

Texans are Driving Down To Mexico Now . . . Because Gas Across the Border is Only $2.80 a Gallon

Gabe — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 18:26:55 +0000

Would you risk being kidnapped by a drug lord to save a few bucks on gas? Tons of people in southern Texas say . . . ABSOLUTELY.

Found Disposable Camera Leads to Search for Mystery Rocker [VIDEO]

Kayla Keys — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 04:09:08 +0000

In 1999, a man found a disposable camera on the ground at a David Lee Roth concert in Austin, Texas. He forgot about the camera until a couple years later when he spotted it in a pile of his stuff.

He developed the pictures on a whim and discovered, much to his delight, the camera's previous owner had taken a bunch of shots of himself and his friends pre-gaming for the David Lee Roth concert.

Pole Dancing for Jesus??? [VIDEO]

Gabe — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 18:13:00 +0000

There may be a good Christian message buried somewhere in here . . . but still, on the list of ways to pay homage to our good friend Jesus, this can't be very high. There's an aerobics studio in Houston, Texas called Best Shape of Your Life Studios, and they're offering a class called Pole Fitness for Jesus.

It's every other Sunday . . . for women only . . . and you have to bring a church program to get in. The women in the class are fully-clothed and pole dance to Christian rock music.

Texas' Campaign To Allow Guns on College Campuses

Gabe — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 13:29:21 +0000

The state of Texas is trying to pass a law that would allow guns to be carried on college campuses. If passed, it would become the second state behind Utah to allow such a thing. Colorado also allows some college students and faculty to carry weapons and other schools throughout the nation allow it as [...]