Chuck Norris as an Offical Texas Ranger!

Click on Chuck Norris's photo to view the Star-Telegram's article.

Texas Governor, Rick Perry, named Chuck Norris an honorary member of the elite Texas law enforcement force (Texas Ranger). No longer is Norris pretending to be that hero figure from his popular show in the 1990's, Walker Texas Ranger. He is now living that hero figure. Chuck Norris's brother, Aaron Norris, was also honored.

For more information about Norris Texas Ranger, visit The Star-Telegrams website for the full article by clicking the image above. To learn more about Texas Rangers, click the picture below.


Click on the image to visit the Official Texas Ranger web page.

Are Customized Liscense Plates Bothering You?

Click the image above to see what some Texans are saying at the Star-Telegram's Website.

In Texas, it is not common to run across cars that have customize license plates (such as the image above). Not to say that Texans are not allowed to have them, it is rare to see them. However, those fortunate to be seen tend to be a little "offensive". For instance, take the plate above. Apparently, "TD2M" stand for "Talk Dirty To Me". Luckily for me, some nymphomaniac spotted this because my virgin little mind would have had no idea.

Here are a few others I found while surfing the net. I'll leave a caption underneath the image for clarification of what they say.

Pussy

Hazing (meaning you're high off a drug)

Exactly what it says! Then my personal favorite...

BOOM! U.S Air Force XD

As funny as these can be, should states put regulations on what can be written on license plates?

Are Newspaper Companies Going to Charge for Online Subscription?

This image is property of the Waco Tribune Newspaper. Click the image to visit the site.

By now, most people are aware that they can access their local newspapers free, along with other top notch newspapers such as the Star-Telegram, Dallas Morning News, Houston Chronicle, and the Stateman. But how much longer before they begin to block free access to their website. Local newspaper in Waco, Texas, Waco Tribune, has already begun this process. They are but one small newspaper located between Austin and Dallas Texas but what is not to say that the others will soon have to follow? For now, most publication is still accessible but only time will reveal what is to come.

Casey & Her Kidney Experice

For the full articles visit Austin's newspaper, The Statesman, website by clicking the above photo.

I am deeply moved by Ms. Juliana Casey story. How horrible it is that there are young people out there who have such unfortunate lives. In Ms. Casey's case, her kidneys began to die out at the age of 11...one, one... eleven. Her story strikes me because I used to go with my mom to take my grandmother to dialysis. I believe my grandmother was in her late 70's, early 80's when she started her treatment. She had the chance to live a normal life before she was put on her restrictions and given dialysis treatment, unlike Ms. Casey who only had part of her childhood. By the age of 19, a close friend donated her kidney to her. Ms. Casey final had the chance to live a normal life until the transplanted kidney also began to die out. Ms. Casey is now on the list for the Texas organ donating program. My prayers are out for her and like her.

If someone close to you kidney's failed, would you give up one of your kidneys?

Tips for Stuffing Your Face on Thanksgiving Day

Click the image of Nathan Biller for the full article at Times Record New's website.

Quoted by Nathan Biller in the Times Record News
"For those who wish to set a personal best record this Thanksgiving, Biller has some advice:

■ Start with am empty stomach. “I mean, don’t eat breakfast. You want to leave yourself plenty of room.”

■ Eat quickly. “You have to start fast and eat plenty before your stomach can tell your brain you’re full.”

■ Drink lots of water as you eat. “Lots of people think it will fill you up but it actually lets you swallow bigger chunks of food.”

■ Save dessert for last. “This is very heavy stuff so start with the turkey and dressing, no matter how much you want to sneak that piece of pie.”"

For more information, visit Times Record News website.

IRS owes $12 millions to Texans

Find the full article at Dallas Morning News website.

IRS owes $164.6 million due to undelivered refunds checks across the nation. Of that $164.6 million, $12 million of it belongs to Texas residents. If you have not received your refund, maybe you should think about finding it becuase each refund check averages $1,471. Visit IRS website , follow the instructions and find out if you're one of the many who have not received your refund.

A Quick Verdict

Vist the Star-Telegram's website to read the full article by clicking the above image.

Noah Whiteman was convicted of killing and robbing a taxi driver (Hooshang Vatanpour). In less than TWENTY (20) minutes, the jury returned a verdict: Mr. Whiteman is guilty of capital murder. This poor guy, he did not have a fighting chance. The jury bent him over completely and spanked him good.

For more details about the death and about the quick verdict, visit the article at the Star-Telegram website.

A New Demension Of Learning

Click the picture for the full article provided by Times Record News.

Apparently smart labs, ELMOs and projectors, top brand laptops with WI-FI (internet access), top brand desktops, and determined teachers are not enough to satisfy the learning experience at Burkburnett Independent School District's jr. high and high school. Education here is moving to a new level, a 3-Dimensional learning process.

"The district has purchased 200 3-D content chips so far, which contain lessons for middle and high school students. The content ranges from one-minute to five-minute programs, covering topics in physics, chemistry and biology." writen by Lara K. Richards from Time Records News.

For more on the article, click here or click the about image.

I think it's kind of cool, but is it really necessary to have such a thing?

What Color Is a School Bus? Billboard!

Click the image to visit The Monitor's website for the full article.

Money is tight for many schools and as a result, schools face budget cuts across the curriculum. School's reel in money any way possible and such a way is by using blank areas on school buses for paid advertisements (such as the about image). Mission and McAllen Texas are considering taking this leap. It has proven itself successful in some of Houston's local school district.

My question to y'all is, "Do you think advertisement on school buses hinders the educational values of a school?"

Good Morning Harlon's

For the full news article, click the above image.

Provided by the Daily Sentinel of Nacogdoches, Texas

Harlon's Bar-B-Que was founded by Alfreddie Brooks in Houston, Texas (1977). Harlon's Bar-B-Que has a presence across the states of Texas and their business has traveled to locations as far as Las Vegas, Nevada. What makes this place more miraculous is that they have recently made an appearance on "Good Morning America". Since then, business has rocketed for the Harlon's.

For more information about Harlon's Bar-B-Que, visit their home page at www.harlonsbbq.com/

Jewish Food Festival

Click the image to go to the Jewish Food Festival website.

The 24th Annual Jewish Food Festival is being held at the Conregation Beth Isreal Sisterhood (4402 Saratoga Blvd in Corpus Christi, Texas) from 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday (November 13) and 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday (November 14).

Enjoy their featured meal: a brisket dinner with cabbage rolls, or you can request a classic corned beef sandwich stacked high. The Sweet shop provisions include Jewish pastry: rugelach, cheesecake, the braided egg bread challah, fruit-filled strudel, nut loaves and mondel bread.

For more details, visit the Corpus Christi Caller-Times for more detail about the event Jewish Food Festival Article

Minor Earthquakes in Texas

The image above is provided by U.S. Geological Survey. To find more about their program, please click the above image.

An minor earthquake (magnitude of 2.5) is reported near Cleburne, Texas. It is not to offend that Texas is hit by an earthquake. Luckily no damages were reported because home's in Texas are mainly prepared for high pressured winds from tornadoes and hurricanes, not the rocking caused my earthquakes. For more information about this, you can visit Star-Telegram article by clicking here.

Your Check Is on Fire!

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27 year old Walter Allen Jr. was arrested last Friday (November 5, 2010) for the attempt of theft of more than S200,000 dollars. At a Houston Bentley resale, Allen tried to purchase a Bentley GTC and a 2010 Bentley Flying Spur with a $500,000 dollar check. The Dealership told him to return at 5pm to finish the deal. When he returned at 7pm, they finished signing all the paper work and was arrest soon after.

Charlie Brown's Icy Winter Wonderland Displayed in Grapevine, Texas

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At Gaylord Texan in Grapevine, Texas, you can see your favorite Charlie Brown characters carved entire from ice! Best part about something cold and icy is Christmas, which is very much much what you will find there. Ice carving are displayed identical to scenes form "Charlie Brown Christmas". Over 200 million pounds of ice stretched at a distance of 5,000 blocks! Why would you want to miss it?

For more information about the ice sculptures and the event, click on Pig-Pens pictures for the full article with has info about the sculptor and how the pieces are made.

The Food and Drug Act is Still Prominent!

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A food processing plant in San Antonio, Texas was closed after federal health officials found listeria bacteria.

The plant was shut down October 20, 2010 and all products shipped since January were recalled.

The company has not address the issue and their lawyer is unable to speak at this time.

It is very scary hearing story like this because our society has adapted to process foods, but there have been evidence leading that process food have problems also. Such as Peter Pan Peanut-butter, tomatoes where causing lots of death, pork and swine flue, Tyson Chicken (and the employee putting broken saw blades in the food), now this? What more is to come and are we even prepared? What do you think?

4th Best City To Move To...

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Forth Worth-Arlington area in Texas has made the top ten best cities to live in the Nation. Critics might say that this is because Forth Worth-Arlington sits comfortably left of Dallas, Texas. However, this is not entirely true. Forth-Worth pretty much holds it's own. It is 14% cheaper to live in, it has its own shopping districts and a culture of its own.

If you're interested to know what Forth Worth has to offer, click the image to read the full article, or visit Forth Worth's homepage at http://www.fortworthgov.org/.

Lubbock Authorities Urge Residents to Be More Watchful For Motorcyclist

For the full article, click the image.

The city of Lubbock, Texas has decided to start the "Share the Road" campaign a bit earlier. The campaign is set to run state wide in the spring of 2011, but after four extra motorcycle related deaths, it brought Lubbock's motorcycle deaths total to 9 for this year alone.

Think of motorcycle safety like this. When you cross the street, more times than not, you look left, glance over to the right, and take an extra peek to the left, than cross. These are the same principles the city of Lubbock is trying to get all motor drivers to follow to be more cautious and to avoid more deaths.

What are other channels of communications Lubbock can use to get their message across?

Is Texas Ignoring Greenhouse Gas Rules

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Texas is the only state in the nation to not have moved towards or implement any new regulations for Greenhouse Gas Emission. All states have had since 2007 and until January 2, 2011 to have new regulations in place; however, Texas has not done so. Texas is asking for an extension in time because they claim the EPA has given them too little time to comply with federal regulations.

How does this make you feel?

Fighting Affects More People Than You Think!

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In Amarillo, Texas, a four year old boy was outside playing while two families line up nearby to fight. Both families where evenly matched, about 10 people each, all armed with baseball bats. During the scuffle, a bat was tossed and hits the boy directly. Report say that there are no visible injuries, and how fortunate.

Is it really worth the trouble to round up in a neighborhood to settle differences, and at that, with the use of violent forces? It is good that they packed lightly, I can only image the blood scene that could have happened if the two families would have brought knives or guns.

Tyson Employee Charged For Meat Tampering?

Tyson worker, Nwee Lah. Click his photo for the full article.

Nwee Lah is a former employee at the Tyson plant near Amarillo, Texas. He is accused of inserting broken pieces of saw blades into the meat. Luckily, for the consumers, a co-worker caught him in the act and notified management who immediately notified the police. The meat Lah packed was thoroughly inspected multiple times; however, there are no signs of the broken blades and if convicted, Lah is looking to face 2 to 20 years in prison and up to $10,000 in fines for a second-degree felony (for tampering with the meat).

That was a quick summary of the article. Do you think it's fair that Neww Lah be punished? The scene would leave anyone to believe that he was, but after thorough inspection, no meat was found contaminated. A reasonable punishment would be to keep him away from the production line, but to fine him and charge him with a second-degree felony that can imprison him for 2 to 20 years, that seems a bit over the top. What do you think?

Joel Burns Speaks Against Bullying

Forth-Worth City Councilman, Joel Burns, dedicates part of his announcement time to talk about an issue that he holds deep to his heart, suicide.

I posted this messages because his purpose for giving his time to address the issue was to reach out to all individual who have considered, or is considering to take their lives due to bullying or any other hardship, that they hear him out and reevaluate their decision. Please take the time to hear him through and help stop the bullying.

Click here to view the article

A Gentle Gunman

19 year old Colton Tooley, a University of Texas student, was found dead in the northeast corner of the sixth floor in Perry-Castañeda Library after his jog across the UT campus. Tooley would occasionally shot a few rounds randomly, but not one round during his strut was aimed at harming students or the passerby. Instead, he shots directly into the ground or into the sky. The mystery will remain for what triggered Tooley's tantrum but it was fortunate that he only gave students a scare rather than give them admissions to a near by hospital.

Images caught on the surveillance camera's in Perry-Castañeda Library.

All images come from the Stateman.com (Austin, Texas newspaper)

Click any image to see the full articles which has links the full video clip taken by the surveillance of Perry-Castañeda Library and to hear the recording of police calls by frighten students

Tooley appears to be waving at the camera.

Tooley pulls out the AK-47.

Tooley passes through the metal detector and begins running through the Perry-Castañeda Library.

Tooley passes people leaving them unharmed.

Couple Arrested in Houston, Texas for the Death of Two Taxi Drivers

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Danielle Hudson is one bad chick. Hudson's criminal record trumps that of her boyfriend, Chaz Blackshear. The two were arrested late Friday night (October 15, 2010), for killing two taxi drivers earlier in the week. The two are expected to face capital murder charges.

Semi Crashes off Texas Highway

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On October 15, 2010, Times Record News reported a Semi crashing off the Lloyd Ruby Overpass. Driver was injured and hospitalized, but no deaths or other injuries reported.

Classified : Where you find bargains on phones, cars, and marijauna?

When someone tells you that you can find anything on Craigslist, believe it. You can find anything from household appliance, to cars and parts, to replacement phones, love and now of days, illegal substances. 21 year old McDaryon Lenier Jordan from Killeen, Texas was running a advertisement on Craigslist for marijuana. Mr. Lenier was set-up, arrested, and indicted by Bell County grand jury for the possession of 14.4 ounces of marijuana.

Where is this world going to?

For full article, click here.

Oops... Sir, You Forgot Something!

A masked man with a gun attempts to rob Wells Fargo Bank in North Richland Hills, Texas. Despite his best effort to get in the building, he flees empty handed.

Okay... What exactly were you thinking? If you're going to gun point a bank employee, you might as well finish the deed; otherwise, you should not take part in criminal activities. Just saying.


The imagine is captured from a surveillance cam in Wells-Fargo Bank.
To view the full article, click on the image.

What should I expect from Texas News?

Before I begin, I want to make sure that there is an understanding that I am not trying to place a bad name on Texas or any of it's cities, towns, industries, or organizations. My aim is to share some fun and interesting news published in Texas and to scoop out Texas for future trips. This should be interesting for the both of us because my home town is Wichita Falls, Texas and I will be pulling news from all over. Please enjoy, and in spite of my home town and state, I want to share a  youtube.com clip of King of the Hill : "Hank's Cowboy Movie". Please excuse the first five seconds, but I'm more than sure the twist of event will be very amusing.