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John Shango: 14 Quotes From A Certifiably Insane Dallas Cowboys Fanboy Video

Since the advent of the internet, more specifically YouTube and social media, as a means for virtually anyone with a laptop and a nearby wi-fi connection to convey his or her thoughts, it seems as though the best way to get noticed is to perform the following sequence: 1. Scream your thoughts as l ... More >>

The 2012 Season Preview: The Texans Will Be Super If...

Two days are left. After eight long months away, that's all that remains before the most anticipated season in Houston football history finally kicks off. Even the 1993 Oilers, whose brilliant 11-game win streak ended with a home loss to Joe Montana's Chiefs in the divisional round of the playoffs, ... More >>

The School That Holds The Record For First-Day License-Plate Sales In Texas Is...Ole Miss?

MyPlates.com, the private company that offers Texans vanity plates of all types, sells a lot of school plates. Plates for th eUniversity of South Carolina just went on sale (and no, you can't get COCKLUVR even if you're a rabid Gamecock fan). They've been doing it for a while now, and have compile ... More >>

9 Notable Texas Deaths of 2011: Football, Gay Rights & Fodder for JFK Conspiracists

Texas gives to the world, and eventually the people who do the giving die. Such was the case in 2011, when at least nine notable Texans joined the Choir Invisible, the Great Majority, the dead. Without them, there would no Weed-Eaters, and perhaps the greatest college football/politician scandal ev ... More >>

KTRH All But Says Goodbye to News, Welcomes More Right-Wing Blather

The Houston Chronicle's David Barron just reported that longtime KTRH news anchors J.P. Pritchard and Lana Hughes are leaving the station in favor of new hosts Mike Patrick and Lois Melkonian. In case you need an introduction to Mike Patrick, check out the above video where he personifies the term ... More >>

FAIR-y Tales: Bookworms

White-nationalist reads in the United States and Europe reflect anti-migrant hatred in a grim economy.

Game Time: Areans Vs. Crittenton In Pistols...And We're Off And Running In 2010

​Happy New Year to all of you. Quick question -- what is the record for breaking a New Year's Resolution that doesn't involve alcohol, drugs or sex? Because I just ate a Chipwich for breakfast...just wondering. Well, 2010 is here, and that means we get to hit the reset button on "Surreal Story of ... More >>

Tough Stretch For UH Begins This Weekend

Photo courtesy UH​The Cougar basketball team is taking on the Mississippi State Bulldogs tomorrow afternoon, and it's this game, probably more than any other non-conference game, that head coach Tom Penders has been pointing his guys toward. This is the game he discussed the most in off-season cha ... More >>

Miller's Crossing

Frozen, cloned or retooled, Miller Quarles plans to live forever. But time is running out.

Race Cars

If you're black or brown, driving a nice car will get you noticed by police in Houston

Adding It All Up

What does it really mean to pass the TAAS?

Lost in the Cause

In the early 1960s, Eldrewey Stearns was a powerful force for integration in a segregated society. Then he forgot his way, and history forgot him. Until, that is, he met writer Thomas R. Cole.

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