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Pratt on TexasTax relief deal reached in Austin | School choice now Texas law | Starbase now a Texas town – Pratt on Texas 5/5/2025The news of Texas covered today includes:Our Lone Star story of the day: The Texas House and Senate appear to have made a deal on property tax relief that, if it holds, will remove a time consuming issue from the limited time left in the 89th Session. Overall it is a good deal. Read more here and here.Governor Abbott signed the landmark school choice bill, SB2, on Saturday. The unions are not happy: Texas AFL-CIO protests voucher program with banner at Governor’s Mansion.More fr...2025-05-0644 minPratt on TexasLubbock ISD bond debt proposal is not for better education | Tx Lottery situation worsens – Pratt on Texas 4/22/2025The news of Texas covered today includes:Our Lone Star story of the day: Things keep getting worse for the Texas Lottery and it has all been brought upon it by the actions of its management. Lawmakers need to not just threaten but actually end the lottery, completely, this session. Texas Lottery Commission director resigns amid scrutiny and investigations.Our Lone Star story of the day is sponsored by Allied Compliance Services providing the best service in DOT, business and personal drug and alcohol testing since 1995.Texas...2025-04-2343 min
The Weekly Show with David J. MaloneyTim Rushlow of The Frontmen | Little Texas In this episode, we sit down with country music legend Tim Rushlow—former lead singer of Little Texas and current member of the powerhouse trio The Frontmen. We dive into Tim’s musical journey, from his early life and rise to fame with Little Texas to the evolution of his career and the exciting new chapter with The Frontmen. He shares personal stories, career-defining moments, and what it’s like to be part of one of country music’s most dynamic new acts. If you're a fan of '90s country, modern country supergroups, or just great behind-the-scenes music stories...2025-04-2157 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 4/11/25: SCOTUS Offers Little Restraint On Wrongful Trump Deportation, and MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:The U.S. Supreme Court has backed a lower court order for the Trump administration to "facilitate and effectuate the return" of wrongly-deported Salvadoran immigrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia - but stopped short of actually ordering that return: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/us/politics/supreme-court-trump-deported-migrant.html...An Austin attorney who has represented Abrego Garcia in his efforts to remain in the U.S. weighs in: https://www.kxan.com/news/shocking-hear-from-the-austin-attorney-helping-represent-a-maryland-man-mistakenly-deported-to-el-salvador/The quiet and frequently unexplained revocations of the visas of international students have continued, now...2025-04-1109 min
Texas StandardTexas Extra: My KUTX
March was all about music for Texas Standard. We debuted our latest Texas Standard special – “Rap to the Ranch: The Ballad of Mason ‘Bric’ LaDue.” And we celebrated ten years of the show with a top 10 list of our favorite music interviews and stories from the past decade.
The first weekend in March, the music partner of our home station KUT actually let the Texas Standard team take a turn as guest DJs! Our playlist is very different from our top 10 list because these are *personal favorites in one way or another.
Please note, for podcast pu...2025-04-0500 minPratt on TexasTaiwan firms to invest heavily in Texas | Did Burrows “buy” Dem votes with our money? | SNAP reform – Pratt on Texas 2/18/2025The news of Texas covered today includes:Our Lone Star story of the day: A little-reported, yet, news story out of free China, Taiwan, is huge for Texas’ future. Also, as predicted Saks is destroying the Texas-based culture of Neiman Marcus by closing the corporate offices in Texas and closing the flagship store in downtown Dallas!Also in the key for Texas business stack: Texas Oil Export Port To Get Trump Team’s Blessing.And much Texas space news including:
TCEQ rejects anti-SpaceX calls to d...2025-02-1943 min
Texas NewsThe Texas Ethics Commission: The State’s Shadowy Speech PoliceIn this episode ofTexas News, we expose the shocking power of the Texas Ethics Commission (TEC) and its ability to suppress political speech in the Lone Star State. Attorney Tony McDonald, a leading expert on the TEC, joins me to break down how this little-known state agency operates in secrecy—targeting grassroots activists, political challengers, and even regular Texans who dare to engage in the political process.We discuss real cases, including the recent attempt to weaponize the TEC against Republican Party of Texas Chairman Abraham George, and how political insiders use this agency to control dissent. Co...2025-02-0839 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 1/14/24: Welcome To The Jungle! 89th Texas Legislature Opens Today, and MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:
The 89th Texas Legislature opens today! First act in a likely long and dramatic drama: the selection of a House Speaker, which may not go the way anyone thinks: https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2025/01/13/jason-villalba-the-texas-speaker-race-can-still-usher-a-surprise/
...Ken Paxton, in his zeal to unify Republicans in support of Mansfield Rep. David Cook, ironically supports a lawmaker who supported Paxton's impeachment in 2023: https://www.kvue.com/video/news/politics/texas-legislature/texas-ag-ken-paxton-in-leander-to-support-david-cook-for-texas-house-speaker/269-19634f2b-2da5-4708-be82-e5b92157cfe5
Even the wonkiest of wonks might need a little refresher as the notoriously arcane...2025-01-1408 min
Intersect EdTeacher Trouble: How Texas' Teacher Shortage is Hurting Our KidsMORGAN SMITH: Welcome to the Intersect Ed Podcast, where the stories of public education policy and practice meet. I’m your host, Morgan Smith, and I am back with you just in time for the 89th Legislative Session. And heading in, it’s fair to say lawmakers have a lot of unfinished business when it comes to education policy.Let’s do a brief review of how we got here. If one word defined the Legislature’s approach to education policy in 2023, it was gridlock. Bill after bill — including crucial proposals for school funding and teacher pay...2025-01-0914 minTexas StandardYouTube cleaning sensation AuriKatariina heads to Texas
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit claiming a New York doctor illegally prescribed abortion pills to a Texas resident.
A state plan to provide incentives for affordable housing: A Houston Chronicle investigation finds little affordable housing being built – and taxpayers holding the bag.
Two Texas families take legal action against an AI chatbot, alleging it served up sexual and self-harming content to kids.
Finnish cleaning star AuriKatariina, with 3.4 million YouTube subscribers and billions of views, is on the hunt for Texas’ dirtiest house to clean.
And: The New York...2024-12-1651 min
The Texas Highway Radio ShowTexas Highway Radio Show N°48 (2024)Intro : Are You Ready For The Country
The Bellamy Brothers : Normal Ain't Coming Back (feat. The Isaacs) (Double Dog Dare-2024)
Jamey Johnson : What A View (Midnight Gasoline-2024)
Tracy Lawrence, Rodney Carrington & David Adam Byrnes : Kick A Little (Lone Star Salute to Little Texas-2024)
God Blessed Texas : Randy Rogers Band, Josh Abbott Band, Casey Donahew, Aaron Watson, Rodney Crowell, Kevin Fowler & Pat Green (Lone Star Salute to Little Texas-2024)
Don Redmon : If I Hadn't Missed That Train (Single-2024)
Eleven Hundred Springs : Thunderbird Will Do Just Fine (Live At The Double Wide-2024)
Billie Jo Jones...2024-11-2259 min
Texas ToastLITTLE TEXAS on 30 Years!Send us a text and let us know what you think!Duane Propes (Bass and Vocals) from the infamous, Little Texas, joins us this week to discuss the new project that he produced entitled "A Lone Star Tribute To Little Texas"! It features over 20 Texas country artists recreating Little Texas's biggest hits from over the past 30 years.Find Little Texas's tour dates, merch and more info at https://www.littletexasonline.com/If you love what we're doing here at Texas Toast, please support us by giving a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts and...2024-10-1524 min
Inside Texas FootballTexas Longhorns Practice Report #7 (8/13): RB Room Injuries, Latest Insider NotesTwo weeks down, a little more than two to go for Texas Longhorns preseason camp. The latest notes from Eric Nahlin and Joe Cook. Join InsideTexas.com: https://www.on3.com/teams/texas-longhorns/join/Injured? Call Andre The lawyer at 214-444-8808. Located in Dallas, TX, Andre helps injured Longhorns in car wrecks, slip and falls, 18 wheeler accidents, on the job injuries, and wrongful deaths. https://andrethelawyer.com/Purchase The 2024 Longhorn Football Prospectus: Thinking Texas Football - 12th Annual Edition: https://sites.google.com/view/the-2023-burnt-orange-bible/home2024-08-1336 min
Hawk Talk PodcastLittle Texas' Porter Howell Talks with Robert About Vintage ToysLittle Texas' Porter Howell took a moment of time away from prepping for tour and social media to chat with me about their upcoming concert at the Alliance. Porter has found this really interesting activity during the lockdown that he still does today, how the concert going scene has changed over the years, and what it's like to meet grandkids of fans! Make sure to check out Little Texas when they come to the Alliance in Sioux Falls on July 24th!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2024-07-1721 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 5/21/24: Texas Medical Board Forum On Abortion Rules Solves Nothing, and MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:
The anticipated public forum held by the Texas Medical Board seeking to clarify rules governing abortion access exceptions in Texas did little but increase confusion: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/05/20/texas-medical-board-abortion-guidance/
...Among those testifying was Kate Cox:
https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/politics/kate-cox-tells-texas-medical-board-newly-proposed-rules-wont-help-clarify-abortion-law/287-4d342554-38fc-4e5c-a425-8e494289de39
...And Progress Texas staffers Tatum Owens and Reagan Stone: https://progresstexas.org/blog/lack-guidance-medical-emergencies-puts-texan-lives-line
Texas A&M's administrator of Title IX finds himself suspended for the offense of speaking in...2024-05-2107 minTexas StandardAre unlicensed teachers affecting student performance in Texas?
After the worst-ever wildfire disaster for Texas agriculture, there’s now an effort to help ranchers who lost large numbers of pregnant cows.A year after the mall shooting in Allen, what the data reveals about gun violence there more broadly.A new report documents how unlicensed teachers are becoming fixtures in many Texas schools.Organizers of the Texas Eclipse Festival in Burnet County are now offering partial refunds to attendees because the event ended a day early.Also, just how smart is artificial intelligence getting? Commentator W.F. Strong tried a little experiment.
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Throwback Country MusicGod Blessed Texas-Brady Seals and the Little Texas Journey to Superstardom!Singer-songwriter and artist Brady Seals has a pedigree for success. He is related to numerous music industry heavyweights including, Jimmy Seals (Seals & Crofts), Dan Seals (England Dan & John Ford Coley), and country songwriters Troy Seals (Songwriting Hall of Fame Member) and Chuck Seals. Throughout his career, Brady Seals has sold over 11 million albums, topped three genres simultaneously, and his songs continue to captivate audiences and attract licenses for TV, radio, and film.
A touring musician since the age of 16, Brady Seals is probably best known for his tenure in Little Texas. During his six years as keyboardist and co-lead singer fo...2024-04-0746 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 2/7/24: Texas GOP U.S. Reps Fail To Impeach Mayorkas, and MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:
Despite the full support of Texas Representatives, the Republican majority in the U.S. House falls short of impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/02/06/mayorkas-impeachment-vote-fail/
...Partly thanks to a heroic vote by Texas Rep. Al Green, who had escaped his hospital bed to cast a decisive vote establishing a 215-215 tie: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/06/us/politics/al-green-mayorkas-impeachment.html
...While Republicans flail over the border, dangerous elements are heeding their calls for violence: https://talkingpointsmemo.com/where-things-stand/texas-gopers-border-cosplay-becomes-target-for-violent-extremists-and-grifters
...And...2024-02-0712 min
The Voice of Texas HuntingBrandon Bredemeyer from the West Texas Chapter of SCIIt's the kick-off to Season 3 of the Texas Trophy Hunters podcast, "The Voice of Texas Hunting", and we had the opportunity to hook up with Brandon Bredemeyer from the West Texas Chapter of SCI. They are a 501c3 volunteer organization raising money for wildlife conservation, education, and humanitarian grants. Over $1,000,000 was distributed in the last 3 years to local and global causes. Examples include scholarships, clean water projects, wildlife research, anti-poaching efforts, the Borderlands Research Institute, and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation.We also had the opportunity to talk a little bit about hunting and s...2024-01-2636 minTexas NewsBreaking Down “Texas First” with Mitch LittleWelcome to the Texas News Podcast, where we dive into all things Texas politics and the future of independence in the state of Texas. On today's show, we are going to take a deep dive into the TNM’s Texas First Pledge. This pledge is a key component of our strategy to advance our mission of Texas independence. First, begin by telling you everything you need to know about the pledge, for example, what it is and what inspired its’ genesis. In previous years, some Texas officials have expressed their support of the TNM, and as we progressed, especially in t...2023-12-2244 min
A Little LouderEpisode 58: How Texas renters live under extreme heatHigh summer temperatures in the Lone Star State are a regular occurrence. However, in recent years, extreme heat has grown more dangerous, with 2023 being the second hottest summer on record.
With this in mind, Texas is not a state that requires rental units to have air conditioning. And even if a tenant is fortunate enough to have AC, a speedy repair or accommodations are also not codified in law.
This was the main reason behind Texas Housers' latest report 'Renters, Air Conditioning, and Extreme Heat in Texas' and its...2023-10-0433 minTexas NewsUnraveling Texas v. WhiteWelcome back to the Texas News Podcast, which is your hub for all things Texas politics and the future of Texas independence. To start off this episode we first go over some recent Texas news. With Attorney General Ken Paxton’s upcoming impeachment trial and school choice-focused special sessions on the horizon, the current sphere of Texas politics is one for the history books. These measures are dominating the Texas politics news cycle, but very little attention or credence is given to the huge political ripple effects that will occur after the fact, which is why we’re here to b...2023-07-2049 min
Intersect EdThe School Voucher Debate: Texas Rural CommunitiesMorgan Smith: You're listening to the Raise Your Hand Texas Intersect Ed Podcast where the stories of public education policy and practice meet. I'm your host Morgan Smith, and today, we're taking on a topic that has become a marquee fight of the 88th Legislature, private school vouchers. On one side, we have our state's two most powerful elected officials, Governor Greg Abbott and Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, who say every parent should get the freedom to decide how to use taxpayer money in educating their children. On the other, we have every public education advocacy group i...2023-04-2721 min
The Garden Path PodcastNed Fritz’s Texas Environmental Legacy | Amy MartinView this post on Instagram A post shared by Texas Land Conservancy (@texaslandconservancy) My guest today is Amy Martin, a writer and researcher from Dallas who is currently compiling a biography on Texas environmentalist Ned Fritz. Now, you may be asking, who the heck is Ned Fritz? And I was right there with you up […]
The post Ned Fritz’s Texas Environmental Legacy | Amy Martin appeared first on The Garden Path Podcast.2023-03-061h 15Natural History Archives - The Garden Path PodcastNed Fritz’s Texas Environmental Legacy | Amy MartinView this post on Instagram A post shared by Texas Land Conservancy (@texaslandconservancy) My guest today is Amy Martin, a writer and researcher from Dallas who is currently compiling a biography on Texas environmentalist Ned Fritz. Now, you may be asking, who the heck is Ned Fritz? And I was right there with you up […]
The post Ned Fritz’s Texas Environmental Legacy | Amy Martin appeared first on The Garden Path Podcast.2023-03-061h 15Season 8 Archives - The Garden Path PodcastNed Fritz’s Texas Environmental Legacy | Amy MartinView this post on Instagram A post shared by Texas Land Conservancy (@texaslandconservancy) My guest today is Amy Martin, a writer and researcher from Dallas who is currently compiling a biography on Texas environmentalist Ned Fritz. Now, you may be asking, who the heck is Ned Fritz? And I was right there with you up […]
The post Ned Fritz’s Texas Environmental Legacy | Amy Martin appeared first on The Garden Path Podcast.2023-03-061h 15Podcast Episodes Archives - The Garden Path PodcastNed Fritz’s Texas Environmental Legacy | Amy MartinView this post on Instagram A post shared by Texas Land Conservancy (@texaslandconservancy) My guest today is Amy Martin, a writer and researcher from Dallas who is currently compiling a biography on Texas environmentalist Ned Fritz. Now, you may be asking, who the heck is Ned Fritz? And I was right there with you up […]
The post Ned Fritz’s Texas Environmental Legacy | Amy Martin appeared first on The Garden Path Podcast.2023-03-061h 15The Garden Path PodcastNed Fritz’s Texas Environmental Legacy | Amy MartinView this post on Instagram A post shared by Texas Land Conservancy (@texaslandconservancy) My guest today is Amy Martin, a writer and researcher from Dallas who is currently compiling a biography on Texas environmentalist Ned Fritz. Now, you may be asking, who the heck is Ned Fritz? And I was right there with you up […]
The post Ned Fritz’s Texas Environmental Legacy | Amy Martin appeared first on The Garden Path Podcast.2023-03-061h 15The Garden Path PodcastNative Plant Gardening in Austin, Texas | Michelle LayPhotos courtesy and copyright of Michelle Lay Today’s guest is Michelle Lay, a native plant gardener in Austin, Texas. Michelle and I have been Instagram acquaintances and friends over the last few years and I’ve enjoyed seeing her central Texas native plant garden evolve. Michelle has the same passion for conversation and protection of the […]
The post Native Plant Gardening in Austin, Texas | Michelle Lay appeared first on The Garden Path Podcast.2023-01-3051 minNatural History Archives - The Garden Path PodcastNative Plant Gardening in Austin, Texas | Michelle LayPhotos courtesy and copyright of Michelle Lay Today’s guest is Michelle Lay, a native plant gardener in Austin, Texas. Michelle and I have been Instagram acquaintances and friends over the last few years and I’ve enjoyed seeing her central Texas native plant garden evolve. Michelle has the same passion for conversation and protection of the […]
The post Native Plant Gardening in Austin, Texas | Michelle Lay appeared first on The Garden Path Podcast.2023-01-3051 minGardening Archives - The Garden Path PodcastNative Plant Gardening in Austin, Texas | Michelle LayPhotos courtesy and copyright of Michelle Lay Today’s guest is Michelle Lay, a native plant gardener in Austin, Texas. Michelle and I have been Instagram acquaintances and friends over the last few years and I’ve enjoyed seeing her central Texas native plant garden evolve. Michelle has the same passion for conversation and protection of the […]
The post Native Plant Gardening in Austin, Texas | Michelle Lay appeared first on The Garden Path Podcast.2023-01-3051 minSeason 8 Archives - The Garden Path PodcastNative Plant Gardening in Austin, Texas | Michelle LayPhotos courtesy and copyright of Michelle Lay Today’s guest is Michelle Lay, a native plant gardener in Austin, Texas. Michelle and I have been Instagram acquaintances and friends over the last few years and I’ve enjoyed seeing her central Texas native plant garden evolve. Michelle has the same passion for conversation and protection of the […]
The post Native Plant Gardening in Austin, Texas | Michelle Lay appeared first on The Garden Path Podcast.2023-01-3051 minPodcast Episodes Archives - The Garden Path PodcastNative Plant Gardening in Austin, Texas | Michelle LayPhotos courtesy and copyright of Michelle Lay Today’s guest is Michelle Lay, a native plant gardener in Austin, Texas. Michelle and I have been Instagram acquaintances and friends over the last few years and I’ve enjoyed seeing her central Texas native plant garden evolve. Michelle has the same passion for conversation and protection of the […]
The post Native Plant Gardening in Austin, Texas | Michelle Lay appeared first on The Garden Path Podcast.2023-01-3051 minThe Garden Path PodcastNative Plant Gardening in Austin, Texas | Michelle LayPhotos courtesy and copyright of Michelle Lay Today’s guest is Michelle Lay, a native plant gardener in Austin, Texas. Michelle and I have been Instagram acquaintances and friends over the last few years and I’ve enjoyed seeing her central Texas native plant garden evolve. Michelle has the same passion for conversation and protection of the […]
The post Native Plant Gardening in Austin, Texas | Michelle Lay appeared first on The Garden Path Podcast.2023-01-3051 min
Pillole di Nonsolosuoni.itSpeciale Natale: parliamo del brano "Here comes Santa Claus", classico del '47, reinterpretato negli anni 90 dalla band country Little TexasEccoci pronti e di nuovo insieme, a condividere almeno in parte le giornate di festa, a distanza, ma uniti dalla musica e dalle sue sonorità che per quest'anno e per questi giorni sono tipicamente country. Due generi tipici, il country e il folk, degli Stati Uniti, che abbiamo scelto per voi insieme ad alcuni classici natalizi. Oggi il nostro artista, anzi i nostri artisti, perché si tratta di un gruppo, sono i Little Texas con una hit come "Here comes Santa Claus". È naturalmente una canzone natalizia e risale al 1947, quando la compose Gene Autry, ma in seguito fu incisa da num...2022-12-2903 minA Little LouderBuzz Session 7: How did ERA really perform in Texas?The Department of Treasury launched its Emergency Rental Assistance Program in March of 2021 with Texas receiving $2.4 billion dollars to aid with families and individuals struggling to stay housed during the pandemic. Now nearly 18 months later, Texas Housers has observed the manner in which the State of Texas and 37 localities within have distributed this essential rental assistance and closely reviewed 10 major programs in our latest report ‘Emergency Rental Assistance in Texas: How it went and what happens now.’
On today's Buzz Session of A Little Louder, we hear from the report's author, research analyst Erin Hahn, to ask her...2022-12-1315 min
The Poker Coaching Podcast with Jonathan LittleWPH #422: YOUNG Poker Player OWNED In Texas?!
Rosey from NextGenPoker finds himself in a battle against a very aggressive opponent who has (so far) been running over everyone at the poker table.
When playing around 150bb effective in a cash game you do not often want to be 4 betting in position with non premium hands as it allows your opponent to shove on you.
I see many of my students making big blunders on monotone flops (all of the same suit) so if this is you then be sure to watch this video to help improve your poker win rate!
2022-08-2710 minThe Poker Coaching Podcast with Jonathan LittleTournaments vs Cash Games – Which Should YOU Play? | A Little BRÈINFÚEL with Jonathan Little 6-13-2022
The name of the game may always be Texas Hold’em, but how a profitable poker player approaches poker tournaments as opposed to cash games differs greatly.
Today, I discuss the differences between tournaments and cash games, and share with you all that you need to know to decide which variation to specialize in.
It wouldn’t make sense for a tournament poker player to study cash game preflop charts and solvers, and it certainly wouldn’t be in a cash game player’s best interest to experiment with push/fold ranges and short stack st...2022-06-1452 min
The Luke Macias ShowParents Across Texas Are Waking Up – Episode 167Last Saturday’s election results sent shockwaves across Texas. Parents woke up and kicked out a ton of liberal school board members from North Texas to San Antonio. What does this mean for our state?
We have witnessed politicians like Cody Harris and Greg Abbott shift to the right when it comes to their rhetoric against teacher unions. Will this mean that the stronghold teacher unions have long had on the Texas House of Representatives is weakening? (You could also opt for: Will this mean teacher unions’ stronghold on the Texas House of Representatives is weakening?) We hope so...2022-05-1018 min
Nashville Anthems: Dissecting 80s & 90s Country MusicDissecting "God Blessed Texas" by Little TexasHang out with Melton by the pool at Southfork Ranch as we soak up this singular confluence of outgoing and incoming musical trends in 1993. What comprises that particular Little Texas sound, and how does it relate to the difference between playing honky-tonks and playing basketball arenas? What unexpected streams does this song draw from? And when does religious language imply the opposite? You have to listen to believe.God Blessed Texas2022-03-2118 min
K103 PodcastTim Rushlow of Little Texas Joins The Honky Tonk Time MachineThe former lead singer of Little Texas talks about his new gig with the "Frontmen of Country" and dishes on all the Little Texas hits we've come to know and love over the years. He also talks about his upbringing, how Little Texas was formed, and about his solo career.2022-01-2430 min
Texas Standard » Stories from TexasA Little Test Of Texas’ Official SymbolsLikely you haven’t had a test of Texas’ official symbols since about 5th grade. You probably still know the major ones – but do you remember the state small mammal?
The post A Little Test Of Texas’ Official Symbols appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.
2022-01-1204 min
Texas Podcast Massacre224 Little Shop of Horrors: They Ate Cleveland!This week Team Lisa gets their revenge when the crew reviews Little Shop of Horrors from 1986. We debate who should be in the remake, talk about the horror that is dentistry and apparently watched two versions of the movie. Segments: Debate Question: Who should be cast as Audrey II? (4:50) Movie Review (15:50): Little Shop of Horrors (1986) Final Cut (61:25): Movie review scores from hosts and guests Texas Podcast Massacre is a labor of love for us longtime horror fans. Leave us a voicemail by calling 346-246-3143! You can connect with us at texaspodcastmassacre.com, tweet us...2021-11-171h 13The Luke Macias ShowWhat Will it Take to End Sexual Transitioning of Texas Children? – Episode 134What will it take to end sexual transitioning of Texas children?
The theme of today’s podcast developed a month ago when Texas Values, the largest family policy organization in Texas, proudly announced that Gov. Greg Abbott would keynote their annual policy orientation.
The organization received more than a little criticism from grassroots activists for placing a politician on a pedestal who closed churches on Easter Sunday due to his fear of a pandemic. This is the same politician who ignored the sexual transitioning of children for years until faced with legitimate primary challengers. Even then, his fabricated pol...2021-09-2120 min
Texas Toast27. DAVID ADAM BYRNES "Finding his Tribe in Texas"Send us a text and let us know what you think!This week on Texas Toast, Arkansas born singer-songwriter David Adam Byrnes joins us to talk about growing up in Little Rock, knowing Nashville was the goal since a child, and then getting to Nashville and realizing Texas was where he needed to be. This conversation with David goes to show that if you have a dream and you chase it, the path will lay itself out there for you.Find David's music, tour dates and merchandise HEREHear Steve's latest hit single "...2021-09-0734 minA Little LouderEpisode 36: Who Can Afford The Rent In Texas?The National Low Income Housing Coalition has released its Out of Reach report for 2021 and John and Christina are back in studio to discuss how Texas fits into the analysis. Turns out, low-wage workers have a hard time finding affordable housing in Texas, with very little help from state government. The A Little Louder hosts are joined by Texas Housers Senior Research Analyst Ben Martin who helps dissect Out of Reach '21 and what can be done to fix this critical issue for far too many Texans.2021-07-1426 minTexas Standard » Stories from TexasLyndon Johnson’s Gifts To TexasFor me, Lyndon Johnson did more for Texas in his lifetime than any other politician, except for Sam Houston. And Houston’s greatest gift was given to Texas in the form of a resounding victory at San Jacinto, before he began his political years as president. Two of Johnson’s most enduring gifts to Texas are NASA, and the electricity for rural Texas, especially for the inaccessible hinterlands of the Hill Country. LBJ said, in 1959, that “nothing had ever given him as much satisfaction as” bringing electricity to the rural people of his region.
By the end of his lif...2021-01-2704 min
The Neon Eon004: Porter Howell of Little TexasWelcome back to The Neon Eon. On Episode 004, we're joined by Porter Howell of Little Texas. Howell was one of the founding members of the '90s country outfit starting out as the outfit's lead guitarist and one of their chief songwriters. During this episode, we talk about moving from Texas to Nashville, attending Belmont University during the '80s, how their label pushed them to write early on, the band's dynamics and chemistry as performers & songwriters, and some of the stories behind some of their biggest hits like "What Might Have Been," "God Bless Texas," and "Some...2021-01-271h 17
The Texas Law Dog PodcastEp. 8 - Do new Texas police officers require less training than your hairdresser?Join the Texas Law Dog and his first-ever intern on the show for episode 8.
We go over TCOLE (Texas Commission on Law Enforcement), touch on some other topics, and introduce our first (and maybe last?) community project!
(0:49-09:07) Law Dog introduces his intern Azeem for his very first time on the show, and asks a very simple question of "what do you think of women's rights?" find out his intern's response. We bring in the topic of TCOLE and how easy it is to join the police law enforcement. We ask...2020-12-1853 min
Texas Standard » Stories from TexasA Letter from TexasIf you had walked into the Neiman-Marcus store during the Christmas season in Dallas in 1939, you would have found a beautiful little book for sale titled A Letter from Texas. The 20-page book, by the Texas poet, Townsend Miller, was commissioned by Stanley Marcus himself. He had the gifted printer Carl Hertzog publish an exquisite limited edition of the poem with the Neiman-Marcus imprint on the title page. Mr. Stanley, as Marcus came to be called, loved the Texcentric poem. He wanted to make it available in the store at Christmastime so that out-of-staters would have a u...2020-12-1604 minThe Poker Coaching Podcast with Jonathan LittleWPH #320: PRE-FLOP 5-Bet from the Texas Card House
Weekly Poker Hand #320: In this live cash game hand from the Texas Card House, players are sitting over 500bbs deep and a 5-bet is made pre-flop! Make sure you’re comfortable in these situations if you want to play deep-stacked cash games!
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PokerCoaching.com has grown an...2020-09-1000 minThe Poker Coaching Podcast with Jonathan LittleWPH #318: Triple Barrel Bluff at the Texas Card House
Weekly Poker Hand #318: In this hand, the Queen of Felt 3-bets from early position and goes for the triple barrel bluff! Would you try this bluff? Check out Texas Card House Live: HERE
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PokerCoaching.com has grown and now offers top-level coaching from myself, Jonathan Jaffe, Matt Affleck, Faraz Jaka, Michael Acevedo, Lexy Gavin, Tristan Wade...2020-08-2700 minThe Poker Coaching Podcast with Jonathan LittleWPH #316: Texas Card House Live Cash Game Hand [HUGE STRADDLE]
Weekly Poker Hand #316: In this hand from the Texas Card House, they’re playing a $1/$3 cash game with a $20 straddle. Make sure you’re adjusting properly to these situations, especially when you’re in the blinds!
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The Marty Ray Project: ChatsBRADY SEALS - Little Texas, Three #1 Hit Songs in a Row, The Hall Of Fame, & Hot Apple PieOn todays episode of The Marty Ray Project: Chats we have Brady Seals from the legendary band Little Texas and from the legendary Seals & Croft family. He had the ASCAP triple threat in songwriting, three number hit songs in a row, not many get that honor. He also has a book coming out about his life in, and out, of the band Little Texas called, "God Bless Texas, and Me Too". Look for Brady Seals on all social media platforms and look for his book on Amazon. Thanks so much to our loyal listeners! We're truly grateful! We have...2020-08-1100 min
The Texas Sports Hall of Fame PodcastEp. 16: "Little Mo" -- Maureen Connolly BrinkerFew players have dominated a sport like Maureen Connolly conquered tennis. The teenage phenom captured 9 Grand Slam titles in her three short years of competitive play before a horse riding accident prematurely ended her career.
She remains one of only five players to win all four Grand Slam tournaments in a single calendar year and won both Wimbledon and the U.S. Open three times in a row. The United States Post Office honored her and issued the "Little Mo" postage stamp in 2019. Her life continues to impact young tennis players today through the Maureen C...2020-07-2040 min
The Don's Hit List on FAB Radio InternationalEp 121: Tim Rushlow of Little Texas on The Don's Hit ListLittle Texas was a game changer band for The Don in the 90s. Little Texas led Don down the country music rabbit hole and grew to love many songs. Tim (Lead Vocalist) joined The Don and Grizz and we went through the goosebump moment in Little Texas music as well as Tim's big band/big music projects. Achieved multi-platinum success as the powerhouse lead vocalist of country supergroup Little TexasA three-time Grammy nominee.CMA and ACM award winner.Charted over a dozen hits including “God Blessed Texas” and the multi-genre crossover smash “What Might Have Been.”...2020-07-201h 23
The Texas Trailhead : A Texas Hiking PodcastThe Texas Trailhead Podcast S2 E15: Hiking in the Texas Heat and Hydration TipsWelcome to episode 15! In this episode I'll be talking about the obvious: It's hot in Texas. Do you know the difference between heat exhaustion and heat stroke? I'll cover what to look out for, and I'll give you some of my favorite ways to stay hydrated out on the trail.
This is also episode 15 of the second season, and therefore it's the last episode of the season! I'm going to take a bit of a breather before season three because I really want to focus on the storytelling of my friends, and anyone out there that wants to sh...2020-07-1725 min
Hear Ye, Hear Ye!Behind The Scenes: An Introduction to Texas Renaissance Staff | Episode 2In our second episode, we say hello to many of the loyal subjects and intriguing Todd Mission locals that make the Texas Renaissance Festival run smoothly and achieve a new level of success every single year. In each interview snippet, we learn a little bit more about the roles that need to be played and the many moving parts that go into the biggest renaissance festival in the country. Huzzah! These interviews include exciting tales that cover the following topics: Engaging passions Many of the current employees of the Texas Renaissance Festival have be...2020-07-1432 min
Texas: Slang for CrazyDing Dong, TexasThere’s a tiny little town in Central Texas with a ringer of a name.
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Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/texas-slang-for-crazy/support2020-07-1102 minThe Texas Trailhead : A Texas Hiking PodcastThe Texas Trailhead Podcast S2 E13: Goliad and Monument Hill Historic SitesWelcome to another episode of The Texas Trailhead Podcast! This week is a bit of a shorty since it’s a holiday weekend, so learn a little more about two of my favorite historic sites in Texas! Hope everyone has a safe Fourth of July weekend, and make sure you visit me on my social channels and let me know what you thought of this episode! If you love it- please consider a monthly contribution to keep the site going for as little as .99 cents/month-2020-07-0314 minThe Texas Trailhead : A Texas Hiking PodcastThe Texas Trailhead Podcast S2 E6: Jefferson Marshall, Author of The Creatures of Caprock CanyonsWelcome to another episode of The Texas Trailhead podcast. In this episode I'm visiting with Jefferson Marshall, the author of a brand new children's book titled The Creatures of Caprock Canyons. He's a teacher who loves the state parks and wanted to create a great way to tell amazing stories of some of his favorite places to visit.
Ill also do a little ramblin' about the current state of the Texas state parks, and give some insight into my recent trip to Enchanted Rock SP, and some ideas for future episodes. Enjoy!
You can find his...2020-05-0826 minThe Texas Trailhead : A Texas Hiking PodcastThe Texas Trailhead Podcast S2 E5: The San Marcos Greenbelt Alliance & Astral TR1 Mesh Shoe ReviewWelcome to another episode of the texas trailhead podcast!
I hope everyone is having a great week.
Just wanted to let you all know that if you’re listening to this on its release day, so may 1st, It’s my birthday!
And I hate to beg, but for my birthday I’d love if you could do something to show your support and if you could share this podcast with someone who you think may enjoy it! That would be great— and If you listen to me on Apple, leaving a 5-star review wo...2020-05-0139 minTexas Standard » Stories from TexasThings ‘Redneck Dave’ Said to Me on the Drive Across TexasBy W. F. Strong
A while back I had occasion to travel across 400 miles of Texas, about half the state, with my older brother, Redneck Dave. We call him that out of admiration for his unbending and unapologetic devotion to life as he sees it. He loves his nickname, by the way. Wears it proudly.
He is one who is not particularly talkative on long drives, but does share a few observations between long silences. In fact, he’s not very talkative anywhere. Even if six or seven guys are sitting around at the house sh...2020-04-0805 minThe Texas Trailhead : A Texas Hiking PodcastThe Texas Trailhead Podcast Season 2 Episode 1: Urban Hiking & The Coleman Two-Burner StoveWelcome to the 2nd season of The Texas Trailhead podcast! I’m very excited about the episodes made so far, and looking forward to keeping them going as long as y’all are listening! I’d love to talk to y’all about the trails too. If you download the Anchor app we can just chat on the phone about our favorite hobby.
This episode is gonna be a shorty. I just wanted to share my story of hiking with the kiddo around the neighborhood and how much fun it was. I went off on a tangent a little...2020-04-0322 minTexas Standard » Stories from TexasThe Texas Polio EpidemicThe silver lining of the COVID-19 pandemic, if there is one, seems to be that it spares children. The polio epidemic that raged off and on in the United States for about 40 years did the opposite. Indeed, it seemed to focus on children. Whereas there is hope that COVID-19, like the flu, will weaken in warmer weather, polio was most aggressive in the summer months. As such, Texas was perhaps the hardest hit state of all.
Dr. Heather Green Wooten, a medical historian, and author of the award-winning book, The Polio Years in Texas: Battling a Terrifying...2020-03-2606 minTexas Standard » Stories from Texas101 Essential Texas BooksBy W. F. Strong
If I have an addiction, it’s definitely books. I read about two books a week and order two more I’m unlikely to ever get to. But I like them on the shelf as backup the way survivalists hoard food supplies. Admittedly, I’m often short of shelves. When you have more books than shelves, you know you’re overdoing it.
I’m the book equivalent of the cat lady. I take in more books than I should. I recently took a pickup load of recyclable metals to a solid waste depo...2019-11-1304 minTexas Standard » Stories from Texas10-and-a-Half Frightening Facts About the Texas Chainsaw MassacreOriginally aired: Oct. 31, 2016.
Texas is number one in a great many things: oil, ranching, rodeo, cotton. But you may be surprised to know that we are also number one in horror. That’s right, our very own charming little low-budget film, “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre”, is considered by many critics to be the best (and most horrifying) horror movie ever made.
At the time of its release in 1974, the famous film critic Rex Reed said that it was the most “terrifying” movie he had ever seen. When the celebrated master of horror, Wes Craven, first saw the mo...2019-10-1604 minTexas Standard » Stories from TexasHow Ingersoll, Texas Lost Its NameGo east of Dallas on Interstate 30 until you reach Highway 67 near Mt. Vernon. Take that on east and about 30 minutes before you reach Texarkana, you’ll arrive in a little town of about 1,000 people named Ingersoll. Well, it was called Ingersoll when it was founded around 1875. But the name was unofficially changed to Redwater ten years later and was made official by the Post Office almost a decade after that. How the name came to be changed is a story worth telling.
Let’s begin with the name Ingersoll, or should I say, Robert Green Ingersoll. That’s the...2019-08-2105 minTexas Standard » Stories from TexasGunsmoke & TexasBy W. F. Strong
Ever heard of the Gunsmoke Rule?
It was created several years ago by TV ratings guru Bill Gorman. He noticed that sports cable channel shows like ESPN’s “First Take” were being beaten by Gunsmoke reruns. In fact, Newsday found in a sample a few years ago that all but seven of the 276 sports programs on cable television one day were being beaten by Gunsmoke reruns, even though the show went off the air more than 40 years ago. So the message to sports show programmers was, “If you’re not beating Gunsmoke...2019-07-2404 min
#QualityMatters Podcast | Simplifying Quality Management, Risk & Compliance – One Episode at a TimeEp 10 - Medically Fragile Children not getting the care they deserve -Texas STARMedically Fragile Children not getting the care they deserve -Texas STAR
Kyle and Darci discuss the one of the most difficult topics to review so far as it hits a little close to home. Medically Fragile Children are simply not getting the care they deserve and that families were promised, and it all seems to be largely preventable problems if tackled via a process based approach.
AUSTIN — Texas pays $3.3 billion a year to companies that manage health care for medically fragile children, but the state isn’t taking necessary steps to ensure the contractors are meeting the children’s needs, accordi...2019-04-1624 minPodcast Episodes Archives - The Garden Path PodcastEp. 4-15: Monarch Butterfly and Pollinator Education and Advocacy | Texas Butterfly Ranch & Monika MaeckleView this post on Instagram Momentary sunshine in an otherwise rainy day. Monarch female on Cowpen Daisy. #monarchbutterfly #pollinators #pollinatorgarden #pollinatorfriendly #butterfly #gardening #butterflygarden A post shared by Texas Butterfly Ranch (@texasbutterflyranch) on Sep 21, 2018 at 12:44pm PDT Music: Going Home by Lee Rosevere Show Notes +Texas Butterfly Ranch +@texasbutterflyranch on Instagram +@monikam on […]
The post Ep. 4-15: Monarch Butterfly and Pollinator Education and Advocacy | Texas Butterfly Ranch & Monika Maeckle appeared first on The Garden Path Podcast.2019-03-2553 minThe Garden Path PodcastEp. 4-15: Monarch Butterfly and Pollinator Education and Advocacy | Texas Butterfly Ranch & Monika MaeckleView this post on Instagram Momentary sunshine in an otherwise rainy day. Monarch female on Cowpen Daisy. #monarchbutterfly #pollinators #pollinatorgarden #pollinatorfriendly #butterfly #gardening #butterflygarden A post shared by Texas Butterfly Ranch (@texasbutterflyranch) on Sep 21, 2018 at 12:44pm PDT Music: Going Home by Lee Rosevere Show Notes +Texas Butterfly Ranch +@texasbutterflyranch on Instagram +@monikam on […]
The post Ep. 4-15: Monarch Butterfly and Pollinator Education and Advocacy | Texas Butterfly Ranch & Monika Maeckle appeared first on The Garden Path Podcast.2019-03-2553 minHumane Gardening Archives - The Garden Path PodcastEp. 4-15: Monarch Butterfly and Pollinator Education and Advocacy | Texas Butterfly Ranch & Monika MaeckleView this post on Instagram Momentary sunshine in an otherwise rainy day. Monarch female on Cowpen Daisy. #monarchbutterfly #pollinators #pollinatorgarden #pollinatorfriendly #butterfly #gardening #butterflygarden A post shared by Texas Butterfly Ranch (@texasbutterflyranch) on Sep 21, 2018 at 12:44pm PDT Music: Going Home by Lee Rosevere Show Notes +Texas Butterfly Ranch +@texasbutterflyranch on Instagram +@monikam on […]
The post Ep. 4-15: Monarch Butterfly and Pollinator Education and Advocacy | Texas Butterfly Ranch & Monika Maeckle appeared first on The Garden Path Podcast.2019-03-2553 minThe Garden Path PodcastEp. 4-15: Monarch Butterfly and Pollinator Education and Advocacy | Texas Butterfly Ranch & Monika MaeckleView this post on Instagram Momentary sunshine in an otherwise rainy day. Monarch female on Cowpen Daisy. #monarchbutterfly #pollinators #pollinatorgarden #pollinatorfriendly #butterfly #gardening #butterflygarden A post shared by Texas Butterfly Ranch (@texasbutterflyranch) on Sep 21, 2018 at 12:44pm PDT Music: Going Home by Lee Rosevere Show Notes +Texas Butterfly Ranch +@texasbutterflyranch on Instagram +@monikam on […]
The post Ep. 4-15: Monarch Butterfly and Pollinator Education and Advocacy | Texas Butterfly Ranch & Monika Maeckle appeared first on The Garden Path Podcast.2019-03-2553 minThe Garden Path PodcastEp. 4-3: Wildflowers of Texas | Michael EasonZinnia grandiflora Asclepias asperula Stretpanthus culteri Stenandrium and Physaria All photos above courtesy of Michael Eason. Photo cover from Timber Press. In the spring I previewed and then bought the newly published Wildflowers of Texas field guide which has turned out to be the book I’ve always wanted but had been missing from my field […]
The post Ep. 4-3: Wildflowers of Texas | Michael Eason appeared first on The Garden Path Podcast.2018-10-1547 minTexas Standard » Stories from TexasThe Armadillo’s Texas Roots Reach Back To Ancient Times
On these warm summer nights, I see them often as I drive home on FM 803. They sometimes stop, frozen for a few seconds, their eyes reflecting my headlights in an eerie red – and then they dash off into giant clumps of prickly pear, where predators can’t follow.
The Spaniards named them armadillos – “the little armored ones.” It was a term of affection and all who have lived in this land called Texas ever since have been fond of them. To me, they are the small animal version of an armored-up Humvee. And they are truly armored. A man in e...2018-07-1205 minTexas Standard » Stories from TexasTen Songs About Lovin’ The Lone Star State
About six months ago, I took a look at songs about Texas towns – “Amarillo by Morning,” “Galveston,” “La Grange,” “Streets of Laredo,” “China Grove,” etc. Now I figure, why not just do Texas? Let’s talk about songs that show their love for Texas in a Texas-sized way – paying homage to the whole state and her irresistible charms.
So this would leave out songs like those already mentioned, and also those that have Texas in the title, but are either primarily instrumental songs or have no specific lyrics of Texas praise or adoration. Much as I love Stevie Ray Vaughn’s “Texas...2018-05-0206 min
The Dog TagHome Improvement Loans for Texas Veterans & MilitaryOn this episode of The Dog Tag, Matt Elledge talks with Bill McLemore, Deputy Director for the VLB Veterans Land & Housing Program, and Charlotte Mumphord, Director of the Land & Housing Program, about the Texas Veterans Home Improvement Program (VHIP). Matt and his guests break down the home improvement loan process including how to apply for pre-approval online, select a contractor and which projects are eligible. These loans are available to Veterans, Military Members and eligible spouses in Texas. Charlotte Mumphord has served Texas Veterans and Military Members in Texas for 32 years at the Texas Veterans Land B...2018-04-2520 minPodcast Episodes Archives - The Garden Path PodcastEp. 3-20: Foraging Texas | Dr. Mark ‘Merriwether’ VorderbruggenIf you’re in Texas and have ever wondered whether a wild plant you came across was edible you may have stumbled across Foraging Texas in your research. The website is run by Dr. Mark ‘Merriwether’ Vorderbruggen, who by day is a scientist and by nights and weekends, well, he’s still a scientist but he’s also […]
The post Ep. 3-20: Foraging Texas | Dr. Mark ‘Merriwether’ Vorderbruggen appeared first on The Garden Path Podcast.2018-03-2247 minThe Garden Path PodcastEp. 3-20: Foraging Texas | Dr. Mark ‘Merriwether’ VorderbruggenIf you’re in Texas and have ever wondered whether a wild plant you came across was edible you may have stumbled across Foraging Texas in your research. The website is run by Dr. Mark ‘Merriwether’ Vorderbruggen, who by day is a scientist and by nights and weekends, well, he’s still a scientist but he’s also […]
The post Ep. 3-20: Foraging Texas | Dr. Mark ‘Merriwether’ Vorderbruggen appeared first on The Garden Path Podcast.2018-03-2247 minGardening Archives - The Garden Path PodcastEp. 3-20: Foraging Texas | Dr. Mark ‘Merriwether’ VorderbruggenIf you’re in Texas and have ever wondered whether a wild plant you came across was edible you may have stumbled across Foraging Texas in your research. The website is run by Dr. Mark ‘Merriwether’ Vorderbruggen, who by day is a scientist and by nights and weekends, well, he’s still a scientist but he’s also […]
The post Ep. 3-20: Foraging Texas | Dr. Mark ‘Merriwether’ Vorderbruggen appeared first on The Garden Path Podcast.2018-03-2247 minNatural History Archives - The Garden Path PodcastEp. 3-20: Foraging Texas | Dr. Mark ‘Merriwether’ VorderbruggenIf you’re in Texas and have ever wondered whether a wild plant you came across was edible you may have stumbled across Foraging Texas in your research. The website is run by Dr. Mark ‘Merriwether’ Vorderbruggen, who by day is a scientist and by nights and weekends, well, he’s still a scientist but he’s also […]
The post Ep. 3-20: Foraging Texas | Dr. Mark ‘Merriwether’ Vorderbruggen appeared first on The Garden Path Podcast.2018-03-2247 minTexas Standard » Stories from Texas4 Gifts For TexasBy W. F. Strong
As it is Christmas time I got to thinking about the great gifts, money and property, given to the State of Texas over the years. I’m going to tell you about three such gifts that led to a priceless fourth.
In 1926, a bachelor banker died in Paris, Texas… a rich bachelor banker that is. His estate was worth about 1-point-2 million dollars. Today, that would be about $17 million, enough to buy a Whataburger for everybody in Dallas and Houston, with enough left over to What-a-size the fries. In his will, the ba...2017-12-1305 minTexas Standard » Stories from TexasJules Verne, Texas, and the Moon
The first word uttered on the moon was “Houston.” That was the first word of the longer phrase uttered by Buzz Aldrin: “Houston, Tranquility Base here, the Eagle has landed.” I know there are those who say that there were other jargon words uttered first in the process of landing such as “contact light,” but that’s a mere technicality. The words that matter are those that officially announced the safe landing of The Eagle on the moon, and of those words, the first one was “Houston.” Another way to put it is the first phone call from the moon was placed to...2017-11-1504 minTexas Standard » Stories from TexasTexas: The Name Heard ‘Round The WorldBy W. F. Strong
I’ve spent a good deal of time over the last couple of years contemplating all things Texas inside of Texas. So I thought I would take a look at Texas OUTSIDE of Texas. There is a lot out there.
First, I suspect you’ve heard that in Norway the word “Texas” means something like “crazy.” More like wild and crazy. Let me use it in a sentence as the Norwegians would: “That party last night, after 1AM, turned Texas on us.” I am honored to have Texas utilized that way – describing somethi...2017-08-2304 minTexas Standard » Stories from TexasTop of the Chart Songs about Texas TownsThere are thousands of songs about Texas. For example, all the way over in England, Duran-Duran – the British new wave pop group, dropped a top 20 (#14) song called “Rio” back in ’82.
And you have “All My Ex’s Live In Texas” and “The Yellow Rose of Texas” and “The Road Goes on Forever,” as does the list.
Pat Green sang in “Songs about Texas” – “there’s a song in every town,” implying that there is a song FOR every town in Texas. Probably true, but only a rare few made it to the Billboard top 40.
So I thought it would be interes...2017-07-2606 minTexas Standard » Stories from TexasTexas Land RushThe most expensive property currently on the market in Texas is a 2300 acre estate in Lago Vista. It is near Austin, on Lake Travis, going for a mere 68 million. Only 30 thousand an acre. Get out your checkbooks.
That’s quite a contrast compared to the deals the first Texans were getting on real estate. Stephen F. Austin charged 12 and a half cents an acre for a league of land, which was 4428 acres.
He offered two deals, 4428 acres if you were a rancher and 177 acres if you were a farmer. So you can imagine that many fa...2017-06-2803 minTexas Standard » Stories from TexasAnglo Settlers Were Texas’ Original Undocumented ImmigrantsThis was the situation: the new immigrants to Texas were becoming quite a problem. They were coming across the river in droves. Some were legal and some were undocumented. Some were living on land they had legally acquired and some were squatters, living on land that belonged to others. The legal immigrants were being followed by family members who were arriving without proper papers. The government was frustrated and trying desperately to come up with a solution.
Many were good people, hard workers. But as a group, they would mostly keep to themselves. They wouldn’t assimilate. Th...2017-02-2203 minTexas Standard » Stories from TexasThe How, Where and Why of Valentine, TexasIn Texas, we have a lot of towns with cool names. There is actually a town named Cool. And Cut and Shoot. And Valentine. Yes, Valentine. How cool is that? Especially if it’s February.
The story goes that a railroad crew, in 1882, had finished laying the tracks to the point where a water and fuel depot would be needed. It was Valentine’s Day. So they named the depot Valentine. It also was the name of one of their superiors, so the name has dual origins. Valentine, to give you coordinates, is halfway between L.A. and...2017-02-0803 minTexas Standard » Stories from TexasThe Story Behind Texas’ Favorite ButterTexas has a great number of Texas brands:
Southwest Airlines.
Texas Instruments.
Lone Star Beer.
Dell Computer.
Imperial Sugar.
The King Ranch.
Now, The King Ranch is a brand that came, quite literally, from a brand. King Ranch even has its own brand of Ford Pickup.
The King Ranch also helped launch another old Texas brand, Falfurrias Butter.
It is a little circuitous, but this is how it all came about. Richard King’s partner, Mifflin Kenedy, sold 7,000 cows to Ed Lasater, who then created the da...2016-12-2603 min
The Dog TagLand Loans for Texas Veterans & MilitaryOn this episode of The Dog Tag, our host Matt Elledge talks to a panel of Texas Veterans Land Board (VLB) loan experts to better understand the Land Loan Program available to Veterans and military members in Texas. The panel includes Bill McLemore, Deputy Director of the Land and Housing Program, Charlotte Mumphord, Director of Loan Operations, and Kim Mangum, Manager of Loan Origination. Buying your own little piece of Texas can sometimes seem like an unattainable dream, but Matt and his team will walk you through the land loan process step by step. They cover everything i...2016-11-0241 minTexas Standard » Stories from TexasHomesick for Texas: Songs & Tributes to the Lone Star StateTo my mind, the signature song about longing for Texas is this one:
I wanna go home with the Armadillo;
Good country music from Amarillo and Abilene;
The friendliest people and the prettiest women you’ve ever seen.
That’s “London Homesick Blues” sung by Jerry Jeff Walker and written by Gary P. Nunn.
But there are dozens of songs that make Texpatriates (Texans forced to live outside of Texas a
while) a little misty eyed. Like “Amarillo By Morning” by George Strait:
Amarillo by morning, up from San Antone.2016-09-0705 minTexas Standard » Stories from Texas‘You May All Go to Hell’ And 9 More Great Texas Quotes1. “You may all go to hell and I will go to Texas.” Davy Crockett said this angrily after losing his Tennessee bid for the U.S. Congress.
I think he really said, “Y’all can go to hell,” but grammatical purity likely corrupted the original transcription.
2. Mary Lasswell, who grew up in Brownsville and wrote the famous book “I’ll Take Texas” said:
“I am forced to conclude that God made Texas on his day off, for pure entertainment, just to prove that all that diversity could be crammed into one section of earth by a really...2016-06-0103 minTexas Standard » Stories from TexasIn the Land of Pickups, Texas is KingTo paraphrase Robert Duvall in Apocalypse Now, “I love the sound of a diesel engine in the morning.” Could be a pickup, or a tractor, or an 18 wheeler. But I love the sound, because it sounds like adventure. It is the sound that says we’re off on a road trip, or going fishing, hunting, or simply taking livestock to auction, to make more money for more adventure.
In Texas we buy more pickup trucks than any other state. Not all diesel of course, but taken all together we buy more pickups than any other state. In fact...2016-03-2303 minTexas Standard » Stories from TexasThink There’s No Poetry In Texas? Think AgainA New Yorker told me that he never uses the words Texas and poetry in the same sentence.
He thinks Texas poetry is an oxymoron because he doesn’t see how such a refined art form could be produced in a macho culture. But he is wrong. Cowboys and vaqueros were reciting poetry in the warm glow of firelight on the Texas plains hundreds of years ago.
A modern inheritor of this tradition is Walt McDonald. He gives us this poem that celebrates country music in Texas. It’s called “The Waltz We Were Born For.”2016-02-2404 minTexas Standard » Stories from TexasThe Texas Rancher and the New York BankerThis story comes under the heading of “folklore,” a story that rises up out of the people and migrates and mutates. There is a New York version, a Jewish version, an Italian version, a Southern version and a Texas version, where I believe it originated, but that is likely because I am a Texan. It goes like this:
A Texas rancher walks into a bank in New York City and asks for a $5000 loan for the period of a month.
The banker hesitates. He is uncertain about it because he thinks the Texan looks a bit...2016-01-1303 minTexas Standard » Stories from TexasOne Texan In The Global VillageThere is an unusual map of the world that was once a popular poster. You still see it around in many places because it is a map that makes you see the world in new ways. This map reduces the world’s 7.3 billion people to a village of just 100 people. It keeps all the ratios the same so we can get a look at the world in miniature.
So on this map you will see that there are 60 Asians in the world – that’s counting China, Japan, India and Eastern Russia. More than half of the world lives...2015-11-1902 min
Download High-Quality Full Audiobooks in Teen & YA, Tough TopicsDays of Little Texas by R. A. NelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/142144 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Days of Little Texas Author: R. A. Nelson Narrator: Luke Daniels Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 43 minutes Release date: July 14, 2009 Genres: Tough Topics Publisher's Summary: Too late to run. I take one last, shuddery breath, then walk toward the pulpit. A wind from the sorghum fields hits me, and the pages flap all the way from Leviticus to First Corinthians. Even after all this time, I am never quite ready for the scream. It’s here now, rolling over me. And I begin.At sixteen, Ronald Earl is no...2009-07-1403 min
Listen to Best Full Audiobooks in Teen & YA, Mystery & ThrillerDays of Little Texas by R. A. NelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/142144 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Days of Little Texas Author: R. A. Nelson Narrator: Luke Daniels Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 43 minutes Release date: July 14, 2009 Genres: Mystery & Thriller Publisher's Summary: Too late to run. I take one last, shuddery breath, then walk toward the pulpit. A wind from the sorghum fields hits me, and the pages flap all the way from Leviticus to First Corinthians. Even after all this time, I am never quite ready for the scream. It’s here now, rolling over me. And I begin.At sixteen, Ronald Earl is no...2009-07-1403 min
Tá Falado: Brazilian Portuguese Pronunciation for Speakers of SpanishLesson 23: Cool Little Words, Nicknames
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Let's see if we have this right? Michelle's family gave her the nickname 'witch' because of how moody she became when under stress at school, right? Wow, that's a mean nickname, at least from a North American point of view. This lesson is a bit different in that we don't look at pronunciation directly, but we do look at the little extra words that people add to their speech, like, you know, umm, well, like, whatever, you know?Dialog...2007-03-2309 min