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Texas StandardQuestions remain after death of man in Dallas County jail
Though a voucher-like plan has passed in Texas, lawmakers are far from done with education-related changes. What’s still on the legislative docket? Just about a month left before scheduled sine die at the Texas capitol, Andrew Schneider of Houston Public Media shares some of the less well-known school-related measures lawmakers are considering.In other news, a death at a Dallas County jail raises questions about how such deaths are investigated and reported. Marina Trahan Martinez of KERA North Texas drills down on what happened and what’s at stake.Also, after federal cutbacks, long lines at Soci...2025-04-2800 min
Inside Texas FootballTexas Basketball Adds a Big Man — But What’s Still Missing?Texas Basketball just landed a much-needed big man through the transfer portal, addressing a major roster hole. But with the offseason still unfolding, what other pieces do the Longhorns need to contend? Join InsideTexas.com for only $1 for 4 Months: https://www.on3.com/teams/texas-longhorns/join/ This Video Brought to You By Our Wonderful Sponsors: Call Luxe Kitchen and Bath at 833-358-LUXE today or visit luxekitchenbath.com to discover where quality meets luxury and begin the process of transforming your home. Want Official IT Merch? Shop Here: https://insidetexasmerch.myshopify.com/ Listen to the Podcast: Spotify: https://open...2025-04-1631 min
Pratt on TexasAbilene’s Stan Lambert strikes again | School choice vote tomorrow | Mexico to deliver water – Pratt on Texas 4/15/2025The news of Texas covered today includes:Our Lone Star story of the day: Abilene’s state Rep. Stan Lambert demonstrates that he is a man of questionable integrity in House vote over restoring the attorney general’s back pay.Other key legislative news needing attention:
School choice debate set for tomorrow in the Texas House. Democrats are said to be threatening all HJRs (constitutional amendments) if choice isn’t put to a statewide plebiscite.
Texas Senators Approve Increasing Public Participation in Judicial Oversight – important bill and it takes aw...2025-04-1643 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 4/15/25: Texas Lawmakers React To Budding Trump Constitutional Crisis, and MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:A stunning and surreal scene at the White House yesterday saw Donald Trump and El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, in defiance of U.S. courts, refuse to return a wrongly-deported Maryland man - and muse on sending American citizens away next: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzgQT__Az4oReactions from Texas lawmakers including Austin Congressman Greg Casar: https://x.com/RepCasar/status/1911871636292202834?t=IfJmo_wHPrrvhoD3kFMWDw&s=03...El Paso Congresswoman Veronica Escobar: https://x.com/RepEscobar/status/1911828673755488484?t=U3Ac1nkEx-ihBLL6cWVBrA&s=032025-04-1506 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 4/10/25: Texas Judge Blocks Trump Deportations - For Now, And MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:A Texas-based judge has blocked the Trump administration from continuing to deport migrants without hearing under the Alien Enemies Act, for now: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/federal-judges-limit-trump-alien-enemies-act-deportations-rcna200418Budget Day today at the Capitol is likely to extend overnight - the Texas Tribune has live coverage: https://www.texastribune.org/2025/04/10/texas-house-budget-day/Midlothian Republican Rep. and "stunt queen" Brian Harrison's move to unseat Speaker Dustin Burrows yesterday went poorly, much to the entertainment of the chamber (video): https://www.kvue.com/video/news/politics/texas-legislature...2025-04-1007 minTexas StandardHow a Houston man spent 18 years in jail without a trial
How hot is it in Texas prisons? After many questions about deadly heat, a new discovery: the facts as presented may have been fake. Investigative reporter Lauren McGaughy of The Texas Newsroom with the discovery of falsified records in an ongoing scandal about heat-related deaths behind bars.
A Houston inmate jailed for 18 years who never got his day in court: How did that happen, and could there be more?
What do you get when you cross a mouse with a woolly mammoth? It’s no joke: A Texas company says it’s just the...2025-03-2400 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 3/14/24: Texas Could Run Out Of Water In Five Years, and MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:New reporting by the Texas Tribune shows that a severe shortage of cooking, cleaning and drinking water for Texas towns and cities could arrive as soon as 2030: https://www.texastribune.org/2025/03/13/texas-water-explained-supply-demand/...Of obvious equal importance, at least to Smithville GOP Rep. Stan Gerdes: keeping kids from being "furries" - pretending to be animals - in Texas classrooms: https://www.chron.com/news/article/texas-rep-s-new-bill-ban-non-human-behavior-20220138.phpBig Labor has a bone to pick with Elon Musk, who has retweeted a statement blaming public sector workers...2025-03-1408 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 3/13/25: Texas Grants Millions To SpaceX, While Musk And DOGE Gut Food Banks, and MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Governor Abbott has announced a grant of over $17 million to SpaceX for semiconductor research and development in Bastrop: https://www.kxan.com/news/spacex-to-receive-17m-from-the-texas-semiconductor-innovation-fund-grant/...While Elon Musk's slashing of federal spending has resulted in billions in funding cut from food banks, including those across Texas: https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/north-texas-food-bank-usda-cuts/3791020/...Meanwhile Tesla's stock and public profile has taken massive damage: https://www.theverge.com/tesla/627894/tesla-stock-sales-protest-musk-trump-doge...But whether that will matter to a guy who, after losing $100 billion of his...2025-03-1307 min
Back in CrimeCase 16 - The Original G-ManRetired Secret Service agent Todd Hiles and retired FBI agent Stewart Fillmore take you deep inside the Bureau for a gripping look at one of its most legendary figures: Melvin Purvis.In Case 16 – The Original G-Man, Hiles and Fillmore unravel the meteoric rise and mysterious downfall of the man who took down John Dillinger and became America’s first celebrity lawman. Revered by the public but resented by his own boss, Purvis found himself in the crosshairs of J. Edgar Hoover—the powerful and ruthless director of the FBI.What happens when a man meant to ser...2025-02-181h 00Texas StandardTexas Extra: Introducing Season 3 of The Disconnect: Power, Politics and the Texas Blackout
Listen to the first episode of Season 3 The Disconnect: Power, Politics and the Texas Blackout.This season the podcast explores the history of oil and gas regulation, how the industry became essentially self-regulating, and how some Texas officials continue to see natural gas as the future of electricity production, despite the rapid rise of renewable sources like solar and wind. In the first episode, you’ll hear the story of a con man and a group of hardscrabble East Texas farmers who uncovered the biggest oilfield in U.S. history — and how that discovery forced an o...2025-02-1633 min
Texas TalesBaron de Bastrop: Pioneering Paths in Texas and BeyondWe love hearing from our fans!Step back into the captivating world of Baron de Bastrop, a man whose name echoes through the annals of Texas history. In this episode of Texas Tales, we unravel the enigmatic story of the man who shaped two great regions—Louisiana and Texas. Discover how a mysterious European émigré became a trusted advisor, a political influencer, and a cornerstone of Texas colonization. From his pivotal role in shaping early settlements to his enduring impact on the Lone Star State, this episode dives into the life and legacy of a figure often over...2025-01-2132 min
I'm With the Band, ManI'm With the Band, Man - Episode 022 FULL - Matt Johnson - Preacher Gone To Texas - Choice v ChanceThis is the *FULL* episode
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We sit down with Matt Johnson to do a deep dive on all things related to the lyrics and meaning behind the songs on Preacher Gone To Texas' "Choice vs. Chance."Matt talks about how he believes this is one of his "purest" releases and goes into topics like vocal training, lyrics, how the album came together, and so much more.Whether...2025-01-131h 31
I'm With the Band, ManI'm With the Band, Man - Episode 022 EDIT - Matt Johnson - Preacher Gone To Texas - Choice v ChanceThis is the *EDITED* episode
To buy the double-pack of both of Matt's books:
https://www.theimpossiblecompany.com/store/
md3yle6dko1fvj8arvjvk6325p218u
To buy just "Work Songs":
https://www.theimpossiblecompany.com/store/work-songs-book
We sit down with Matt Johnson to do a deep dive on all things related to the lyrics and meaning behind the songs on Preacher Gone To Texas' "Choice vs. Chance."Matt talks about how he believes this is one of his "purest" releases and goes into topics like vocal training, lyrics, how the album came together, and so much more.Whether...2025-01-131h 13
I'm With the Band, ManI'm With the Band, Man - Episode 021 EDIT - Matt Johnson of Preacher Gone To Texas / Ignite the Will +++This is the *SHORTER* episode
Follow Matt's exploits on Instagram - @matt.x.johnson
For our first episode of 2025 we are excited to talk with Matt Johnson - the vocalist for two excellent hardcore/metalcore bands Preacher Gone to Texas and Ignite the Will. We cover the beginning of his music career growing up in Iowa and also his career post music working in government and as a published author of two novels (with a third on the way!)
Matt is a funny and intelligent guest and we think you will enjoy this one.
Both songs on...2025-01-061h 08
I'm With the Band, ManI'm With the Band, Man - Episode 021 FULL - Matt Johnson of Preacher Gone To Texas / Ignite the Will +++This is the *FULL* episode
Follow Matt's exploits on Instagram - @matt.x.johnson
For our first episode of 2025 we are excited to talk with Matt Johnson - the vocalist for two excellent hardcore/metalcore bands Preacher Gone to Texas and Ignite the Will. We cover the beginning of his music career growing up in Iowa and also his career post music working in government and as a published author of two novels (with a third on the way!)
Matt is a funny and intelligent guest and we think you will enjoy this one.
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Texas Outlaw Running Talk ShowEP #44 | The Backland Last Man Standing Champions FT. William Kent & Ryan RobertsSend us a textIn this Texas Outlaw Running Talk Show episode, join host Briston Rains. We talk with the 2024 Backland Last Man Standing Champions; Ryan Roberts "RHINO" and William Kent "BILLYYY". We talk about all things before, during, and after the race. Join us for a great conversation and plenty of laughs. PATREON (become a member and help keep the show going or become a business sponsor!)https://www.patreon.com/texasoutlawrunningWilliam's Social MediaInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/william.kent.5249/Strava - ht...2024-12-131h 10Texas Outlaw Running Talk ShowEP #43 | The Backland Last Man Standing Interviews & Predictions FT. Philip SebastianiSend us a textIn this Texas Outlaw Running Talk Show episode, join the co-hosts Philip Sebastiani and host Briston Rains. We discuss the upcoming Backland Last Man Standing and interview racers Ryan Roberts "RHINO", Jessica Bryant, David Rivas, and Abraham Bejil. We talk to not only about the race but about each racer questions about their training, goals going into the championship, and our own predictions and opinions. Tune in for to listen to each persons unique perspective! PATREON (become a member and help keep the show going or become a business spo...2024-12-0257 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 10/28/24: Older Rural Turnout Outpacing Young Urban Turnout In Texas, and MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:
In-person turnout has been massive in the first half of the 2024 early voting period, with higher percentages in rural counties than urban: https://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/historical/index.shtml
...However, overall turnout is actually down at this stage compared to 2020, when mail-in ballots saw a giant spike due to the pandemic: https://www.expressnews.com/politics/article/early-voting-trends-texas-19863618.php
...Paper registration forms, turned both by mail and in person, are increasingly failing to result in a successful registration: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/10/28...2024-10-2808 min
Answering the CallUniting for NIL Success at Texas A&M with J.T. Higgins and Travis DabneyTexas Aggies United President and CEO J.T. Higgins joins host Ivy Robinson and 12th Man Foundation President and CEO Travis Dabney to discuss the evolving landscape of NIL in college athletics. Discover how Texas A&M is providing NIL opportunities for student-athletes, the unique structure of Texas Aggies United and the collaborative efforts shaping the future of Aggie Athletics.2024-10-1732 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 10/17/24: Texas Hours From Executing An Innocent Man, and MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:
Texas is now hours from executing a man who experts - and his own prosecutors - agree was convicted on junk science. The bipartisan Texas House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence has issued a subpoena for Roberson to testify before them at a date beyond his scheduled execution: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/10/17/texas-execution-robert-roberson-subpoena/
...The state, for over a decade, has ignored a 2013 law that allows convictions based upon undermined science to be re-tried: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/17/robert-roberson-texas-execution-shaken-baby-syndrome
Starting November 1, Texas hospitals are under...2024-10-1707 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 10/14/24: Pivotal Anti-Choice Lawsuit Fails, and MoreStories we're following this morning:
A lawsuit filed by a Texas man against three women who helped his ex-wife acquire abortion medication, backed by notorious anti-abortion activist attorney Jonathan Mitchell, has been dropped: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/12/us/texas-lawsuit-friends-abortion-pills.html
A longstanding effort by an Andrews County nuclear waste storage facility to ship even more highly toxic waste into Texas from long distances has made it to the U.S. Supreme Court: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/10/09/us-supreme-court-west-texas-nuclear-waste-plan/
At the behest of Governor Abbott, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has removed a federal...2024-10-1409 min
Real Life Real CrimeRLRC Daily 10/3/24 | Texas Man Arrested After Remains of Hiker are Found, 1985 Murder of College Student leads to 2024 ArrestIn this episode, Woody and Jim cover the crime headings for October 3rd of 2024 including a Las Vegas teen wanted for over a year is finally arrested sitting in his high school classroom, a Texas man is arrested after a hikers remains are found near a hiking trail, a Wisconsin man is arrested after the murder of a college student in 1985, plus much more today!#crime #podcast #lasvegas #rlrc #truecrime #news #headlines #dna Timestamps00:00 Teen Murder Suspect Found in Class after a year of evading police03:37 Wisconsin Murder Case leads to a...2024-10-0345 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 9/23/24: More Data Shows Women's Healthcare In Texas In A Shambles, and MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:
New research shows an even starker picture of maternal morbidity in Texas, which has spiked 56% since 2021, compared to a national rise of 11%: https://www.nbcnews.com/health/womens-health/texas-abortion-ban-deaths-pregnant-women-sb8-analysis-rcna171631
Now funded primarily by oil billionaires and fearing defeat, the state GOP is planning to pour more money into South Texas races: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/09/16/texas-republican-party-south-texas-fundraising-outreach/
...Their advertising spokesman in South Texas is a 9/11 and COVID conspiracy theorist: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/09/20/south-texas-ad-election-2024-conspiracy-theorist/
Ken Paxton will appeal last week's denial of...2024-09-2308 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 8/1/24: VP Harris To Eulogize Sheila Jackson Lee In Houston, and MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:
Vice President Harris continues spending precious campaign time in Texas - she will speak at U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee's funeral today: https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/harris-eulogize-longtime-us-rep-sheila-jackson-lee-112465451
...Harris responds from Texas to Donald Trump's ridiculous attacks on her racial heritage: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/07/31/kamala-harris-houston-sorority-speech/
An East Texas man has been arrested and charged with multiple crimes related to his storming of the U.S. Senate floor on January 6 2021 carrying at Trump "Rambo" flag: https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/national/capitol-riots...2024-08-0107 minTexas StandardMeet Sugar Gay Isber, the ‘Hit Man’ jewelry designer
A new report says that a year before Hurricane Beryl, the federal government denied a request from CenterPoint Energy for $100 million to reinforce power lines in the Houston area. Could that have prevented the widespread outages of recent days?Attorney General Ken Paxton is appealing a court decision denying his attempt to shut down an El Paso nonprofit providing temporary shelter to migrants.Making a movie involves a lot more than actors and directors. We’re talking to Central Texas artist and jewelry maker Sugar Gay Isber, who added her shine to the latest Richard Linklater film, “Hit...2024-07-1650 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 7/15/24: Texas Connections to the Trump Assassination Attempt, and MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:
Texas connections to the Trump assassination attempt:
...The Pennsylvania man who allegedly tried to kill Donald Trump on Saturday was wearing merchandise from a Texas-based gun fanatic YouTube channel at the time: https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/what-is-demolition-ranch-19573090.php
...Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller was standing near Trump when the shooting began: https://www.khou.com/article/news/national/sid-miller-trump-rally-shooting/285-ff11c342-22a2-4a5f-9eec-77cc47a24622
...A nephew of Amarillo U.S. Rep. Ronny Jackson was wounded but...2024-07-1508 min
Shark Attack TrackerShark Attack - "Texas Man Survives Terrifying Great White Shark Attack During 'Shark Week' Vacation"In a harrowing encounter that aligns with the sensationalized "Shark Week" phenomenon, a Texas man narrowly survived a great white shark attack. The incident, which has captured the attention of both local and national media, occurred during a vacation where the victim, a resident of McAllen, Texas, experienced the sheer force and terror of one of nature's most formidable predators.The survivor, whose name has been withheld for privacy, shared a detailed account of his ordeal. According to his testimony, while enjoying a swim off the coast of Texas — an area not typically notorious for great white shark in...2024-07-1202 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 6/21/24: Gateway Leaders Found Morris Resignation "Difficult", And MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:
Audio captured during a Gateway Church staff meeting, called to announce the resignation of Pastor Robert Morris, includes a board member calling accepting the resignation as a "difficult" decision: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/gateway-church-leader-announces-robert-morris-resignation-audio-rcna158026
...Due to Texas' statute of limitations, Morris is unlikely to be charged - and efforts to change that statute have met resistence from Republican lawmakers: https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/north-texas-victims-rights-attorney-fighting-to-change-statute-of-limitations-for-exploited-women/
...While another church-related sex abuse scandal involving children pops up in Granbury and Lubbock: https://www.wfaa...2024-06-2107 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 6/18: Southlake Pastor Out Over Past Sexual Abuse of a Child, and MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:
Robert Morris, pastor of Gateway Church in Southlake, is out after the public revelation that he sexually abused a young girl for four years in the 1980's: https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/i-was-a-12-years-old-woman-accuses-gateway-church-founder-of-molesting-her-as-a-child/
...Morris is chummy with both Governor Greg Abbott and Senator Ted Cruz: https://x.com/MrsAMartini/status/1802917597286969565?t=JFcQSbPuXFhQJ88EB1trcg&s=03
Texas surgeon Eithan Heim, accused of leaking the private medical records of young transgender patients at Texas Children's Hospital to Ken Paxton's office, pled not guilty to four...2024-06-1808 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 6/14/24: Kacsmaryk-Approved Mifepristone Lawsuit Fails At SCOTUS, and MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:
A lawsuit against the FDA approval of the abortion drug mifepristone, having found favor in the courtroom of Amarillo anti-abortion federal judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, has failed at the U.S. Supreme Court: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/06/13/supreme-court-texas-mifepristone-ruling-abortion/
...Meanwhile, Kacsmaryk is staying busy - he's temporarily blocked that new ATF rule requiring background checks on gun transactions at gun shows and online: https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/south-texas-el-paso/news/2024/06/13/judge-blocks-atf-rule-on-expanded-firearms-background-checks
A Fort Worth man has been charged with making threats to an FBI agent over the Hunter...2024-06-1408 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 5/7/24: New Anti-Abortion Scare Tactics In Texas, and MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:
A new attempt to legally target a Texas woman who sought abortion care in Colorado represents a new effort by abortion rights opponents to frighten Texans away from exercising their reproductive rights: https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/05/us/texas-abortion-collin-davis-colorado/index.html
...It remains LEGAL to seek abortion care out of state: https://www.jezebel.com/texas-man-is-trying-to-sue-ex-partner-for-wrongful-death-over-alleged-abortion
...Colorado in particular has its own shield law protecting people who seek reproductive care there: https://www.cpr.org/2024/05/07/texas-woman-abortion-in-colorado-ex-legal-battle-state-shield-might-stand-in-way/
U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar's current legal troubles...2024-05-0708 min
Texas Man CaveTexas Senator Charles PerryExcited to have Charles Perry join us. He is an accountant and politician serving as a member of the Texas Senate from the 28th district. He assumed office on September 30, 2014. He was previously a member of the Texas House of Representatives for the 83rd district from 2010 to 2014.2024-05-031h 34
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 4/16/24: SCOTUS Fails To Protect 1A in Texas, and MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review a 5th Circuit Court of Appeals decision that protest organizers are liable for the actions of attendees, undermining the First Amendment right of gathering and demonstration: https://www.chron.com/politics/article/texas-right-to-protest-19403818.php
...While video of the death of another unarmed Black man while being restrained by police in Texas is released: https://www.expressnews.com/news/texas/article/kenneth-knotts-body-cam-footage-19395426.php
The Texas Health And Human Services Commission is found to be in contempt of...2024-04-1606 min
The Uri Man ShowEpisode 18: Dedrick D. Johnson, Sr - Mayor of Texas City [Video]This Wednesday, we're thrilled to welcome Texas City Mayor Dedrick D. Johnson, Sr. to the podcast! 🎉
From his impressive tenure on the City Commission to his historic victory as the first African-American Mayor of Texas City, Dedrick's journey is nothing short of remarkable. 💥
🏙️A true hometown hero, Mayor Johnson's dedication to Texas City runs deep. As an educator, community leader, and founder of Dedrick Johnson Productions, he's transformed countless lives through his passion for service and empowerment. From public speaking camps to Christmas galas, his impact knows no bounds!
🎓From Texas City High School to earning degrees from College of the Mainlan...2024-03-2810 min
The Texas Sports Hall of Fame PodcastEp 60: Oral History of the Texas A&M 12th ManHead coach Dana X. Bible and members of the 1921 Texas A&M football team share how the Texas A&M 12th Man tradition started in this second episode of the Texas Sports Hall of Fame's Lost Interview series. These priceless clips are firsthand memories of what started the Texas A&M 12th Man tradition during an upset bowl game victory for the Aggies in the 1922 Dixie Classic.The Texas Sports Hall of Fame Podcast is presented by the Fairfield Inn and Suites, Waco North. It is hosted and produced by author and oral historian Jackson Michael.2024-03-2526 minTexas Man CaveFormer Texas House of Representative and Veteran - Carl IsettRep. Carl Isett was elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 1996. He chaired the Sub-Committee on General Government of the House Appropriations Committee and the Budget Oversight for the Licensing and Regulatory Committee.Rep. Isett was elected by his peers to serve as President of the Texas Conservative Coalition and to serve on the Steering Committee for the House Research Organization. He was co-chair of the Texas Legislative Sportsman Caucus and served on the executive committee of the National Assembly of Sportsman Caucuses. He also served on the board of the Tower Institute and is a mem...2024-02-231h 24Texas Man CaveSuperbowl, hafltime, commercials and getting deep with Jason ArnoldJoin us for a deep dive into all aspects of the Superbowl and getting into some deep discussion about life, self help and kids work ethic with Jason Arnold. Jason is a Texas native that moved away but found their way back to Lubbock to raise a family. He is an amazing Realtor and family man.2024-02-162h 00Texas Man CaveWelcome to Texas Man CaveMeet the team of the new podcast Texas Man Cave, where Jeremy Muxlow and Aaron Garrett get into real men stuff. This episode serves as an intro into the hosts of this series to introduce themselves and give a little insight into what up and coming episodes will hold.2024-02-0744 min
The Simple Man PodcastTHE SIMPLE MAN PODCAST Ep.61 w/ Jackson Glass
Welcome to the podcast, the young jiu jitsu & muay thai phenom Jackson Glass!
Jacksons Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jackson821_mma/
Nicky Rod, widely known as the Black Belt Slayer, hail’s from New Jersey, the land of pizza & biceps. He is a two time ADCC silver medalist, an EBI absolute world champion, as well as the world's most beautiful grappler.
Nicky Rods Instructionals:
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Ethan Crelinsten, clearly the most intelligent and most good looking of the the three Simple Men, is a two time ADCC trials winner, as well as placing 1st in thousands of...2024-01-301h 13
#RolandMartinUnfilteredIsrael-Hamas War Day 55, Wrong Black Texas Man Arrested, Baton Rouge's Boil & Roux Targeted11.30.2023 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Israel-Hamas War Day 55, Wrong Black Texas Man Arrested, Baton Rouge's Boil & Roux Targeted
The more hostages get released, the longer the truce remains in effect in the Israel-Hamas war. Tonight, John Kirby, the Coordinator for Strategic Communications at the National Security Council, is here to explain the United States' role in this conflict.
Black-owned Louisiana restaurant owners say a white city council member is harassing them. I'll talk to one of the owners and their attorney about this bizarre attempt to shut them down.
A black single father is suing the Dallas, Te...2023-11-302h 25
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 11/8/23: Good News and Bad News On Election Results, and MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:
Last night's election results yielded both great and not-so-great news regarding those 14 constitutional amendment propositions: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/11/07/us/elections/results-texas.html
Both of our endorsed candidates in Houston's local elections go to runoffs on December 9, including mayoral candidate Sheila Jackson Lee: https://www.texastribune.org/2023/11/07/houston-mayor-race-2024-results/
...And City Controller candidate Chris Hollins: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/houston/article/houston-controller-election-results-18472540.php
...Meanwhile, great news across the country for progressives and abortion rights advocates: https://www.reuters.com/world/us...2023-11-0812 min
Into The Net F.C.Man United's Nightmare: Man City's Domination in the Manchester DerbyMan City's 3-0 win over Man United in the derby speaks for itself. But honestly, Man United is lucky because Man City could have scored more, but they didn't. But for Man U, the embarrassment is their own fault and it doesn't look like anything will improve in the foreseeable future.SPONSORSHIPS:Into The Net F.C. is proudly partnered with Fanatics. Fanatics is your #1 place for fan apparel! Fanatics offers over 500,000 items from all the top brands from the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and SO MUCH MORE! Looking to shop at Fanatics? Use Into...2023-10-3115 min#RolandMartinUnfilteredLouisiana's Primary Election, Contentious Georgia Voting Law Stands, Texas Man's Arrest Thrown Out10.13.2023 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Louisiana's Primary Election, Contentious Georgia Voting Law Stands, Texas Man's Arrest Thrown Out
Louisianaians will head to the polls in just under 20 hours to vote to replace term-limited Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards in tomorrow's primary election. The early votes, especially the black vote, are looking dismal. Activist Gary Chambers will be here to discuss the numbers.
A federal judge in Georgia has declined to block several provisions of S.B. 202, a sweeping election law, while legal challenges play out. An attorney from ALCU Georgia will be here to explain the judge's ruling.
The...2023-10-141h 56#RolandMartinUnfilteredLouisiana's Primary Election, Contentious Georgia Voting Law Stands, Texas Man's Arrest Thrown Out10.13.2023 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Louisiana's Primary Election, Contentious Georgia Voting Law Stands, Texas Man's Arrest Thrown Out
Louisianaians will head to the polls in just under 20 hours to vote to replace term-limited Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards in tomorrow's primary election. The early votes, especially the black vote, are looking dismal. Activist Gary Chambers will be here to discuss the numbers.
A federal judge in Georgia has declined to block several provisions of S.B. 202, a sweeping election law, while legal challenges play out. An attorney from ALCU Georgia will be here to explain the judge's ruling.
The...2023-10-141h 57
Texas True CrimeEpisode 34: Ronald Clark O'Bryan: The Man Who Killed HalloweenRonald Clark O'Bryan was broke. He was about to lose his job. Things weren't looking good for him. He decided the only thing that he could do was cash in on some life insurance policies.
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https://law.justia.com/cases/texas/court-of-criminal-appeals/1979/59731-3.html
https://thecrimewire.com/true-crime/Pixy-Stix-and-Poison-The-Murder-of-Timothy-OBrien
https://www.newspapers.com/image/15711462/?terms=ronald%20clark%20o%27bryan&match=1
https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/the-man-who-killed-halloween
https://www.vice.com/en/article/8ge87v/halloween-killer-ronald-clark-o-bryan-candy-man
https://murderpedia.org/male.O/o1...2023-10-0928 min
Progress Texas PodcastsDaily Dispatch 9/13/23: Paxton Stiffs His Secret Lawyer, and MoreStories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:
Impeachment Day 6: Outside lawyer Brandon Cammack, central to Ken Paxton's questionable relationship with Nate Paul, appears to have ended up a victim himself: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2023/09/12/ken-paxton-impeachment-trial-takeaways-day-6/
...While former Travis County DA Margaret Moore testifies that she found Nate Paul's claims of law enforcement persecution "ridiculous": https://www.star-telegram.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article279239704.html
Texas lawmakers involved in the two Trump impeachments find no parallel in new impeachment inquiry targeting President Joe Biden: https://www.texastribune.org/2023/09/12/texas-congress-biden-impeach-trump/
A...2023-09-1308 minTexas True CrimeEpisode 26 The Murder of Gloria MarmolejoGloria Marmolejo was a loving mother who was very close to her family. When her son, David, started dating his underage stepsister, she obviously was very upset by this. She confronted her son and told him to change his ways but David wasn't ready to break up with stepsister.
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Twisted Love: Love is Relative Investigation Discovery
https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/archives/2020/02/19/david-marmolejo-past-marked-with-problems-law-family/4807193002/
https://casetext.com/case/marmolejo-v-state-16
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix-breaking/2017/07/19/man-convicted-killing-mom-texas-faces-rape-charges-phoenix/490640001/
https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/valley/man-convicted-of-murdering-his-mother-pleads-guilty-to-raping-women-in-phoenix/75-463506340
https://thecinemaholic.com/gloria-marmolejo-murder-where-is-david-marmolejo-now/
https://kvia.com/news/2010/10/13/marmolejos-stepsister-ex-girlfriend-says-he-admitted-killing-mom-offers-details-of-murder-cleanup/
https://www.mysanantonio...2023-08-1336 min
The Man To Man Podcast w/AB & DBEP 324 | Quandre Diggs gets real about his NFL career: U of Texas, Lions, Seahawks & More | #Man2ManWelcome back to The Man to Man Podcast w/Antoine Bethea & Darius Butler. On this special interview episode we welcome NFL Veteran Safety and 3x Pro Bowler Quandre Diggs to the show to about how he got started in Football, Playing at Texas, being Drafted to Detroit and traded to Seattle plus so much more. We also walk through some memorable moments and talk about Madden Ratings. This is a great episode you will certainly not want to miss out on.2023-07-291h 21
Real Life Real CrimeRLRC Daily 5/31/23 | Texas man sentenced for Killing Ex during Custody BattleWoody Overton, Jim Chapman, and Mike Agovino of Real Life Real Crime Daily discuss the crime headlines for May 31st 2023 including an update on the escape in Ohio of 2 convicts, A Florida man stabs another in cat costume, A Texas man finally sentenced in the stalking and murder of his ex-wife over a custody dispute and much more!#RealLifeRealCrimeDaily #WoodyOverton #TrueCrimeDaily #TrueCrime #Headlines #CrimeNews #KinkyCrimes #CesarOlalde #DatelineNBC #Podcast #Texas #Floridacrime Topics for today’s episode:(9) Killed in Florida after shooting.Texas teen kills (4) family members after assuming they are cannibals.Update: Ohi...2023-05-3156 minTexas True CrimeEpisode 16: Joe Ball "The Alligator Man"Joe Ball lived in the tiny town of Elmendorf, TX. He became known as the The Butcher of Elmendorf, the Alligator Man, or Bluebeard of South Texas after it was believed that he fed his victims to his pet alligators that he kept at his bar. Listen now on Spotify, Apple or wherever you get your podcasts.
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https://www.texasmonthly.com/true-crime/butcher-of-elmendorf-alligators/
https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2021/07/02/chilling-story-about-the-man-known-as-the-butcher-of-elmendorf/
https://www.crimelibrary.org/serial_killers/history/joe_ball/index.html
https://www.expressnews.com...2023-05-2831 min
Texas Outlaw Running Talk ShowSTB #38 | Tornados & Man WeekendSend us a textListen in on us shootin' the bull talking about a tornado that ran right by Ashers apartment in Little Rock, the man weekend experience, and a lot of other good stuff. This Shootin' The Bull episode of the Texas Outlaw Running Talk Show is with Briston Rains and Asher Hamlin.PATREON (Thank you for supporting the Texas Outlaw Running Talk Show at: )https://www.patreon.com/texasoutlawrunningBriston's Social MediaInstagram/Facebook/YouTube - @BristonRainsAsher's Social Media...2023-04-0319 min
Asphalt UnscriptedThe Man, the Myth, the LegendIf you're an active member of the asphalt pavement industry in Texas, you probably know the name Dr. Jon Epps. You may know about the myth and the legend...but who is the man? Harold and Corey dig deep to learn more about the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) Senior Research Fellow & Division Head, seal coat guru, mentor to many, and master gardener Jon A. Epps.Watch every new episode on YouTube.Learn more about the Texas Asphalt Pavement Association.Connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn.2022-10-2452 min
Raking Around The DiamondBruce Bochy Is The New Manager Of The Texas RangersBruce Bochy has come out of retirement to take the managerial position with the Texas Rangers. Texas just suffered their sixth consecutive losing season. Bochy's resume and accomplishments make him a no-brainer as far as being the best man for the Texas manager position. The three-time World Series champion may be the man the organization needs. SPONSORSHIPS:Raking Around The Diamond is proudly partnered with Fanatics. Fanatics is your #1 place for fan apparel! Fanatics offers over 500,000 items from all the top brands from the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and SO MUCH MORE! Looking to shop...2022-10-2222 min
The WorldView in 5 MinutesOcasio-Cortez pretended to be handcuffed, European Commission furious with Hungary over protecting kids, Grateful Texas man thanks God for six additional years of lifeIt’s Thursday, July 21st, A.D. 2022. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard at www.TheWorldview.com. I’m Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com)
By Jonathan Clark
Russia increases hostility to Protestant missionaries
Last week, Russia’s Security Council recommended new measures against national and foreign religious groups deemed to have a negative impact in the country.
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin leads the council. Authorities fear that foreign states are using religion to interfere in the country’s affairs.
Over the last year, human rights organizations have warned of Russia’...2022-07-2107 min
Man Tools PodcastTIN IN THE BIN!!! | Man Tools 158TIN IN THE BIN!!! | Man Tools 158This week the boys discussed getting dogs, some Canadian Father’s Day stories, the SCOTUs decision to strike down NY’s requirement to justify “need” when obtaining concealed carry permits, plus we played a new game and more…Contains Paid Promotion #remodelyourlife #makemenmanlyagainIntro (01:00)News (18:30)I hate alcohol, but it never made me stop loving my dad https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/first-person-andrea-landry-fathers-day-alcohol-never-stop-loving-dad-1.6488133This Father’s Day, spare a thought for the people touched by anonymous sperm donation https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-anonymous-sperm-donation-canada/On this muted Father...2022-06-241h 03
The Luke Macias ShowLGBT Wins Some and Loses Some in Texas – Episode 168The Texas Supreme Court made a complex ruling this week regarding whether or not the Department of Family and Protective Services can continue to investigate parents who are abusing their children through gender transition therapy. This ruling is complex because it’s hard to enforce a law that was killed by Stephanie Klick, Dustin Burrows, and Dade Phelan.
The march of the sexual revolutionaries continues this week, as a school in Birdville ISD named a mentally challenged young man as prom queen. This young man thinks he’s a woman and came to prom dressed as a woma...2022-05-1722 min
Texas Podcast Massacre242 Gingerdead Man 2: Passion of the CrustEaster gets celebrated early with listener request GingerDeadMan 2: Passion of the Crust! We debate the best puppets to defeat a possessed cookie, literally read from the film's script, and Nate gets the nickname 'Nathan Nightmare'. Link to the screenplay: https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3-euw1-ap-pe-ws4-cws-documents.ri-prod/9781138908819/THE_GINGERDEAD_MAN_2_Shooting_Script.pdf Debate Question (6:00): Design your own 'Tiny Terror' Movie Review (20:00): Gingerdead Man 2 (2008) Final Cut (58:45): 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...2022-04-131h 14Texas TalesGail Borden - A Man's Story Worth TellingWe love hearing from our fans!Gail Borden...yes the milk man, but so much more. He was not born in Texas, but what he did for Texas is simply unbelievable. He was a farmer, surveyor, revolutionist, publisher, collector, agent, inventor, entrepreneur and philanthropist. And yet, this does not even come close to scratching the surface. This was a request from one of our listeners and we are so happy that he turned us on to this great Texan. Support the show2022-01-1240 min
Texas Podcast Massacre227 The Gingerdead Man: Busey to BuseyWhat better way to get into the Christmas spirit than everyone's favorite Gary Busey-voiced cookie? That's right, this week we review The Gingerdead Man and dig deep into the movie that launched an entire franchise of baking puns. Segments: News You Can Use (5:30) Movie Review (16:00): Gingerdead Man (2005) Final Cut (50:00): 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 @TXPodMassacre, like us on Facebook, and email us t...2021-12-171h 01
Texas Prison Stories The PodcastHawaiian Police Lock Up The Wrong Man In A Mental Prison For Two Years!!Tim Sno is a single father and sole provider of a beautiful baby girl named Ella Rose Sno. There is no option of failure in his life anymore as a Dad!! He refuses to lose!!! Tim is a class A truck driver, a NCCER accredited welder, and accidentally a YouTuber and Podcaster. Thank you for watching this channel, subscribing to the podcast, and joining this channel. Everyone of you are helping to change our lives for the better. We love our Texas Prison Stories family!!
The Texas Prison Stories Podcast is available on six world wide platforms now with more...2021-08-0402 min
The Man TribeMan Tribe Sports: Texas & OU to the SECSwank and Garrett discuss Texas & OU formally requesting an invitation to the SEC, what this means for the conference as a whole and for Texas & Texas A&M as rivals, future scheduling, as well as player's getting paid and what effect that has on the future of college football.
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Texas Standard » Stories from TexasLong Before Elon Musk, A Different Man Had A Plan To Develop Boca ChicaOne hundred years ago, Col. Sam Robertson stood on the same Boca Chica Beach in South Texas that Elon Musk owns today and dreamed a different dream. Instead of Musk’s spaceport, Robertson dreamed of seaports and an oceanside highway.
Robertson owned 800 acres at Boca Chica, about 20 miles northeast of Brownsville and it was likely some of the same thousand acres now managed by Musk’s companies. Back then, Robertson built the railroad that connected the Rio Grande Valley to the wider world. He had founded the town of San Benito, serving as sheriff and helping to run th...2021-06-3004 min
Texas Time CapsuleThe Man Who Built TexasWho was the man who responsible for building Texas into what it is today?The answer may surprise you. 2021-04-0823 min
Burning Man LIVEResilient Do-Ocracy: Tales of Texas BurnersBlack Rock City. We sometimes call it an unnatural disaster zone. We cooperate, survive and thrive in one of the harshest environments. Each year we iterate new ways, and we do it all because we want to. Black Rock City attracts people who are resourceful, or it turns them into people who are. The resilient burner community does disaster relief well. The nature of most residents of Black Rock City is reflected right there in the 10 principles: Radical Self-Reliance, Communal Effort and Civic Responsibility.Here in the US, the State of Texas is ho...2021-03-3138 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
Texas Podcast Massacre184 Invisible Man: Does the Food DieThis week we review the last movie we saw in theaters, Invisible Man from Leigh Whannell. We debate pranks to play while invisible, Hollow Man 2 (for some reason), and why innocent food had to be murdered. Segments: Debate Question (3:50): What prank are you playing while invisible? Movie Review (17:55): The Invisible Man (2020) Final Cut (71:16): Movie review scores from hosts and guests Texas Podcast Massacre is a labor of love for us longtime horror fans. If you love horror films or are even an Unsuspecting Victim, you can connect with us at texaspodcastmassacre.com, tweet us @TXPodMassacre, l...2021-01-131h 18
Texas: Slang for CrazyThe Candy Man- Ronald O’BryanA dastardly Murder early Ronald O’Bryan the moniker of the man who killed Halloween.
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Texas Standard » Stories from TexasThe Queen’s Royal Welcome to TexasBy W. F. Strong and Lupita Strong
February 2021 will mark Queen Elizabeth II’s 69th year on the British throne. In all of those years during which she witnessed some of the world’s most pivotal events, one can say — if one is a Texan — that we deserve an honorable mention amongst those events from her majesty’s life. Specifically, her 1991 two-day visit to the Lone Star state. She was the first British monarch ever to visit Texas and we gave the Queen a Texas-sized tip of the ole Stetson. She loved it. She asked her U.S. chief of...2020-10-2104 minTexas Standard » Stories from TexasNorfleet: The Texas Rancher Who Kept On ComingBy W.F. Strong
The year was 1919. J. Frank Norfleet, after two years of pursuit, finally slapped the handcuffs on Mr. Stetson in Florida. Stetson – real name: Joe Furey – had swindled Norfleet out of $90,000 in Dallas and Fort Worth two years before. Stetson was shocked to see him and paid him a backhanded compliment. He said, “Well, you old trail hound. I never expected to see you out here. … I thought we left you flat broke in Fort Worth.” Please don’t take me back to Texas, Norfleet … your “damnable hounding” has already cost me “as much money as I have made...2020-10-0705 min
Texas Podcast MassacreIce Cream Man: Episode 79 (Re-release)As we gear up for some special episodes in October, here is a Re-release of episode 79! Join Texas Podcast Massacre and Unsuspecting Victim Taylor as they discuss rocket bikes, eyeball sundaes, Michaeling down your Vincents, and give a frosty reception to terrible 1995 slasher Ice Cream Man. Show Segments: Debate Question (06:37): What kind of food truck would you murder people in? Movie Review (15:53): Ice Cream Man (1995) What Would You Do Differently? (01:08:03) Sequel Pitch (01:13:21) Final Cut (01:18:43): Movie review scores from hosts and guests Connect with us: Texas Podcast Massacre is a labor of l...2020-10-011h 26
#QualityMatters Podcast | Simplifying Quality Management, Risk & Compliance – One Episode at a TimeEp 75 Phoenix Police Department Saves Man Hours with ISO 9001Police departments are under fire right now and are looking for ways to show credibility. We at Texas Quality Assurance and #QualityMatters back the blue and always support continual improvement. We have a number of times how ISO 9001 certification can help any sector or industry. The Phoenix Police Department Records and Identification Bureau decided to do just that many years ago. They started with process mapping, a favorite of Kyle’s, and used those maps to identify over 100 nonconformities, some of which were easily remedied. The maps became a living document for employees to look at and suggest changes. The ma...2020-08-2527 min
Texas Podcast Massacre161 Man's Best Friend: Man vs. Animal Week 4Week 4 of Man vs. Animal is the Mitch pick Man's Best Friend. We talk about the ridiculous traits of Max the main character with Jaguar-like agility and reminisce about assassin dogs in Metal Gear Solid. Segments: Debate Question (10:34): What animal traits would you merge into your killer dog? Movie Review (26:05): Man's Best Friend (1993) Final Cut (81:08): Movie review scores from hosts and guest Connect with us: Texas Podcast Massacre is a labor of love for us longtime horror fans. If you love horror films or are even an Unsuspecting Victim, you can connect with...2020-07-221h 28Texas Standard » Stories from TexasHow Texas Became A DesertBy W. F. Strong
To much of the world, and to many people in the U.S. who have never been to Texas, the state is a vast desert. It is not the Sahara, but instead a high-plains arid region studded with rocky mesas, sweeping wall-like cliffs, dusty canyons, and sometimes adorned with thousands of Saguaro cacti – native to Arizona, not Texas. Certainly there are parts of west Texas that have some aspects of these images, but more than half the state is green with rolling hills, lush forests and vibrant coastal plains. Yet the de...2020-06-0305 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 min
Texas Podcast Massacre142 The Running Man: The Face MelterAward-winning podcaster Mike Wright joins Texas Podcast Massacre to talk about the stealth horror film and Arnold Schwarzenegger action vehicle The Running Man. Mike pitches his stalker named The Face Melter and comes down firmly on #TeamBasement. Segments: Debate Question (05:00): Build your own Stalker from The Running Man! Movie Review (13:18): The Running Man (1987) Sequel Pitch (73:38) Final Cut (81:51): Movie review scores from hosts and guests Connect with us: Texas Podcast Massacre is a labor of love for us longtime horror fans. If you love horror films or are even an Unsuspecting Victim, you can...2020-03-031h 28Texas Standard » Stories from TexasThe Impeachment and Conviction of Texas Governor Jim FergusonIt’s hard not to like the down-home folksy style that made Texas Governor Jim Ferguson so enormously popular 100 years ago. After all, he was known as “Farmer Jim.” He often said, “Civilization begins and ends with the plow.” Ferguson was a mesmerizing speaker and storyteller and was splendidly fluent in the dialects of rural Texas. Texas was blue, then, really indigo. To be the democratic nominee for governor was the same as being elected governor.
As historian Cortez Ewing pointed out, Ferguson was the “voice of the people,” and with his 6th grade education, he promoted the idea that...2020-01-2906 minTexas Standard » Stories from TexasThree Texas Myths That Won’t DieIn my travels around the state I run into people now and then who have deeply held convictions about Texas that are simply untrue. They hold to myths that have been nurtured by well-intentioned souls since San Jacinto days, and it breaks my heart to tell them they are mistaken, but not for long. I soon realize, you see, that they are not saddened by their error, but by mine. As one man told me, “Son, you need to get out more. Try reading a book or two.”
With that caveat staring me icily in the face like...2020-01-2205 minTexas Standard » Stories from TexasThe Republic of Texas is No MoreLater this year, way later this year, we’ll mark the 175th year of Texas statehood. That will be on December 29th. That’s the day in 1845 that Texas officially joined The United States of America, or, as the proudest of Texans say – the day the U.S. was allowed to join Texas.
Though the 29th was the day that President Polk signed the joint resolution that made Texas a state, there was some confusion as to the official moment that the Republic of Texas passed into history and statehood status began. Then President of Texas, Anson Jones...2020-01-0806 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 TexasWhat Elvis Presley Owed West TexasBy W.F. Strong
It is my belief that Texas was largely responsible for launching Elvis Presley’s phenomenal career. Texas, perhaps as much as Tennessee, gave him a vital push onto the national stage and empowered his rise to the eventual undisputed title of “The king of rock and roll.”
Now, I’m not claiming that he became the timeless icon of popular culture that he became, solely because of Texas. Given his super-charged charisma, even if he’d first toured in Northern Siberia, he still would have melted teenage hearts and attracted a massive fo...2019-09-1806 min
Mad Dog Recovery AA SpeakersDave A. - Texas Man to Man Conference"Blind" Dave gives talk at 33rd Annual Texas Man to Man conference in Lake Brown Texas.
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Texas Tribune AudioAfter El Paso shooting, some Texas Republican leaders decry "white" terrorA mass shooting at a Walmart in this border city killed 20 people and left more than two dozen others injured Saturday, and police arrested a 21-year-old North Texas man who they said may have written a manifesto revealing that the crime was racially motivated.
Land Commissioner George P. Bush linked the shooting with "white terrorism," while U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz called it a "heinous act of terrorism and white supremacy."
Police say the suspect is a white male in his 20s from the Dallas area who was arrested without incident. Police are investigating whether it was a hate crime.
...2019-08-0504 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 minTexas Standard » Stories from TexasTeddy Roosevelt’s Texas CampaignBy W. F. Strong
The Menger Hotel in San Antonio may boast of hosting more U.S. Presidents than any other hotel in Texas. George H. W. Bush stayed there. Clinton stayed there, as did Reagan. Nixon stayed there. So did Truman and Taft and McKinley. Even Ulysses S. Grant slept there.
The most important name not yet mentioned, and if you know your Texas history you’re already writing a letter to remind me, but don’t hit send just yet because I’m coming to him: Teddy Roosevelt. He rates as the most import...2019-06-2606 min
Texas Tribune AudioGun rights activist visits home of Texas Speaker BonnenDennis Bonnen called the man's move "gutless," according to media reports. The Angleton Republican was in Austin when the man visited his home.
Plus, Vice President Mike Pence visits Texas today to meet with Immigration and Customs Enforcement the surge of migrants that continues to cross at the Texas-Mexico border.
www.texastribune.org2019-04-0503 minTexas Standard » Stories from TexasPicturing TexasOver the past decade I’ve seen more breathtakingly beautiful photographs of Texas than I saw in all the decades before, combined. This is thanks to social media where many photographers share their exquisite work online daily. I’ve made it a point to befriend these great visual artists so I can enjoy Texas in all its resplendent glory from mountain to sea, from high plains to the tropics. I will share with you the names of some of my favorites so that you can see Texas through their gifted eyes. Now this is just MY list, work I’ve com...2019-02-0606 min
Texas Podcast Massacre079 Ice Cream Man: When Paul Newman Hit Rock BottomThe Ice Cream Man elevator pitch: Kid bikes with rockets on them. Clint Howard in an insane asylum. Time to Michael down your Vincents. Eyeball sundaes. Join Texas Podcast Massacre and Unsuspecting Victim Taylor as they start drinking for Thanksgiving a bit early and give a frosty reception to terrible 1995 slasher Ice Cream Man. Show Segments: Debate Question (06:37): What kind of food truck would you murder people in? Movie Review (15:53): Ice Cream Man (1995) What Would You Do Differently? (01:08:03) Sequel Pitch (01:13:21) Final Cut (01:18:43): Movie review scores from hosts and guests Connect with us: Please take this surv...2018-11-191h 26Texas 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 TexasTexas Might Have Been Smaller
The Worst Land Survey in U.S. History
By W. F. Strong
You can never underestimate the value of a good friendship forged early in life. If not for such a friendship, Texas would be nearly 1,000 square miles smaller.
Before I get to the friendship, come with me up to the northwest corner of the panhandle where Texas meets Oklahoma and New Mexico. If you were looking at a map you would see that the border between Oklahoma and New Mexico doesn’t meet up exactly with the border between Texas and New Me...2018-04-1805 minTexas Standard » Stories from TexasThree Texas Pride StoriesI’ve been sad lately noticing how the oral tradition seems to be dying. Twenty years ago friends would often come up to me on the street and say, “Hey, I got a story for you.” But now they just come up to me and hold out their phone and say, “Seen this?” And laugh. Not the same.
Today I thought I’d do what I can to fight this trend. I’m going tell you three short stories – or jokes – that showcase our Texas pride. You can even pass them on, if you think them worthy.
The first on...2017-05-1703 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 min