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Which Texas Do You Live In?
By: Alan Nelson Posted: Monday, October 24, 2011 12:05 am
Herdin' On The Lake Brazos Parkway. Photo by Karnegie Musa. Copyright 2011.
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It was the best of times, as the Dallas Mavericks won the NBA and the Texas Rangers went to the World Series for the second straight year,
it was the worst of times, as Texas experienced the worst drought in history, 3.5 million acres burned away in wildfire and the state found itself getting out of the cattle business,
it was the age of wisdom, as Texans created new space engines, new vaccines, new energies, new physics,
it was the age of foolishness, as Texans decided in droves to ignore science and oppose science,
it was the epoch of belief, as Texans build a $3 million chapel at Texas Tech University to be named after the chancellor, allowed the Texas State Board of Education continue to politicize science, and funded private charter schools that taught creationism and denigrated the scientific method,
it was the epoch of incredulity, as small underfunded forces scrambled to counter creationism and climate change denial,
it was the season of Light, as Texans tested known concepts and created the first steps toward a “cloak of invisibility” at UTA, a private space rocket facility at McGregor tested more rockets, and Texas scientists, continued to delve into the problems of dark energy and dark matter and develop grapheme energy storage,
it was the season of Darkness, as Texans cut more than 12,000 thousand teachers’ jobs and underfunded the public education system by $4 billion,
it was the spring of hope, as Texans created more jobs than any one,
it was the winter of despair, as Texans deported thousands of undocumented workers who had come to Texas to make a better life, and continued to build walls between Texas and its biggest and closest trading partner.
Which Texas do you live in? |
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The Texas News Scrawl is a handy reference to stories Texas Business recommends from other news sources. Some of the stories that Texas Business currently suggests include: Freedom Communication sells off 6 Texas newspapers; Mexico's peso falls against US dollar; Patterson, Combs F1 spat unresolved; Colorado Community Bank sold to Texas owner; Southwest takes cautious approach, deferring plane orders; Aquarena Springs makes way for restoration of Spring Lake; Two Austin companies raise a combined $15.6 million; For Sale: Major Player in Fight Against Coal Company Bows Out; The Practice Piano That Made Van Cliburn Perfect; H-E-B shelved route as logistics costs rose; Did Amazon deal to settle dispute over taxes mess with Texas law?; Animal chiropractor stakes claim in DFW; Three Texas winemakers open 4.0 Cellars; Carroll Shelby, Car Builder Who Added Muscle to American Racing, Dies at 89; American Airlines Considers Change in Oldest Jet Livery; British rocker Phil Collins touring Texas to talk about Alamo book; All-Terrain Vehicle Company Moves To Sherman; American Airlines to overhaul premium seats; Dallas-based Hilltop to acquire PlainsCapital; The frequent fliers who flew too much; Hawker Beechcraft announces first flight of 400 XPR in Texas; Rumor: New Microsoft Xbox Console Being Manufactured in Texas; Company asks court to reinstate $459 million judgment;Company named for Green Ridge street eyes bid for Avon; Dallas Museum Simmers in a Neighbor’s Glare; Dallas pipeline company set to acquire Sunoco; Northwest Texas Suing Insurance Company for Millions Austin pair planning to offer barbecue, country music to international fans of F1; State’s largest fishery, near Wichita Falls, can’t raise fish without water; Trampoline sports park coming to Frisco; Bloomingdale’s Outlet opens at the Shops at Park Lane; Knapp Medical Center sale halted; Source: North Texas, UT-San Antonio To Conference USA; West Texas Wildfires Burn Again; Texas Business School Teaching Door-to-Door Sales; Firms at War Over $10 Million Contingent Fee in Patent Suit; Lubbock pet store set to leave mall after 40 years; owner blames animal rights intervention; Title fight fallout: El Paso's reputation sullied after boxing snub; Calpine to add 550 MW in Texas as reserve shrinks; Amazon, State Settle Sales Tax Fight by Ross Ramsey; Texas Army Bases Go Green, but Challenges Remain; Latham & Watkins to Represent UT in Racial Preference Case; Experts: State universities can do better at turning research into revenue; El Paso officials denounce Chavez-Lee fight cancellation, damage to city's reputation; Hobby lobby: Dueling airlines' political operations take off; and more. Full Story » |
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| According to physicist Bryan Greene there are infinite numbers of Texas, infinite numbers of Texas exactly the same, and infinite numbers of Texas with slight to radical variations. So how come you live in this one? Full Story » |
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