Late Sunday, twin tornadoes touched down in the small town of Rice, Texas. Fewer than 1000 people live in Rice, a city in Navarro County, which is located in north-central Texas. Winds from the storm reportedly turned over 4 rail cars, damaged at least a half-dozen homes, and took the roof off of Rice Middle [...]
The 2010 World Series will begin this coming Wednesday, between the San Francisco Giants and Texas Rangers. The Giants will get home field advantage since the National League won the All Star Game earlier this season. The teams offer 2 of the best starting pitching staffs in the Major Leagues. Game 1 in San Francisco [...]
The Texas Renaissance Festival is underway today and will run on every Saturday and Sunday until November 28th in Plantersville, Texas. This is the 36th year it has been running, and is located approximately 50 miles northwest of Houston. Tickets are $23 at the gate for adults, and $11 for children ages 5-12. Children 4 [...]
After today’s shooting at the University of Texas in Austin, we are reminded of other school shootings that have taken place over the years. It’s a problem faced by every generation, it seems. This isn’t the first time that UT in Austin, Texas has faced a crisis like this. Back in 1966, a shooter by [...]
At the University of Texas (UT) at Austin this morning, a gunman fired several shots, before turning the gun on himself and pulling the trigger. It’s not the first shooting in UT’s history. The incident occurred in the school library where there was sheer panic when students heard gunshots and saw a masked man wearing [...]
Today is the first day of the Texas State Fair, which is officially referred to as the “State Fair of Texas”. It is officially underway from today until October 17 at Fair Park in Dallas, Texas. The annual fair has been taking place in historic Fair Park since 1886, and a 52 foot tall cowboy [...]
The National Hurricane center has upgraded the tropical wave in the Southern Gulf of Mexico to Tropical Storm Hermine. Hermine is a minimal tropical storm at this time and isn’t expected to do too much in terms of wind damage. The National Hurricane Center has a projected path of Hermine which will take it over [...]
Today featured a game in which Pearland, Texas defeated Auburn, Washington by a score of 7-5. The game was tied 5-5 going into the 6th inning, but Texas scored 2 runs in the inning to take the lead. They would then hold on to win the game. Texas will play the winner of the matchup [...]
Much like other States in the country, Texas is having a sales tax holiday as well. Their tax free weekend starts today, Friday, August 20th, and will run all weekend until midnight on Sunday the 22nd. Tax Free weekends are usually created by state governments in order to save parents who are purchasing back to [...]
