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True Stories Can Be Stranger Than Fiction [Extra Extra ]
- Man shot in Austin by TABC officers, after a pursuit where a TABC agent was nearly run over.
- Police in Southlake, Texas are looking for a late model Bentley in conjunction with a road-rage incident that started in the drive-thru lane of a Chick-Fil-A. (In 2008, Forbes reported that Southlake was the most affluent suburb in the country.)
- Police officers and the city manager in Taft, Texas are in trouble for facilitating this rap video about “Swangn.” We admit the video is boring, but should a city worker be in trouble for allowing it to happen?
- Ben White gas station clerk shot and killed a man who attempted to steal a 12-pack of Budweiser.
- Whole Boycott? The health-care op-ed that Whole Foods CEO John Mackey wrote last week for the Wall Street Journal is still having an impact. In response to Mackey's column, there’s now a Facebook group dedicated to boycotting Whole Foods.
- Oooh, Cedar Park rawks! The new Cedar Park Center has booked shows this fall by both George Strait and Wilco.
- The "Wicked Lottery" gives you the chance to see the musical "Wicked" on the cheap at the Performing Arts Center!
Crime, Weirdness and Retribution [Extra Extra]
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where's the public outcry over the condition of waterloo park?
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I'm sorry, did I understand that Southlake story correctly? The husband sat in the car while his wife got out and confronted the other driver? Seriously, what man stays in the car while his wife gets out to fight battles for him? So I guess it went something like this...
Husband: "That Bentley is blocking our way"
Wife: "Honk the horn!"
Husband: "I don't know, he might get mad"
Wife: "Honk the horn damn it!"
Husband: (Honks horn) "Uh oh, they're getting out of the car"
Wife: "Well do something"
Husband: "He looks like he could hurt me"
Wife: "Fine I'll deal with it"
Husband: "Ok, let me lock the doors after you get out"
I'm quite sure if someone raises their voice at my wife, let alone slap her, there is nothing that will stand between me and the person confronting her, surely not 1 individual.
Bently + fast food drive thru? WTF?