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Dinner, Crime, Disease and the Holidays! [Extra Extra]
- Doh! Don’t rob the mayor of a small town! He won’t be happy about it, and he’ll really want the cops to catch you.
- Do you know a real, no-nonsense girl who rides horses, and who is between the ages of 12 and 16? If so, you might want to tell her about this casting call for the lead role in a Coen Brothers movie. Squee!
- Pitchfork covers Fun Fun Fun Fest! (They liked it, they really liked it!)
- The Texas Tribune reports on the horrors of the South Texas Immigration Detention Facility.
- We realize it isn’t even Thanksgiving yet, but here’s a roundup of holiday lights and events around the state!
- Eastside restaurant review: Justine’s Brasserie.
- The Daily Beast names a new Dallas food joint as one of the top “hot restaurants” of the fall.
- Read about a Central Texas army camp facing the diseases of WWI—without even Purell! (Warning: do not read this if you have germaphobe tendencies.)
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