The Dog Days of Summer May Have Been Washed Away [Extra Extra]
- Hermine has left a trail of epic dampness thru Austin.
- You might not be swimming in Barton Springs Pool for a bit.
- Dang is this joint in Blessing, Texas now gonna sell out of food quicker than tiny Snow’s BBQ (in Lexington) does?
- The Baker Hotel in Mineral Wells currently looks a lot like the home of the cool vampires in the 80’s schlock-classic The Lost Boys.
- There’s now another place to eat in Waco located not too far from the Dr Pepper Museum!
- Texas Monthly examines Colt McCoy and the Texas high school football culture that now creates quarterbacks like him.
- Bass players finally get to vent. Yes, some of the musicians quoted here are sort of bitter.
- Teachers, don’t text your students!
- This blog claims that Paul Terry Walhus (aka @springnet) was the first Twitter user in Austin.
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