Image courtesy BarCamp AustinIf the phrase "tech conference" conjures up images of PowerPoint slides, droning presenters, and dreary snacks, then BarCamp Austin feels your pain. BarCamp Austin is an "unconference" -- an event that flips the traditional meeting setup on its head. Everything in an unconference is planned, set up, and executed by the participants. If it sounds like a model for chaos, it turns out it's just the opposite. "People always want to ask......

Officials in New Braunfels have grown increasingly concerned about the lascivious behavior that takes place on its beautiful rivers during the summer. There is drinking, and puking and cussing and smoking and a little too much flesh. That doesn't sound like a river, we thought, that sounds like a strip club. Apparently Trey Maddox, opportunistic owner of The Palace Men's Club in San Antonio, had the same neon light bulb flicker over his greasy head.......

We are obviously mounted-up and riding high with the Kinky Friedman campaign for governor. (I mean, Why the Hell Not?) But we have the sneaking suspicion that this race will eventually come down to a battle between the two parties of the Establishment. With that said, the Democrats picked up a little bit of optimistic steam this morning as Chris Bell announced his candidacy for governor. In his announcement, Bell brought a breath of......