Comments on: Everything’s Bigger In Texas, Even The Intolerance

By: Raven

Raven — Wed, 26 May 2004 03:39:04 +0000

The Victoria Advocate, Tuesday, May 25th, 2004:

Strayhorn reverses herself on church's tax status

Reversing an earlier decision, state Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn said Monday that a Unitarian church in Denison on the Texas-Oklahoma border will get tax-exempt status. ...

By: dAnimal

dAnimal — Tue, 25 May 2004 03:10:01 +0000

Texas has some of the most beautiful state highways in the country. The drive from El Paso to Austin is breathtaking during the day, and you see all kinds of local culture. Plus, they had one of the best garage rock scenes in the 60′s, and basically invented pop rock (Buddy Holly), party surf rock (Bobby Fuller), frat rock (Sam the Sham), and psychedelic rock (Thirteenth Floor Elevators). I dig Texas and its folks–and I know not all of them buy into this “yay Republican” hooey.

By: JUSTINA

JUSTINA — Tue, 25 May 2004 02:34:34 +0000

IS EVERYTHING bigger in Texas?????

By: Bill

Bill — Sun, 23 May 2004 22:59:49 +0000

My family first settled in Texas in the mid 1800′s – mostly in San Antonio, Marble Falls, Fredericksburg, Boerne, etc. I’m a gen-u-ine “Son of the Republic of Texas.” But, I’ve been increasingly dismayed by the direction the great Lone Star state has been taking since Ann Richards was voted out in favor of that Son-of-a-Bush we currently have in Washington. While I would be the first to agree that Strayhorn should be the primary focus of any emotional intensity over this subject, maybe the 20 million other Texans who have put the Republicans firmly in power there should take a deep breath and consider what they’re doing to what USED to be the greatest state in the Union. If UU’s should be safe anywhere in our country, it should be Texas. Texans have always, traditionally, prided themselves on not allowing anyone to tell them what to think, what to believe or what to do. How much more crap needs to be force-fed to us before we get fed up and reclaim our liberties?
Oh, and I’m a dyed in the wool Longhorn, doctoral class of ’99 – which means I’m not terribly fond of the Aggies – but I’d root for ‘em over the Sooners.
Hook ‘em!

By: Amanda

Amanda — Fri, 21 May 2004 20:09:12 +0000

We like the 106 degree heat and the humidity. Austin is crowded enough; we don’t need anymore people. Survival of the fittest, y’all.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 21 May 2004 17:53:34 +0000

Actually the problem with armadillos is that they jump to try to scare the car, and often jump right into the bumper. :)

Austin is never that humid. Try Houston some time. There’s a good reason why it is the worst city in America. As far as Texas goes, Austin is usually one of the driest cities. San Antonio is probably less humid, but not by much.

By: jwer

jwer — Fri, 21 May 2004 11:24:38 +0000

Do people brake for armadillos? I thought they just treated them like tiny mobile speedbumps… of course, I’ve only just been to Austin the once, and the reason I hated it was that it was 106 degrees and yet somehow still humid… did I mention it was August?

By: josh

josh — Thu, 20 May 2004 21:15:02 +0000

my wife and i were married by a uu minister in big sur. he wrote the song “let it be a dance” that’s in the uu hymnal. uu’s are way cool.

as someone born in texas who rarely admits it, i constantly default to hating the whole damn place myself. in your defense, greg, its pretty easy to do. i even have a lot of great family there, and still i often find myself scouring the net, looking for political organiztions in texas calling for succession so that i can cut them a check.

but, its got kpft, and austin, and when i was driving through once i got a badass bumpersticker that says “i break for armadillos.” so its not all bad.

By: Charles Kuffner

Charles Kuffner — Thu, 20 May 2004 20:41:46 +0000

Greg: Fair enough, and thanks for the clarification. I’m a little touchy myself after reading some of the reactions to this story.

And yes, feel free to dislike the Longhorns. And the Aggies, too, while you’re at it. Go Rice! :-)

By: Becky

Becky — Thu, 20 May 2004 19:47:31 +0000

Southern Baptist was traditionally a “creedless” religion which respected individuality. Unfortunately the faith has been completely taken over by fundamentalists who demand every one believe the same thing and have demoted women with instructions to be “graciously submissive”. It’s still okay to dislike the Texas Longhorns though. In fact it’s required.