Texas
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Untruth: Wendy Davis Supports Open Carry
The winds of the Internet blow hard and fast, so people don’t have time to read an entire article before they are emotionally invested in it. They mostly just rely on the headline and/or the source to sum things up for them. So, when people started seeing headlines like Wendy Davis supports open carry gun…
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The most important person of the day is Wendy Davis…
The most important person of the day is Wendy Davis, but her works will literally last for generations. I’m even going to use a freakin’ hash tag: #StandWithWendy
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Texas DPS officers harass and then arrest innocent man
I have been able to identify the man who was arrested in this video and the officers involved. He was unfairly arrested by a concentrated abuse of power, and I almost went to jail for recording this incident. First, some background… I was at the Texas Tech versus University of Texas game giving away megaphones…
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This is how I celebrate Memorial Day.
Nine days after getting married, Steve Metze found out he was being deployed as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Metze, a West Point graduate, Desert Storm veteran, and documentary filmmaker, decided to pack a camera and document his year in Iraq. The film consists of footage shot by Metze during his deployment to Iraq and…
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Massive Hail Storm in Levelland, Texas
This was a sudden and *massive* hail storm that hit west Texas on March 19, 2011. This video was taken in Levelland, Texas. I picked up a piece of hail to give you an idea of the size of hail hitting everything around us.
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The Envelope, Please: Texas Education Report
The Texas Education Agency is going to release its findings on the academic performance of Texas public schools today, and the labels that they assign to each school could greatly influence many districts. The ratings given to each school affect the students, the faculty, the funding, and even the property value of the area around…