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Wal-Mart Wins Texas Lawsuit Over Gender Discrimination

Nearly a year and a half since the U.S. Supreme Court tossed a class action lawsuit filed by some 1.5 million female Wal-Mart employees who say they hit a corporate glass ceiling, the plaintiffs hit a brick wall in Texas. Because the court ruled the women of Wal-Mart could not sue as a class, a num ... More >>

Worried About Aerial Spraying? Steve Blow Thinks You're on the "Lunatic Fringe."

Gone for a week. Vacation. Back. First thing, walked the dogs in the 'hood. Got a half dozen mosquito bites. So I thought the mayor bombed the mosquitos while I was gone. What is up with that? Are there still mosquitos where you live? Also just back from vacation, next thing, after the dogs, was St ... More >>

Lubbock County Judge: Complete Economic Collapse, Probably Not Civil War, if Obama Wins

Lubbock County Judge Tom Head raised some eyebrows yesterday after he told a local TV station that the tax hike he was pushing for? Oh, it's just so the county can be prepared for when Obama, upon reelection, orders UN tanks into town and sparks a second civil war. In a rambling interview with the ... More >>

Lubbock County Judge Predicts Civil War if Obama is Re-elected, Proposes Tax Hike

This has nothing to do with Dallas, except that Dallas and Lubbock are both in Texas, but a Friend of Unfair Park passed along an article from a local TV station about a proposed tax increase in Lubbock County. More specifically, it's about County Judge Tom Head's reasons for asking for a tax increa ... More >>

Ume's Lauren Larson on the Band's Future and Getting a Mohawk in the Eye

Might sound like skipping record coming from us, but Austin's Ume is back in town this weekend. And if you've never seen them play, do yourself a favor and see this trio. Frontwoman Lauren Larson, her husband, bassist Eric Larson, and drummer Rachel Fuhrer play the Ambhar Stage on Saturday afternoon ... More >>

Today at Burger House: 60-Cent Burgers. Does it Really Matter Why?

Burger House turns 60 this month and is celebrating today with contests, giveaways and the only thing you really care about: 60-cent cheeseburgers. The deal will be available at all Burger House locations across Dallas, Plano, Rockwall and Lubbock throughout the day. The Observer has long had a bit ... More >>

A Lost Single About the "East Side of Dallas," Recorded by Buddy Holly's First Collaborator

Via.​It took a couple of days to nail down, detective work in fits and starts with little to go on save for a blurry photo of an old label stumbled across on eBay. Not sure why exactly, but I got hooked on the hook. The title too: "East Side of Dallas," by Jack Neal. When I called him this afterno ... More >>

Dallas is One Big Coronary Waiting to Happen

FlickrPlease don't try to eat your monitor.​Just a head's up: The editors of Prevention Magazine think you're fat. In an article published on Yahoo, both Lubbock and Dallas landed among the top eight most artery-clogging cities in America, based on data culled from the Centers for Disease Co ... More >>

Q & A: Meredith Franco of The Coathangers Doesn't Like Being Compared to Other All-Female Acts and Actually Loves Lubbock

Atlanta's The Coathangers are a confrontational quartet of ladies who play old-school punk with a modern vigor. This is one band where the limited instrumental skill of each member actually adds to the quality of the music. The Coathangers' most recent effort, Larceny & Old Lace, came out in Jun ... More >>

Joe Ely Tells Us Why He's Now Satisfied At Last

Joe Ely​At 64, Joe Ely is the elder statesman of Texas music. For over three decades, Ely has continuously released some of the most influential country-rock and folk albums around, inspiring and influencing bands as disparate as The Clash and Uncle Tupelo. Beginning his career in Lubbock while pl ... More >>

New Study From Gas Drilling Activists Gathers Decade of Industrial Woes in the Barnett Shale

​Natural gas activist and blogger Sharon Wilson was among the environmentalists out at Earth Day last weekend -- not far from the EPA's six-foot cardboard Al Armendariz -- and she was passing out copies of a new report she'd helped produce on gas drilling in the Barnett Shale. Produced by the Fort ... More >>

Craig James, Now a Hall-of-Famer (at SMU)

​I went over to The Hilltop's website this afternoon to look for something unrelated and espied this announcement: "SMU announces the newest inductees into its Athletics Hall of Fame." At the top of the pops: running back Craig James of the Pony ExcessExpress. No word whether his former agent, She ... More >>

Saudi Man Living in West Texas Arrested For "Attempted Use of Weapon of Mass Destruction"

​Moments ago, the Department of Justice announced that an investigation by the FBI's Dallas Joint Terrorism Task Force has led to the arrest of 20-year-old Khalid Ali-M Aldawsari, who was born in Saudi Arabia but came to the United States in 2008 on a student visa so he could attend South Plains C ... More >>

Poster Of The Week: Old 97's with Sorta & Thrift Store Cowboys, December 31, 2004

​Do not adjust your Internets: The date for this week's poster is correct. From now on, during weeks like this one, where the pickings are slim for poster submissions, we've elected to reach into the archives and find an oldie-but-goody. If you guys don't want to peer into the past, then get a mov ... More >>

Yesterday's Cry Was But One of Many Great Days in Randy Neugebauer History

McBloggerRep. Randy Neugebauer and some friend of his​First we didn't know who shouted "Baby Killer!" at Rep. Bart Stupak last night, during the health care debate. Joe Barton knew, but he wasn't talking. Then, we found out: It was Lubbock's own Rep. Randy Neugebauer, which, according to Jim anywa ... More >>

The Texas Red Legs Win First Leg Of Shiner Rising Star Contest

An artist's rendering of Richard Davis, last seen somewhere between Plano and Lubbock.​Last week, I blogged about how one of my favorite local alt-country acts, The Texas Red Legs, were competing in the most recent installment of the Shiner Rising Star Contest.Well, lo and behold, Richard Davis an ... More >>

The Texas Red Legs Competing in Shiner Records Contest

In the past couple of years, two of our area's best alt-country acts, Darryl Lee Rush and Somebody's Darling have been the recipients of a free album recording session, care of the fine folks at Shiner Records. This honor was bestowed upon them once they'd won the annual Shiner Rising Star battle of ... More >>

The Texas Red Legs

Rattlesnake Inn (Self-released)

Bonus MP3: The Texas Red Legs -- "Long Way to Lubbock"

Rattlesnake Inn, the full-length debut from The Texas Red Legs, recently hit the streets, and the North Texas quartet has kindly offered up a fine cut from the album for your listening pleasure. Check it out...Bonus mp3: The Texas Red Legs -- "Long Way to Lubbock"Very reminiscent of The Band and Dyl ... More >>

Gig Alert: Twin Tigers, Sleepy Horses and Gift Horse at City Tavern Tonight

Mike WhiteTwin Tigers roars at City Tavern tonight.Gotta love that SXSW backwash that brings so many quality bands into our region. Three of these make their way to City Tavern tonight in a show that offers, besides some great music, an odd animal motif.Twin Tigers, Sleepy Horses and Gift Horse all ... More >>

Yesterday at NX35: Night One? Fairly Successful!

Until 7 p.m. last night, the Square seemed pretty much business as usual for a cold, wet afternoon in Denton. Well, except for all the people in black NX35 t-shirts hurriedly scuttling around from door to door like manic crabs. Armed with clipboards, walkie-talkies and purposed demeanors, the busy " ... More >>

Pray for Rain

U.S. Drought MonitorThe most recent drought report for Texas, posted TuesdayIn his January Climatic Bulletin, published earlier this month, state climatologist John Nielsen-Gammon documented Texas's "extraordinarily dry" and "unseasonably warm" January -- and warned of more months just like it to co ... More >>

BREAKING NEWS: T. Boone Pickens Tours Cotton Bowl, Considers Tech-OSU in Big D

Soldier Suicides

Two Texas brothers fall in the war on terror—one in combat, one by his own hand

Mount Righteous Dispatches From The Road: Day Two, Panic! On the Great Plains

Parade Of Flesh, CEX And Ecstatic Sunshine Try To ‘Peg’ Kettle Date

Eric Clapton Covers Buddy Holly

Q&A: Texas Legend Joe Ely

He Was Just Big-Boned

Dust Bowlin' Daddy

Terry Allen plays the Sons

Lubbock Via Deep Ellum

Lily Allen

Alright, Still (Capitol)

Thriftstore Cowboys

Friday, January 26, at the AllGood Café

C'mon, but Lubbock?

T.O. or Not T.O.?

Red Sea Scroll

How do restaurants build a wine list?

Wade Bowen

Saturday, March 18, at Gilley's

Days of Thunder

Some Dirt and a Crash highlight the eclectic 35th USA Film Festival

Fortunate Sons

For the supergroup The Flatlanders, three albums in three decades ain’t so bad

Ain't Enough

Terry Allen on everything, including baseball, passion and the art of epic lying

Scene, Heard

Getting some closure

Terry saves

Lubbock-born sculptor-songwriter finally finds a little Salivation

Hash Over

Letters

Events for the week

The maitre d' of R&B

Elvis T. Busboy drives his soul train into the future

Roadshows

Out There

Dust and wind

Joe Ely sends a sad, beautiful Letter to Laredo

Let them cast ballots

Why can't citizens vote on new arena?