Howdy, Folks: Erecting Big Tex

Photos by Danny Fulgencio​I’m headed to Fair Park shortly for a Very Special Sneak Peak at … well, you’ll find out later, so there. Till then, the surest sign yet that the State Fair of Texas kicks off its till-October-17 run this very Friday: the annual erecting of Big Tex…

Sarah Palin to Play the Majestic Theatre

Says so right here: November 10. She’ll be out promoting Austin-based Heroic Media, self-described as “a faith-based non-profit that reduces abortion by creating a Culture of Life through television, billboard and internet advertising which connects women in crisis with life-affirming pregnancy centers.” No word on ticket prices yet, and I…

News & Notes & A Picture

Dallas Independent School District’s Facebook page​That photo above? Comes from DISD’s Facebook page, from Saturday’s launch of “Operation Comeback,” during which Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert and Dallas Independent School District Superintendent Michael Hinojosa went out looking dropouts. The twosome will reteam this morning at Townview for the launch of “a…

Garland Road Visions and Better Blocks Built

Click to embiggen for a look-see at what the Garland Road Vision visionaries envision, per today’s council briefing​Going on four years now, residents and stakeholders along and near Garland Road — at least, the stretch of Texas State Highway 78 between Interstate 635 and where it splits into Gaston and…