Deep in the Heart of Texas

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tablogs — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:20:18 -0500

excess-0: queen-of-the-galaxy: He is literally the opposite of...

tablogs — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 14:33:12 -0500

excess-0:

queen-of-the-galaxy:

He is literally the opposite of a weeaboo.

This is what I have been waiting for.

xibalbadance: AMBER ALERT FOR THE TEXAS REGION Leah Marie...

tablogs — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 14:50:29 -0500

xibalbadance:

AMBER ALERT FOR THE TEXAS REGION

Leah Marie Aguirre was last seen in Crosbyton, TX. She is two years old, Hispanic, weighs 30 lbs, and stands 2’5”.

The suspect is believed to be under the name Miguel and driving a red Ford Focus. There is a possibility that this man is headed to Mexico.

There have been reports of her mother trying to sell her to someone in Mexico for 2 grand and police believe Miguel to be a part of this.

Leah had been placed with a family friend after CPS took her from her mother. Miguel came to the home posed as a CPS worker and took Leah.

If you have ANY INFORMATION, PLEASE for the love of GOD/GODDESS/UNIVERSE/GOOD OF HUMANITY contact the information above! Call 911!

Who knows what they want to do to her in Mexico!

She is ONLY TWO YEARS OLD!

lostboywonder: becomingmrright: mnzxcvbnbnm: capture-my-soul-d...

tablogs — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 14:28:19 -0500

lostboywonder:

becomingmrright:

mnzxcvbnbnm:

capture-my-soul-darling:

thatkidnamedkylon:

Soo much truth. I love texas

omg this

HAD to reblog this.

Gotta be a proud Texan after that xD

I’m simply reblogging this because sunshine loves Texas :)

Everything about this is so true and indeed glorious.

the-rosy-doctor: fictionalfix: groovytimeladyinspace: #I can...

tablogs — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 21:34:21 -0500

the-rosy-doctor:

fictionalfix:

groovytimeladyinspace:

#I can just imagine a conversation going #MOM! #WHAT?!#WHERE DID YOU PUT THE JOHN GREEN NOVELS? #THEY’RE SOMEWHERE IN MAINE #NO I CHECKED MAINE. THEY’RE NOT IN MAINE #WELL MAYBE VERMONT #IT WAS SOME NEW ENGLAND STATE #and I’d end up finding them somewhere in Nevada or something

This bookshelf of only 48 states leaves me…

looking for Alaska

Looks like this country is full of…

Paper Towns

Without Alaska, Texas reigns supreme on this bookshelf

fuckyeahilikechicks: seraphicmockingjay: On Sunday December...

tablogs — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 18:02:45 -0500

fuckyeahilikechicks:

seraphicmockingjay:

On Sunday December 17, 2012, 2 days after the CT shooting, a man went to a restaurant in San Antonio to kill his ex-girlfriend. After he shot her, most of the people in the restaurant fled next door to a theater. The gunman followed them and entered the theater so he could shoot more people. He started shooting and people in the theater started running and screaming. It’s like the Aurora, CO theater story plus a restaurant!

Now aren’t you wondering why this isn’t a lead story in the national media along with the school shooting?

There was an off duty county deputy at the theater. SHE pulled out her gun and shot the man 4 times before he had a chance to kill anyone. So since this story makes the point that the best thing to stop a bad person with a gun is a good person with a gun, the media is treating it like it never happened.

Only the local media covered it. The city is giving her a medal next week.

Just thought you’d like to know.

BAM!!! Where are all those anons now who were fighting me about gun control.

I heard about this, but maybe that’s because I’m from Texas? Also being from Texas gives me so many conflicting feels about guns. That being said, I just found out I have a shooting lesson next weekend…

tablogs: freddyoakland: I don’t see any white people trying to...

tablogs — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 03:25:21 -0500

tablogs:

freddyoakland:

I don’t see any white people trying to ban guns over this shit

So I just FB stalked this girl. She’s from HOUSTON of all places. And she’s a high school junior…so what like 16? Is this even legal? #onlyintexas

Then again I just remember everyone I know has been hunting since they were like 7 and we had riflery lessons at summer camp starting as young as age 6.

where we met, where we got married, where we live

tablogs — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 02:40:30 -0500

where we met, where we got married, where we live

Because Texas is big enough to be a country

tablogs — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 16:51:38 -0500

Because Texas is big enough to be a country

"In not too many years, Texas could switch from being all Republican to all Democrat. If that..."

tablogs — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 01:20:36 -0500

“In not too many years, Texas could switch from being all Republican to all Democrat. If that happens, no Republican will ever again win the White House. New York and California are for the foreseeable future unalterably Democrat. If Texas turns bright blue, the Electoral College math is simple. We won’t be talking about Ohio, we won’t be talking about Florida or Virginia, because it won’t matter. If Texas is bright blue, you can’t get to two-seventy electoral votes. The Republican Party would cease to exist. We would become like the Whig Party. Our kids and grandkids would study how this used to be a national political party. ‘They had Conventions, they nominated Presidential candidates. They don’t exist anymore.’”

- “THE PARTY NEXT TIME: As immigration turns red states blue, how can Republicans transform their platform?” (via kileyrae)

Some burglars broke into my house

tablogs — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 22:13:12 -0500

Some burglars broke into my house:

tablogs:

There’s a video of my mom. Apparently we’re getting a gun. Not sure how I feel about that.

Intake: November 23, 2012: Texas Edition

tablogs — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 22:20:46 -0500

tablogs:

hipstersdonthavehips:

gumbo

rice

carne asada

water

You know you’re in Texas when you eat gumbo and carne asada in the same day.

Lupe Tortilla is the best Mexican food in Tejas in my opinion

mooseandthetardis: A truly MINDBLOWING lesson on the origin of...

tablogs — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 23:44:38 -0500

mooseandthetardis:

A truly MINDBLOWING lesson on the origin of American Southern accents.

HOLY. FUCK.

Texas trying to secede from the US; Austin trying to secede from Texas

tablogs — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 21:52:00 -0500

Texas trying to secede from the US; Austin trying to secede from Texas

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tablogs — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 18:27:23 -0400

littlewitchycat: poodleduchess: poodleduchess: Austin police...

tablogs — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 00:56:51 -0400

littlewitchycat:

poodleduchess:

poodleduchess:

Austin police investigate reports of racially motivated ‘bleach bomb’ attacks near University of Texas

“It is people of color they are attacking in West Campus,” Carr told The Horn. “Until we put pressure on the university to [protect] us, these events are going to keep happening.”

School officials say they are taking the new allegations very seriously.

“The last thing in today’s world that anyone wants is any racial issues on campus or anywhere,” Dahlstrom told the Statesman. “I hope students are above that … [but] I am not naive to think there are not some issues.”

UT Austin’s Greek community has faced criticism recently for hosting ethnically themed parties some found offensive. Two large sororities apologized recently for hosting a “Fiesta” party in which some partygoers wore shirts that read “Illegal” and “Border Patrol.”

Jaysen Runnels, an African-American student, told KVUE-TV that he was hit twice by bleach balloons while walking near campus.

He doesn’t think he was a random target.

Read more

HEY GUYS i GO TO THIS SCHOOL AND LIKE ASIAN AND BLACK STUDENTS ARE BEING TARGETED. I LIVE IN WEST CAMPUS BY THE WAY

WHY ARE PEOPLE JUST LIKING THIS POST REBLOG IT, PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW UT AUSTIN HAS RACIST STUDENTS IN IT DOING VERY RACIST THINGS AND THE SCHOOL IS CHOOSING TO NOT TO DO MUCH ABOUT IT

oh my fucking god people are so disgusting

ourtimeorg: Please RE-BLOG this image and remind 5 friends that...

tablogs — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 18:12:13 -0400

ourtimeorg:

Please RE-BLOG this image and remind 5 friends that more than 20 states have voter registration deadlines in the next few days. Register to vote and get more info at www.ourtime.org

In case of color-blindness:

10/6/2012: Mississippi, South Carolina

10/7/2012: Alaska, Arkansas, Rhode Island

10/8/2012: Hawaii, Tennessee

10/9/2012:

Arizona

Colorado

District of Columbia *Postmarked Oct. 9, You can register in person at the polls on Election Day

Florida

Georgia

Illinois *”Grace Period” Registration is Oct. 10 to Nov. 3

Indiana

Kentucky

Louisiana

Michigan

Montana *Postmarked Oct. 9, You can register in person at the polls on Election Day

New Mexico

Ohio

Pennsylvania

Texas

10/10/2012: Missouri

Houston police officer kills double amputee in wheelchair -- who was brandishing a metal object that turned out to be a pen - NY Daily News

tablogs — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 13:53:51 -0400

Houston police officer kills double amputee in wheelchair -- who was brandishing a metal object that turned out to be a pen - NY Daily News:

questionall:

A Houston police officer shot and killed a one-armed, one-legged man in a wheelchair Saturday inside a group home after police say the double amputee threatened the officer and aggressively waved a metal object that turned out to be a pen.

Police spokeswoman Jodi Silva said the man cornered the officer in his wheelchair and was making threats while trying to stab the officer with the pen. At the time, the officer did not know what the metal object was that the man was waving, Silva said.

She said the man came “within inches to a foot” of the officer and did not follow instructions to calm down and remain still.

“Fearing for his partner’s safety and his own safety, he discharged his weapon,” Silva told The Associated Press.

The Houston Chronicle identified the man as Brian Claunch.

Police had been called to the home after a caretaker there called and reported that the man in wheelchair was causing a disturbance.

The owner of the group home, John Garcia, told the Houston Chronicle that the man had a history of mental illness and had been living at the house about 18 months. Garcia said the man had told him that he lost a leg above the knee and all of one arm when he was hit by a train.

“He sometimes would go off a bit, but you just ignore it,” Garcia told the newspaper.

Silva identified the officer as Matthew Jacob Marin, a five-year veteran of the department. He was immediately placed on three-day administrative leave, which is standard in all shootings involving officers.

Houston police records indicate that Marin also fatally shot a suspect in 2009. Investigators at the time said Marin came upon a man stabbing his neighbor to death at an apartment complex and opened fired when the suspect refused to drop the knife.

On Saturday, Marin and his partner arrived at the group home around 2:30 a.m. Silva said there were several people at the house at the time. The caretaker who called police waited on the porch while the officers went inside, she said.

“It was close quarters in the area of the house,” Silva said. “The officer was forced into an area where he had no way to get out.”

These police shootings of unarmed and disabled individuals are getting entirely out of hand. Since when do you shoot first and ask questions later? It was a group home for the disabled - did he really think they would have guns? I’ve worked for group homes and there are no guns allowed - ever. Something is seriously wrong with some of the officers in this country and it needs to be remedied before more people die.

Sometimes this blog will post sad things about occurrences in Texas.

Trae Tha Truth featuring Texas All-Stars “I’m from...

tablogs — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 15:24:11 -0400

Trae Tha Truth featuring Texas All-Stars

“I’m from Texas”

hi. :) I moved to TX about a yr. ago from the east coast & I was under the impression that the south = southern hospitality. but I can honestly say TX has the rudest people I've ever met/encountered in my life. I consider myself a really nice person & I definitely don't want to come across as starting drama, but could you shed some light on this? most people don't say excuse me when trying to get by, hold doors, etc. simple things. & not just things that have happened to me, but what I've seen.

tablogs — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Hi!

Thanks for your question. I’m really sorry to hear that you’ve had a poor experience in TX; I hope it’s not all bad :(

Where in TX did you move? I’m from Houston; it’s the 4th largest city in the US and as such, pretty much busy like every other major city in that people are going to be self-absorbed. Austin seems to be a bit better about being friendly, and especially great for 20-30year olds. As a Houstonian, I’m pretty much trained to dislike Dallas even though I don’t have anything concretely bad to say about it, nor do I have much to say about San Antonio except that the hill country is beautiful and the Alamo is awesome.

What I can say is that major cities will probably lack the southern hospitality that you’d heard of. You’ll mostly find it in small towns. My dad’s family is from Raywood which is right near Liberty and everyone there is friendly as can be, Howdy! and How d’ya do? and whatnot. My mom’s family is from Brenham, where the Bluebell factory is. And I went to summer camp in Hunt…everyone goes to summer camp in Hunt; it’s like the summer camp Mecca and everyone there was super friendly as well. I think it’s the whole small town mentality that makes people really value their neighbors and keep close relationships. When the town is small you get to know everyone.

I think it might also be a generational thing. Back in the day people would invite neighbors over for dinner, take fruit cakes to neighbors who just moved in, have block parties, town hall meetings, ask their neighbors to borrow a couple eggs or some sugar, kids played outside, etc. That doesn’t really happen anymore. Maybe it’s because of technology; maybe people think people aren’t as safe anymore, I don’t know, but it’s sad.

As for chilvalry, many people say it’s dead, but I will say that there are definitely some men I’ve met who still take off their hat indoors, stand when a lady enters the room, pull out the lady’s chair, open car doors for a lady, hold doors open for people, “Yes Ma’am and Yessir” etc. So it’s not completely dead and those kind of things I definitely see in Texas rather than in Massachusetts where I go to school. On the other hand, you will also find people who are more conservative and ignorantly or blindly racist/sexist/homophobic people in Texas, especially the small towns, that you won’t really find on the East Coast.

What I can say from my experience in TX and in MA is that Texans are slightly more laid back and slower paced, not in nearly as much of a rush. In Texas, even in the big cities strangers smile at me and wave or say hello as we cross paths. In Boston, that doesn’t happen; strangers pass right by you minding their own business. I think people in general are just ruder nowadays and it saddens me.

I feel like I’ve rambled but I hope this helps a bit. Let’s both try to be as nice and hospitable as possible to spread the love and respect :)

Much Texas Love,

Everything Bigger in Texas