Sports
May 16, 2016
It’s Time To Stop Spending Tens of Millions of Dollars On High School Football Stadiums
Clear eyes, full hearts, can’t stop spending money.
Allen
Sports
August 27, 2015
Allen’s Eagle Stadium Is Set To Officially Reopen On Friday
The most expensive high school football stadium in the world will get a triumphant return after its embarrassing closure in 2014.
Critters
April 13, 2015
You Can’t Even Ride a Horse Through a Taco Bell Drive-Thru in North Texas Suburbs Anymore
What is the world coming to?
Sports
January 21, 2013
Texas: It’s Where College Football Players Come From
An ESPN analysis of "recruiting migration" trends among Top 20 college football teams found one thing never changes: Texas had the most players in both 1940 and 2010.
January 21, 2013
Allen, TX, Asks Lance Armstrong to Race in a “Rudolph Run!”
The city has since apologized for its letter inviting the disgraced athlete to compete in the 5K race, which made light of Armstrong's doping by comparing it to Rudolph's nose.
Sports
January 21, 2013
What People Are Saying About Allen’s $59.6 Million High School Football Stadium
Is this the Jerry World of high school football? The Eagles open the 18,000-seat facility in style August 31, when Southlake Carroll comes to visit.
Sports
January 21, 2013
Is T.O. the Good Guy For Once?
The Allen Wranglers released star wide receiver Terrell Owens for no-showing at a children's hospital. But was the boot also about money? Get your popcorn ready.
The Culture
January 20, 2013
26–50
From Candy Montgomery and Allan Gore beginning their affair in Richardson to Robert Rauschenberg, Janis Joplin, and Jimmy Johnson graduating from high school in Port Arthur
The Culture
January 20, 2013
26–50
From Candy Montgomery and Allan Gore beginning their affair in Richardson to Robert Rauschenberg, Janis Joplin, and Jimmy Johnson graduating from high school in Port Arthur
Sports
January 1, 2013
Friday Night Tykes
I. The HawksPreteen football players are usually described by other preteen football players with one of three words: “nice,” “funny,” or, the highest possible compliment, “awesome.” Celdon Manning, a running back with the Allen Hawks, is the rare athlete who makes his teammates reach for the Scholastic Children’s Thesaurus.“Celdon is
Books
October 4, 2012
Which Books Have Texas ISDs Banned?
The ACLU's annual report says there are fewer than ever, but such authors as Twain, Hemingway and Salinger still get "challenged" in some ISDs.
Sports
February 28, 2012
Terrell Owens Faces Foreclosure on Two Dallas Condos
The former Dallas Cowboy is delinquent on payments on two Dallas condos, which could go up for auction in March.
Sports
January 20, 2012
Win the Weekend: What Texas is Talking About
T.O. brings the popcorn back to Texas, the SXSW lineup guarantees crowds, and other cocktail chatter.