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Add This Wild Texas Airbnb To Your Bucket List Right Now
Take a look inside one of the coolest Airbnbs in Texas!. "Ladonia" is a treehouse castle in the sky that rents for around $265 per night before taxes and fees. The interior is like a modern farmhouse, and with 5 different balcony views, you're all set to experience some amazing sunrises and sunsets! I'm adding this one to my bucket list.
Follow These Tips to Stay Safe While Floating Texas Rivers
One of the best ways to spend a Texas summer day is on, in or by the water. This could be lounging by the pool, taking a dip in a lake, or floating along a river. South Texas is known for having some pretty great rivers to float. You will find them packed during the summer months with friends and families soaking up the sun, enjoying a few drinks, and generally having a great time.
The Top 50 Drinking Songs Among Texans Are Pretty Weak
The Flask and Barrel analyzed Google trends to find each state's top 50 drinking songs. Find out if your favorites made the list, or if everyone secretly hates when you're in charge of the music... (Honestly, after looking through this list, I kind of hate all of you. We've got...
Governor Abbott’s Actions On Hurricane Relief Show Why He Was Needed From The Start
Yup, let's step into this fray all over again. While two million Texans had no power, the Texas Governor was on a privately funded economic development trip to Taiwan. I'm not sure why it had to be privately funded, and at any other time it sounds like a pretty darn good deal, but with Texas about to be hit, and being hit by a hurricane, it was some poor timing.
Potato Salad Sold In Texas Recalled- May Have Hard Plastic Pieces
Would you like to garnish your potato salad with hard pieces of plastic? No?. I suppose that's understandable. It's a choking hazard and it's also disgusting to have "not food" mixed in with what you are eating. A potato salad brand sold in Texas recently issued a voluntary recall, due...
Viral Television Moment Happened In Lubbock Nearly 25 Years Ago
Every once in a while a television show or movie pairs with a song so well, that it creates a viral moment for both. The show "The Bear" on FX/Hulu is the story of a chef who returns home to run his brothers restaurant. The chef tries to update the restaurant while dealing with the trauma of his brothers suicide and a staff that is having a hard time seeing things his way. The show just finished it's third season.
Will Matthew McConaughey run in American Politics Soon?
Could we see "Governor McConaughey" in the future? That reality may be closer than we think as the Hollywood star made remarks towards a potential campaign in the recent meeting of the National Governor's Association (NGA). Back in 2022, McConaughey teased the idea of running for governor of Texas but...
Trump Chooses ‘Former Critic’ as Running Mate in Upcoming Election
After months of speculation and just days after an attempt on his life at a rally in Pennsylvania, Donald Trump has formerly announced his pick for vice president. Trump has named Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance as his running mate for November's Presidential election. The announcement came earlier today while Trump officially became the Republican party's nominee.
Macy’s Shutting Down 150 Locations Across America: Here’s Why
In America, shopping malls are still a thing, but some have not made it to 2024. Within those shopping malls, exists the "anchor stores," the four or so large department stores that are on the ends of each long pathway of the inside of the mall. One of those stores...
See 34 Adorable — and Charming — Pictures of Young Luke Bryan
Luke Bryan first moved to Nashville in the early 2000s, after graduating college. Not long after, Bryan became a member of a Music City publishing house. Among his first cuts was the title track of Travis Tritt's 2004 album, My Honky Tonk History. It wasn't long before he was signed as an artist himself — under the Capitol Music umbrella, Bryan scored another songwriting credit, co-writing Billy Currington's, "Good Directions."
MLB All-Star Game: What You Need to Know
The 94th MLB All-Star Game is going to be held in Arlington, TX on July 16th this year. This is huge for the city because the last time it was held in Arlington was back in 1995 when Choctaw Stadium opened for the first time. The All-Star Game is a...
Get Ready For A Crazy Week, or Even Longer, of Weather in Lubbock
Sunny skies and hot temperatures are exactly what we are used to in the summer around here and that is what we will be experiencing to start the week in Lubbock, but changes are coming. Monday and Tuesday will see temperatures across the area spike into the triple digits with...
Summer Splash-806 Marines Fire Pit Raffle!
Join us at Buffalo Springs Lake for NINE straight days of food, fun, refreshments, fishing and camping during the 'Summer Splash' July 11th through the 20th!. We're proud to team up with our friends from 806 Marines to help them raise funds with their raffle for this AWWESOME fire pit! Here's what they say on their Facebook page:
Summer Splash-A&J Blinds Burger Night!
Join us at Buffalo Springs Lake for NINE straight days of food, fun, refreshments, fishing and camping during the 'Summer Splash' July 11th through the 20th!. We're proud to team up with our friends at A&J Blinds, Shutters, Shades, and Draperies to host 'Burger Night' in Campsite A! We start serving food around 6:30 and Matt Wideman from Mystery Stain will be playing live acoustic music for all of us!
Kane Brown Admits He Won’t Be Able to Do This With His Son [Watch]
Kane Brown has certainly mastered the art of parenting daughters. Brown and his wife, Katelyn Brown, have added a third child to their team, a boy named Krewe. Brown was a guest on the CMT Hot 20 Countdown, when he got candid and admitted something about fatherhood, that is worrisome to him, as he and his wife settle into their expanded family.
Luke Combs’ Tom Petty Cover Is the Perfect SEC Football Hype Video Soundtrack [Watch]
With a new football season kicking off in just over a month, college football fans are getting hyped. In an effort to stoke those flames, the South Eastern Conference has released a hype video for the kickoff games, using Luke Combs' cover of Tom Petty's "Runnin' Down a Dream." The...
Megan Moroney Reveals Tragic Connection to 9/11 Inspired New Song
Megan Moroney is hot off the release of her sophomore album Am I Okay?, which arrived on July 12. Of the 14 songs, one title sticks out — "Heaven By Noon." The country singer recently revealed to Today's Country host Kelleigh Bannen that the song was written about her uncle, who died in the attacks on the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001.
Morgan Wallen Just Reactivated His Instagram to Spill Big News
After deactivating his Instagram profile last month, Morgan Wallen is back — and he's got big news to share. The country star returned to the social media platform on Monday (July 15) with the announcement that he's headlining a bill at Knoxville, Tenn.'s Neyland Stadiumon on Sept. 22. Two of his closest collaborators and most frequent tourmates, Hardy and Ernest, are joining Wallen for that show.
End of an Era: Say Goodbye to Every Redbox Movie Rental Station Across America
The way we consume movies has changed so much over the past few decades. You used to have to load the family into the station wagon to drive to the local movie theater, then pay an arm and a leg to see the latest blockbuster flick. Redbox changed the game...
This Texas City Has The Lowest Price Gas In Texas Right Now
We know everywhere the gas prices have been going crazy but not for one Texas city. Despite the hurricane and record holiday travel gas prices have barely changed. The national average for a gallon of gas rose three cents to $3.54 from last week. The slight nudge higher came despite Hurricane Beryl smacking into the coast of Texas, a record number of July 4th car travelers, and oil costs hovering above $80 per barrel.
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