You can find the anti-littering slogan “Don’t mess with Texas” on pretty much anything – a shot glass, t-shirt, a scholarship program. It is a catchy phrase and on its face you might not think it was about something as lefty as not throwing your trash out of your car window – since it has... Continue Reading →

I was both kind of surprised and not surprised to discover that every two years the good folks at the Texas State Historical Association publish the Texas Almanac. This biennial beast clocks in at around 3 pounds and 700+ pages. Despite covering the history, geography, economy, agriculture, politics and demographics of just one state, it... Continue Reading →