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Football Treason – Georgia V Texas

Big Red Car — Wed, 23 Oct 2024 15:53:28 +0000

This Saturday at exactly 7:30 PM I was confronted with a moral dilemma as the University of Georgia Bulldawgs lined up to play the University of Texas Longhorns in Darrell K Royal Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas in their first confrontation in the Southeast Conference. I was skewered on the horns of a dilemma. Why, […]

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The Texas Cryptocurrency Love Affair Blossoms

Big Red Car — Fri, 18 Jun 2021 14:20:03 +0000

The Governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, a truly great governor, has signed into law something called the Virtual Currency Bill which began life as House Bill 4474 as sponsored by Representative Tan Parker a huge supporter and proponent of blockchain technology and cryptocurrency. The bill was considered by the Texas House of Representatives’ Pensions, Investments, […]

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The Rose Bowl Leaves California

Big Red Car — Sun, 27 Dec 2020 01:11:13 +0000

Some time ago, we noted that many Californians were leaving the state to move to Texas. Now, even that most-California of sporting events, The Rose Bowl, is moving to Dallas (Arlington). When asked why they were moving, the Rose Bowl responded, “Don’t be that guy, the last guy to get the memo. We are going […]

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Trick Question

Big Red Car — Sun, 13 Dec 2020 07:39:59 +0000

What would a reasonable man or woman conclude from the data presented below? Take your time. This can’t all be attributable to HP, Tesla, and Oracle can it?

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Texas Income Tax Constitutional Amendment Passes Again

Big Red Car — Sat, 09 Nov 2019 19:31:10 +0000

Texas has no personal income tax (one of only seven States to have this provision) and it is likely to stay that way based upon the results of Proposition Four on the recent Texas ballot. Proposition Four, which erects an almost impossible hurdle to the enactment of a state income tax, was adopted by a […]

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Buc-ees — Scaling An Old School Idea

Big Red Car — Tue, 02 Jul 2019 16:00:02 +0000

So, today, we speak of Buc-ees, a Texas phenomenon in which an Old School Idea is scaled like it was the hottest tech going. Really, Big Red Car? Buc-ees? Buc-ees is a company that could only be in Texas because it is that BIG! It is a gigantic fuel station and a huge store with […]

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March — God I Love March — Bluebonnets

Big Red Car — Mon, 11 Mar 2019 16:58:53 +0000

March is the greatest month for bluebonnets in the Texas Hill Country. March is the greatest month of the year. 65F today in the ATX for SXSW. 81% humidity, huh? So, March is my favorite month for the following reasons: First, we have the end-of-season college basketball matchups — the Carolina Tarheels completing a sweep […]

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Texas Venture Capital — Taking Measure

Big Red Car — Tue, 05 Feb 2019 19:16:35 +0000

Everything in Texas is bigger, right? Well, not the magnitude of Venture Capital. As you can see from this graphic, Texas is #5 in 2018 Venture Capital and barely above North Carolina. [Love the Tarheel State BTW. Favorite basketball team? Carolina Tarheels. Hook ’em, Heels!] The Austin picture within the Lone Star State is a […]

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The Great Debate – Texas Senate Race

Big Red Car — Thu, 20 Sep 2018 14:43:57 +0000

Big Red Car here on a gloomy Thursday morning in the ATX. Texas politics is fun in a roller derby kind of way. The race for the Texas Senate will be a barn burner though recent polling suggests Cruz is looking at a ten point victory. For the Senate we have a faux Hispanic running […]

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United States Oil Production

Big Red Car — Tue, 18 Sep 2018 15:16:30 +0000

Oil, y’all? Texas tea? Big Red Car here down in the Oil Patch of Austin By God Texas. OK, no oil wells in Austin, but I can get to some in half an hour. So, we talked about Texas oil here: Texas Oil Today, we talk about oil in the United States. United States, largest […]

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